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Game of chance anyone?

Here is a simple contest. Answer three simple questions release to earn a shot at winning this: Question#1: How old was Pierre Jaquet Droz when he opened his first workshop in La Chaux De Fonds? Question#2: Vacheron Constantin was founded how many years after Pierre Jaquet Droz established the first watchmaking school in Geneva? Question#3 :What is your favorite Jaquet Droz Basel 2008? Answers for the first two questions can be found in previous posts on the Jaquet Droz forum.&nb...

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By mkt33: Wednesday, August 13th, 2008-16:37 | comments (1)

Reinventing the history of Jaquet Droz

I know many of you have seen the animated ad for Montres Jaquet Droz on the forum. How do I know this? Because of the number of emails I've received asking me to explain how it is possible for Jaquet Droz to be celebrating it 270th anniversary! Well, here is the fact. In 1738 Pierre Jaquet Droz set up his first horological workshop at a farm called Sur Le Pont in La Chaux de Fonds. At the time there was no such thing as the modern day wristwatch. Pierre Jaquet Droz excelle...

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By mkt33: Monday, July 21st, 2008-18:02 | comments (0)

The Three Laws of Robotics

"A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law." First presented by Issac Assimov in the short story "I,Robot" these three laws set definitive parameters for robot behavior since machines are devoid of mo...

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By mkt33: Monday, July 7th, 2008-09:09 | comments (0) | photos(4)

Could a Jaquet Droz save your life?

Calm your soul and reduce stress? I know these are silly questions but for people hundreds of years ago life was full of uncertainty. Men and women looked toward mother nature for reassurrances to help them through difficult times. It is not surprising then that gemstones have always been prized, not only for their beauty and rarity, but also for their supposed mystic and magical qualities. This belief exists in all cultures and has lasted throughout his...

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By mkt33: Monday, June 16th, 2008-17:10 | comments (0)

Jaquet Droz Emotion-- new exclusive press release

The second of a series of four exclusive press releases for the internet community. Emotion PR number 2 focuses on the new Zodiac series . "My nights are more beautiful than your days" Although we need to know the time during the day, at night, this indication is essentially redundant. Owning a watch that experiences day and night like human beings and dreaming of a dial that sweeps us away in our reverie can be explained by the fact that, in a part of each and every one of us, the c...

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By mkt33: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008-13:21 | comments (0)

The "luxury of time" -- the concept behind the new Grande Heure model

Part 1 of an exclusive series of press releases by Montres Jaquet Droz for PuristSPro.com Jaquet Droz tries to evoke and capture an emotional tie between its customers and its timepieces. Enjoy, Mike ...

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By mkt33: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008-05:10 | comments (0) | photos(3)

Montres Jaquet Droz to collectors Worldwide a Private message

Everyone get ready! A set of press releases by Montres Jaquet Droz prepared exclusively for the online collector's community on PuristSPro will soon be shown. This is YOUR chance to be heard by the executives (they will be watching). Ask questions. Express your opionions. Praise and constructive criticism will all be welcomed. Cheers, Mike ...

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By mkt33: Friday, May 23rd, 2008-13:18 | comments (0) | photos(2)

J*D Basel 2008: Live pics!

By: Amr KSA Hi everyone! On Monday I had the opportunity to spend several hours at the Jaquet Droz booth with Manuel and many others from the wonderful J*D team ; checking out all the novelties, as well as discussing a special project of mine. I was honestly overwhelmed by all the new models. Some new complications, some line expansions, and as you would expect from J*D, A LOT of different materials! After the huge success of the Ceramic Grande Seconde w/Noir Absolu dial last year, J...

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By Amr KSA: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008-18:53 | comments (0) | photos(64)

Jaquet Droz Basel 2008 release sneak preview: Sports Utility Watch SUW

GRANDE SECONDE SUW Hommage Genève 1784 Grande Seconde SUW – Sports Utility Watch Entering the sports watch field for the first time, Jaquet Droz confirms its mastery of the aesthetic and technical concerns of the 21st century, based on the Manufacture’s values over the last two centuries: boldness, a sense of adventure and the love of a challenge. Inspired by the design of the “Grande Seconde”, the ce...

