LES MONDES DE JAQUET DROZ
ENTRE ART HORLOGER ET HORLOGERIE D'ART

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• AuthorSandrine Girardier
• PublisherWatchprint
• Date of publication2021-05-22
• Language(s)French
• IllustrationsColour, b&w ill.
• Pages248
• DescriptionHardback
• Price (VAT incl.)79.00 €
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The Jaquet-Droz, 18th Swiss watchmakers with an international horizon, created ceremonial clocks, androids, birdcages, pocket watches with moving scenes or collector's snuffboxes that remain the stuff of dreams for passionate enthusiasts. Today, the Maison Jaquet Droz continues to draw its inspiration from this rich heritage in order to reinterpret techniques and aesthetics, representing a perpetual source of fascination for collectors.

Based on the latest research on the subject and richly illustrated, this book offers a deep dive into the history of characters with a captivating journey - Pierre Jaquet-Droz, founder of the watchmaking workshop, and his son Henry-Louis, who developed the family business and further diversified production - and retraces the rebirth and recent history of the company.

Price (VAT incl.) : 79.00 €