Jaquet Droz The Bird Minute Repeater Watch
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2012
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THE BIRD REPEATER
For many years, whether on the canvas where the painter brings his work into being or the dial where the sculptor applies his relief decoration, the brand's workshops have paid homage to birds and brought them to life.
Today, Jaquet Droz adds a new dimension to mankind's age-old dream of flying and pushes back the boundaries of Haute Horlogerie with The Bird Repeater. This exceptional timepiece, conceived by the craftsmen of the House, blends the history, know-how and imaginative power of Jaquet Droz in a way as precious as it is original.
In a stunning visual show, The Bird Repeater represents two Blue Tits, symbolic of Pierre Jaquet-Droz's native Jura region, together over the nest containing their fledglings. In another nod to the origins of the Manufacture, the Saut du Doubs waterfall also figures on the dial of this new horological treasure. Fully animated by a mechanism of unequalled complexity, this three-dimensional picture truly comes to life. While one of the birds bobs to give a beakful of food to its offspring, the wings of its companion spread to reveal their delicate shades of color. An egg in the middle of the nest opens to reveal a chick, while the water of the stream flows in a continuous cascade.
The Bird Repeater is an authentic automaton, with a cam system inherited directly from the century of Enlightenment, and it calls upon the resources of all the decorative crafts. Jaquet Droz engravers and painters have worked together to produce the yellow, blue, white and deep black of the birds' plumage, the perfectly balanced volumes and the finely detailed wisps of grass forming the nest. To achieve the realism of this scene no less than eight different animation mechanisms act in synchronism: the movement of the birds' heads and wings, the movement of the fledglings, the hatching of the egg, the sparkle of the flowing water.
True to the brand's extremely exacting philosophy, Jaquet Droz has given The Bird Repeater one of haute horlogerie's most virtuoso complications: Minute Repetition. Simply pressing the pushbutton makes the watch strike the hours, quarters and minutes and sets the wonderful animated sequences in motion. The resonance and mellow tone of its cathedral gong, generated by two turns around the mechanism, are equaled only by the complexity of the system of chimes incorporated in the gold case, 47 mm in diameter and only 18.4 mm thick.
The Bird Repeater, made up of 508 separate components, has a 48-hour power reserve, and is available in two versions, one in grey gold set with diamonds and the other in red gold, each one in a limited edition of just 8 pieces. The outcome of two years of development, this new, dazzling masterpiece is the latest illustration, and doubtless the most extreme example of the uniqueness of the Jaquet Droz spirit: giving life, like no other, to the poetry of Time.
The Bird Repeater is already on view today, but the Manufacture is in the process of completing a piece that will be the crowning glory of its historic link with the world of birds when it is presented at Baselworld 2013. At La Chaux-de-Fonds, like the song of the blue tits and the music of the Saut du Doubs waterfall, the enchantment of Time will not soon fade away.
Numerus Clausus of 8
Reference
J031033200
Movement
Jaquet Droz RMA88, minute repeater hand-winding mechanical movement, single barrel
Indications
Off-centered hours and minutes
Jewelling
69 jewels
Power reserve
48 hours
Frequency
18,000 v.p.h
Case
18-carat red gold, diameter Ø 47 mm
Individual limited serial number engraved on the case-back
Dial
Hand engraved and painted mother-of-pearl, black mother-of-pearl center. Hand engraved and painted birds
Hands
18-carat red gold
Strap
Rolled-edge hand made black alligator leather strap
Buckle
18-carat red gold folding clasp - Наука та технологія
One of the most beautiful things I've seen in my life. A remarkable masterpiece of fine watchmaking.
Lovely
Lovely
My favorite brand . It's not watch , it's art.
This is what some few watches set apart from those which are just riddled with precious stones, masterclass craftsmanship.
modern humanity is unable to create anything even close to that, the best you could get is getting a screen instead lol
A stunning beauty! Much respect!
That is probably one of the most beautiful watches I've ever seen. The intricacy is magnificent! Its way out of my budget though. It is truly a work of art in the watch world as well as sculpture.
@100915386504191509080 I don't buy Chinese watches. It would be $20 wasted. I just look but don't lust after watches like this.
@Delage Eric I bet this one they weren't able to replicate. At least not a functional one.
@@guiT39 why not? It is simple mechanics... nothing hidden or secret...
@@Propnut48 you were right about a cheap replica - I've just ordered mine through an advert on Facebook for £21 half price offer. The ad even used the same music!
Vanessa Wood
How did it look and perform?
It's so beautiful. I almost cried watching it.
THE Most Beautiful Repeater i've ever seen,.!!
ASTONISHING.!
This is not a watch, this is a piece of art
Lovely
Some things are just priceless.... I want one of those so bad... Just the bird complication by itself is magnificent
Truly masterful piece of engineering and art!
Loving this watch true masterpiece.