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By mkt33: Friday, March 28th, 2008-04:35 | comments (0) | photos(2)

My First new Jaquet Droz--A Grande Heure Minute by Willy

After seeing Mike and Mark's lovely pics decided to get this GHM yesterday. Always wanted a JD after seeing it at the AD. Also love the exclusivity of this brand... only 88pcs per model... you won't see it that often on the street. The watch wears large at 43mm... the dial is larger than even my 44mm Pam and makes the Portuguese Auto look small... ...

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By mkt33: Sunday, March 9th, 2008-17:55 | comments (0)

Season's Greetings

Dear J*D Aficionados, The whole Jaquet Droz Team joins me in wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year ! "8" is a symbolic number for J*D and 2008 will not fail to bring some beautiful creations… I really look forward to sharing the news with you all on the Purists Forum next year. Warm regards Manuel Emch This message has been edited by mkt33 on 2007-12-22 19:26:38 ...

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By mkt33: Saturday, December 22nd, 2007-19:28 | comments (0)

Jaquet Droz exhibition - "Les Codes Essentiels"

...As soon as i got out of the train station in Geneva, i found a man with a stand full of stones!!! this was really a great way to see a lot of the minerals IRL. sadly, i only had 5 minutes, but i'll be coming back next week to pick up a few samples!At the entrance of the Cite du Temps, there were several screens with all sorts of J*D goodness:And finally:photos of the "codes": To see Amr KSA's full pictorial report of J*D's "Les Codes Essentiels", CLICK HERE ...

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By Amr KSA: Thursday, December 13th, 2007-14:02 | comments (1)

The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Cotes de Geneve Circulaire

Limited to a series of eight. A piece that I have never seen before in any catalogs and it is one of the most striking J*Ds in my opinion What do you all think? The Cotes de Geneve circulaire are exquisite. The dial looked like someone dropped the rehaut ring into a pool of liquid metal and the craftsman at J*D captured the ripples. Under the magnifying glass the dial surface is completely smooth. Hope you enjoy the pics of this infrequent sig...

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By mkt33: Monday, December 10th, 2007-08:23 | comments (0) | photos(2)

Montres Jaquet Droz invites PuristS to a special exhibition

SAVE THE DATE Within every Timepiece lies a secret And for every secret there is a matching code… enter a world of discovery at the opening of the jaquet droz manufacture exhibition Les codes essentiels FROM 5 PM TO 9 PM ON DECEMBER 12TH 2007, IN LA CITÉ DU TEMPS Tous les Garde-Temps renferment des secrets a chaque secret correspond un code … un monde a decouvrir, LORS DU VERNISSAGE DE L’EXPOSITION DE LA MANUFACTURE JAQUET DRO...

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By mkt33: Monday, November 26th, 2007-17:39 | comments (0)

A steal in steel? Seldom mentionned models

the Grande Heure Minute in white and black enamel which had their debut in Basel 2006. Perhaps there is no such thing as an inexpensive Jaquet Droz watch but on a recent trip to my AD these two watches stood out in the field of other J*D contenders sitting in the display case. First released in 2006 these were the "second generation" Grande Heure Minute models. The original Grande Heure Minute with the grey slate dial released in 2005 sold out pretty quickly at the manufacture level because of sp...

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By mkt33: Monday, November 12th, 2007-05:23 | comments (0)

A beauty that is being overlooked by Amr KSA

is "La Date Astrale".until today i had not seen this piece in the metal, but only through two pictures; one of which was the press release pic. and, like most pics, it did not do the watch any justice at all...before seeing it, i thought the concept was really cool, but 39mm??? i automatically labeled it a lady's watch. how wrong of me...with the flash on, the dial looks a bit like the black enamel. but it's not at all...like most J*D watches, this one is impossible to photograph. firstly because the ...

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By mkt33: Sunday, November 4th, 2007-17:34 | comments (0)

A Soiree to celebrate Jaquet Droz hosted by Royal Jewelers

On October 18th, Royal Jewelers hosted an exclusive dinner for Boston area Jaquet Droz enthusiasts. This wonderful evening of companionship, food, wine, and watches was held at the Landham Club in Andover, Massachusetts. The Lanam Club Property, formerly known as “Orlando,” has graced the Shawsheen landscape for more than eighty years. Built in 1916 on a luxuriant hillside overlooking the winding Shawsheen River below, the original house mirrored th...

