JAQUET DROZGRANDE SECONDE OFF-CENTERED CUPRITETIME IS GENEROSITY. IT’S A CREDO THAT JAQUET DROZ HAS ALWAYS STOOD BEHIND, JOINING FORCES WITH ONLY WATCH. CONVINCED THAT TREATMENT IS WITHIN REACH, THE BRAND KNOWN BY ITS TWIN STARS PROUDLY SHOWS ITS COMMITMENT THROUGH A UNIQUE EDITION OF THE GRANDE SECONDE OFF-CENTERED.

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JAQUET DROZ
GRANDE SECONDE OFF-CENTERED CUPRITE
TIME IS GENEROSITY. IT’S A CREDO THAT JAQUET DROZ HAS ALWAYS STOOD BEHIND, JOINING FORCES WITH ONLY WATCH. CONVINCED THAT TREATMENT IS WITHIN REACH, THE BRAND KNOWN BY ITS TWIN STARS PROUDLY SHOWS ITS COMMITMENT THROUGH A UNIQUE EDITION OF THE GRANDE SECONDE OFF-CENTERED.

Model name / Reference: Grande Seconde Off-Centered Cuprite / J006033270
Case: 18-karat red gold case
Winding-stem at 4 o’clock
Individual serial number engraved on the case-back
Dial: Red cuprite dial
18-karat gold applied ring
Calibre: Jaquet Droz 2663A.P, self-winding mechanical movement, silicon balance spring and pallet horns, double barrel, flat bridges, red gold oscillating weight
Bracelet: Rolled-edge hand-made black alligator leather strap
Dimensions: Diameter: 43 mm - Height: 12 mm
Specificities: This Grande Seconde is equipped with an automatic mechanical movement whose balancespring and pallet horns in silicon - a material resistant to shocks, temperature fluctuations, pressure and magnetic fields - add to the perfect reliability of the watch. Fitted with a power reserve of 68 hours.

Lot Essay

This reinterpretation of the legendary Grande Seconde watch and its playful figure 8 - the symbol of infinity and completeness that has come to represent Jaquet Droz - features a cuprit background. Its fiery red color embodies all the passion dedicated to both the timepiece and the Only Watch project.

The cut of the mineral dial requires the extreme, expert delicacy for which Jaquet Droz is known. Each inclusion, vein and detail of the dial makes for a singular masterpiece. But the Grande Seconde goes even further: the two counters traditionally aligned on the 12 o’clock / 6 o’clock axis are made off-center, adding an original, dynamic touch to this purest of canvases.

The thinness of the circled gold flanges match that of the hands and the majestic direct-drive seconds hand, while the crown is shifted to 4 o’clock for a subtle aesthetic twist.

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