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Lot Essay
US$25,000-38,000
With Jaquet Droz Numerus Clausus Certificate dated 23 December 2012, product literature and leather wallet.
The watchmaking workshop of Jaquet Droz opened in 1738 in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Pierre Jaquet Droz. Pierre Jaquet-Droz was one of the most brilliant and innovative watchmakers of his era, specializing in musical and automaton watches and clocks, boxes, fans, singing birds and other ingenious works. His astonishing creations fascinated nobility, kings and emperors of the world, most notably in China. Pierre Jaquet Droz travelled widely, notably in England, France and Spain. In Madrid he was condemned to death by the Inquisition for allegedly practicing black magic but was saved by the Bishop of Toledo.
The Petite Heure Minute Relief Dragon model was introduced to the market in Baselworld 2012. The present watch is number 57 of a limited edition of 88 examples only.
With Jaquet Droz Numerus Clausus Certificate dated 23 December 2012, product literature and leather wallet.
The watchmaking workshop of Jaquet Droz opened in 1738 in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Pierre Jaquet Droz. Pierre Jaquet-Droz was one of the most brilliant and innovative watchmakers of his era, specializing in musical and automaton watches and clocks, boxes, fans, singing birds and other ingenious works. His astonishing creations fascinated nobility, kings and emperors of the world, most notably in China. Pierre Jaquet Droz travelled widely, notably in England, France and Spain. In Madrid he was condemned to death by the Inquisition for allegedly practicing black magic but was saved by the Bishop of Toledo.
The Petite Heure Minute Relief Dragon model was introduced to the market in Baselworld 2012. The present watch is number 57 of a limited edition of 88 examples only.