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By mkt33: Thursday, October 25th, 2007-21:46 | comments (0)

Introducing the Jaquet Droz Royal Edition Grande Seconde

So how does this chemical equation turn into something this beautiful? Introducing the Jaquet Droz Royal Edition Grande Seconde Carbone, a limited series of 8 examples worldwide, made exclusively for Royal Jewelers! Now before J*D diehards get bent out of shape because this appears to be a simple reuse of the Carbon Fiber dial in a rose gold case please give me a few seconds to explain the story. It may soften your criticisms. Many of us would like to forget that this ho...

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By mkt33: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007-18:54 | comments (0) | photos(5)

Unveiling of the Grande Seconde Email Noire Absolu Ceramic by Amr KSA

well guys, it's been one hell of a day!i got a letter from the the are manager of J*D saying that my GS Ceramic would arrive on the 25th of October (kudos for the outstanding service). so, i thought i'll start getting excited about it on Monday or something.this morning however, i woke up to find a voice-mail from my AD, saying that my J*D had arrived. before i could even open my eyes, i hopped in the shower, got dressed, and ran to my AD. the rest is history let me just say that this watch is IMPOSSIBLE to...

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By mkt33: Saturday, October 20th, 2007-13:04 | comments (1)

Visiting Daniel's lapidary workshop by AdrianL

here are the pics we took last year when we visited his wrokshop...i posted these in the past, but since we have plenty of newcomers, i think a refresher is always welcomed....the hands of an artist...petrified coral in the lower right corner...the holders for the stone polishing step...plenty of stones to choose from...mmmm, dumortierite...different stones...ready to be cut for different J*D models...some interesting stones...petrified wood, dinosaurus bone, spectralight...that piece was stunning...light r...

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By mkt33: Tuesday, August 28th, 2007-15:47 | comments (0)

J*D unveils its new tourbillons

these are exclusives as there were no pics in the press release kits given out at Basel. The first is the Rose Gold version seen in some of the "live" shots' Front: I love the ability to see the thickness of the enamel dial, the seconds hand incorporated into the tourbillon cage. The design itself reminded me of PSM's vintage tourbillon except I like J*D's larger time display. J*D's case shape is more sensuous and I suspect, eventhough it is larger, it wears better ( based on a personal/o...

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By mkt33: Sunday, June 24th, 2007-12:30 | comments (1)

Grand opening of the Ginza boutique

The Nicolas G. Hayek Center took three years to complete. At the core of the new center was the Pearl Building, constructed in the 1960s, located in the heart of Ginza.The new center will be home to seven boutiques (Breguet, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet-Droz, Leon Hatot, Omega and Swatch), as well as the administrative offices of Swatch Group Japan and after-sales service departments. The 14th floor will be devoted to an interaction between the brands and the public, in the form of exhib...

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By mkt33: Monday, June 4th, 2007-19:05 | comments (0)

J*D La Fleur de Lotus

The lotus flower has been depicted in art throughout the ages because of its strong symbolic tie to many Asian religions especially in India and Egypt. Representing eternity, purity and divinity, the lotus is also widely used as a symbol of feminine beauty. It is no wonder that J*D decided to use the lotus flower to further expand its Hommage Paris 1785 collection.When a small group of J*D enthusiasts visited La Chaux de Fonds last year we saw a picture similar to this on...

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By mkt33: Saturday, May 26th, 2007-05:54 | comments (1)

J*D Grande Seconde Sertie series

Jeweled watch cases are not appealing to me and I suspect other PuristS who visit this site are not dazzled by them either. I received these images from Jaquet Droz at about the same time that Dr. Cheong made some interesting personal observations on the Genta forum (you should really read these comments): click here While it is true that the illusion and confusion between jewelry and haute horology may exist I thought these pictures highlight some of the workmanship involved with the creatio...

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By mkt33: Monday, May 14th, 2007-20:29 | comments (0)

The Grande Seconde Cadran Bois collection

There is something about the wooden dials. When I first heard about the Grande Seconde Cadran Bois collection my initial gut reaction was unfavorable about this choice. Was it because I expected a material more “valuable” to be used for Jaquet Droz watch dials? Was it because the wooden dials used on some vintage Hamilton and Rolex models never appealed to me? This is a strange contradiction because I usually associate exotic wood with luxury products. The...

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By mkt33: Wednesday, May 9th, 2007-18:33 | comments (0)

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