Sweet..So super cool..First time I've ever seen these type of watches..Probably would never wear one but as a collection piece it would make conversation more lively.....
just marvellous!! amazing time piece.
Quel plaisir de pouvoir admirer un si merveilleux travail ! C'est de la très haute horlogerie. BRAVO !!!
This is emotional...
Я плачу,это слишком прекрасно..
a masterpiece! wonderful mind behind the concept :)
Amazing!! This is Horological art at it's finest. Just Beautiful.
What i wetnessed is just pure magic!
Wonderful watch
Beautiful watch.
Quel travail fabuleux ! C'est une pure merveille...magique !!!
This is why we must keep faith in humanity this is what we can achieve when there are no boundaries
the boundaries are the parasites and thieves that are in absolute control of the world.
Amazing watch. I think it will look better how it showed it in the beginnning. Gold.
Masterpiece!!!
It’s like a living painting... on your wrist!
This is masterpiece of engineering 👏. Magnificent
The most beautiful wristwatch in the world :)
Jacquet Droz the number one .....since 1760.
What a beauty!
took all of my breath away for ever
RIP
OMG, this is really a work of art
absolutely incredible
This watch worth to put in to museum~
It's a magic to make dead things alive with warm.
i love this watch .
Beautiful
Some watches tell time
Some tell a story
And one watch comes to LIFE
JAQUET DROZ
Come to LIFE.
your data24 駅
Stunning.
Come vorrei averlo ! Che meraviglia !
Masterpiece 👍👍👍
so beautiful
The best of the best!
Amazing. The droll water fall feature is masterful. Better than Nardin's I think.
beautiful
Modern day art, almost beyond belief.
masterpiece of human
Una obra de arte .
Ooh.. very nice... 👍👍😍🌈
Just amazing
Великолепные часы!
I wonder how long it took for this watch to evolve. Probably billions of years.
Simplemente en cada uno ellos Destroza la palabra Perfección
يا ويل قلبي ............ عباره عن علم وفن اتقان الساعات . في ساعه واحده
زين لكيت عربي كلها انكلش ومختلفه ساعه جميله
Ingenieria y especiales relojes👍👌
So etwas wundervolles ....
This is what a call art. A beautiful thing. I wouldn't wear it, of course, but I would certainly own it.
Why not wear it? It’s amazing!
@@xyz7572 It's too flashy to wear every day, but I would definitely wear it to some occasion. A watch like that must be kept in pristine condition. My first watch had a crocodile band. I didn't know how fragile those things were. It got destroyed in less than a year and all gold plating got completely rubbed off the clasp. I bought a replacement croc band and I also bought a simple leather band for about $50. I have been wearing my watch every day for 5 years and that leather band still looks as good as new. If I ever decide to sell my watch, I will put the crocodile band back on.
Magnificent
Incredible
That is off the fuckin charts AWESOME 👌
Exzellent !!!
Wow! Nice!🙌🏻❤🙂
A true peice of art! But DAMM pricey art!
素晴らしい❗
Woooow !!!
It is great watch.
Amazinggggg
impressive
put a bird on it!
This type of work just blows my mind- a balance between art and engineering- incredible piece of metalwork! (though I bet it has more than a few CAD grown parts). Alas, I kill watches because of the way I work (too much hammering) so I guess I'll pass and keep time by my trusty NPR radio :-)
это фантастическое произведение. Ну очень красиво
It looks amazing. What program did you use to make this animation ?
INCROYABLEMENT BELLE WAWWW
I want to own it one time in lifetime
How can I find this song please? It gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. Does anyone know?
its a chime, not a song!!!'
everything fit perfectly
amazing
if only i hade da roopizzz
I will know the feeling...
Lovely. Birds are a joy to behold.Lets you know the kind of heavenly father we have.
hermoso reloj automata,una joya
Türkiye de yok sanırım bu saat olsa alırdım... Sıradışı bir saat
Super Nice.
I love the intricacy, but I can't get over the fact that the mama bird doesn't go anywhere near the baby bird's mouth :(
It is absolutely astonishingly, but it cost more than 416.000 Euro. The price of a yacht, an apartment in the centre of a great city, a very expensive car. 😆😆I wonder how many people could
have the budget to buy a such item.
I LOVE TOO MUCH 💓
Please review this one))
BETTER THAN A ROLEX
"Put a bird on it!" - Portlandia
Впечатляет.
This is simple to discribe... Perfection
Qué bonito!! (No quiero saber el precio aunque lo valga).
whats the name of the song that it makes?
My word!
actual price is around $472,500. That price area
Yes but, what time is it?
My gooodddd!!!! 😲😲😲
Existe réplica desse modelo??????
Bloody breath taking, but even if I had half a mill to throw around I wouldn't spend it on a watch. Ridiculous!
Wow super
Far more sophisticated than patek
How does it change color
1 trillion dollars that watch is worth!!!!!
If you can create something with dolphin jumping in ocean by oil based dyes and beautiful oceans