The XNUMXth Anniversary of the Birth of Pierre Jacques Drew:  Sparkling Moon in the Grande Seconde

This year, the Maison celebrates the birth of its watchmaker and its founder 300 years ago, on July 28, 1721, when we re-designed its Grande Seconde Moon watch in two exclusive versions to celebrate this exceptional memory, both expressing a classic and a modern side, in line with the interests of the Maison. What

What is the piece that best embodies the spirit of Jaquet Droz? One of the most embodiments of the Maison’s philosophy and values, the innovative Grande Seconde is designed to mimic the number “8” to organize time in a unique style. 6. This timeless design has been carefully preserved to preserve its essence while undergoing modifications that allow it to keep pace with contemporary watchmaking, particularly the phases of the moon that brought the Grande Seconde to life.
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Jaquet Droz is revisiting its iconic watch with two exclusive versions that embody its dual identity that combines its commitment to classic craftsmanship with its aspiration to establish the Grande Seconde Moon as one of the most modern watches of the XNUMXst century.
These two models were launched for the first time with a diameter of 41 mm, which made them the most distinctive, as the Grande Seconde Moon watch, which currently has a diameter of 43 mm and 39 mm, has never been presented, with a contemporary 41 mm diameter, suitable for the wrists of men and women.
The first piece pays homage to Pierre Jacquet Drew and embodies the classic side of the Maison, with its “GrandFeu” ivory dial that bears witness to one of the essential skills of the Darwess, with Roman numerals on the hours and minutes ring, with Arabic numerals on the seconds ring in the most classic style of the Grande Seconde. as
She was fitted with a dark blue belt that simulates a starry night sky lit by moonlight.

The second piece features a matte dial in a blackened version that elegantly reveals the phases of the moon. For the first time, this piece abandons its Arabic and Roman numerals indicating the hours and minutes and replaces them with red gold indexes, giving the watch a remarkably modern and elegant style. The light of this modern side shines even more with a matte black calfskin strap
Handmade. In this model, Jaquet Droz has taken a contemporary approach to design a new model of the Grande Seconde Moon in two unique colors, where the brilliance of red gold is matched only by the deep black color.
The Grande Seconde Moon 300e Anniversaire watch is offered in two versions sharing an 18-karat red gold case containing a self-winding 2660QL4 movement that offers a power reserve of 68 hours,
Silicon balance and multi-lug plate. Jaquet Droz has also been keen to provide the new watch, with a customized mechanism manufactured in the house’s factory, to ensure unparalleled accuracy on the moon phases, naming it “the 135 mechanism”, which greatly reduces the margins of error common in the moon-phase display system. It must be amended only once every 122 years. This mechanism almost simulates the true moon cycle (135 days, 29 hours and 12 minutes in the Grande Seconde Moon versus a real cycle of 45 days, 29 hours, 12 minutes and 44 seconds), and its design is based on a lunar disk consisting of 2.8 teeth (instead of of 135 in conventional dials) which guarantees the watch an eternal precision that can be adjusted using a pen on a button hidden inside the case
At 8 o'clock.
The phrase “Pierre Jaquet-Droz, 300ème Anniversaire” is engraved by hand on the sapphire case back, where the red gold oscillating mass can be seen rotating to a chronological rhythm that Jaquet Droz has been counting for nearly three centuries. “Watches tell history in the most accurate detail