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International

by Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2024February 8, 2024

Jaquet Droz enters the dragon’s den with a pièce unique for Lunar New Year

Jaquet Droz pays homage to the Lunar New Year, which will commence on February 10, with the unveiling of its latest masterpiece, the Imperial Dragon Automaton Red Gold – Cuprite. This animated creation breathes life into the mythical dragon, a ...

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PEOPLE

by James ButteryFebruary 16, 2016February 17, 2016

IN PICS: Creator of wooden ‘writing’ clock revealed as 22-year-old student

If you have even a passing interest in watches and clocks, which we assume is a safe bet, you’ll most likely have seen an astonishing video doing the rounds on social media. The video centres around an extraordinary wooden clock ...

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SIHH

by James ButteryFebruary 3, 2016February 3, 2016

WatchPro at SIHH: Van Cleef & Arpels

The star of Van Cleef & Arpels SIHH presentation was undoubtedly the Lady Arpels Ronde des Papillons, an elegant, animated flight of fancy which concealed the considerable technical prowess needed to display the time using a rotating bird in flight ...

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Others

by James ButteryNovember 7, 2014

IN VIDEO: Antiquorum 1,000 lot sale this weekend

Antiquorum Geneva is gearing up for a colossal sale of nearly 1,000 timepieces this weekend including a singing bird cage clock automaton attributed to Jaquet Droz. The “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by James ButteryMarch 31, 2014

Basel 2014: Freres Rochat automaton

The most astonishing product demonstration that WatchPro has so far witnessed at BaselWorld 2014 comes from a device that nothing to do with telling the time and yet displays the very finest principles of watchmaking. 200 years ago the Rochat ...

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