Jaquet Droz The Bird Repeater Openwork

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An exceptional automaton watch that lays claim to a flavor of modernity and a legacy of tradition.

In 2012, The Bird Repeater featured two blue tits and their young – birds close to the heart of the company’s founder Pierre Jaquet-Droz. This remarkable model reaffirmed the virtuoso expertise of Jaquet Droz, passed down from the 18th century and realized here in miniature. The following year, The Charming Bird watch marked the brand’s 275th anniversary with a new interpretation of the bird in an ultra-modern decorative setting and this time singing.

Now, the story continues with a previously unseen version of The Bird Repeater – a more streamlined, contemporary-looking model that has nonetheless retained intact the animated features that made it a success: a duo of blue tit birds feeding their fledglings, the spreading wings, the tumbling waterfall and the hatching egg. It displays a poetic naturalism all the more surprising for the subtle aesthetic changes that the Jaquet Droz craftsmen have decided to make in the name of modernization.

Behind the sapphire crystal dial, the automated movement has been "exposed" so that each of the colored animations are more visible and the components of the black, anthracite and gray automaton are revealed. This new depth and contrast in color enhance the artisans’ work and accentuate every minute detail – the feathers, the eyes, the curve of the bird’s body, the flowing water – as well as the delicacy of the engraving and paint work.

The new Bird Repeater comes in white gold on a black alligator leather strap. It is the ultimate expression to date of the Jaquet Droz spirit, merging historic watchmaking tradition and avant-garde design. The Bird Repeater Openwork is available as a limited edition of eight pieces, each one equipped with 508 components.

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Numerus Clausus of 8 
Reference
J031034203
 
Overview
Sapphire dial, black onyx subdial. Hand-engraved and hand-painted birds. 18-carat white gold case. Minute repeater, hand-winding mechanical movement. Power reserve of 48 hours. 47 mm diameter.
 
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 white gold, 47 mm diameter 
Height 18.40 mm 
Individual limited serial number engraved on the case-back
 
Water resistance
No
 
Dial
Sapphire, black onyx subdial. Hand-engraved and hand-painted birds
 
Hands
18-carat white gold
 
Strap
Rolled-edge hand-made black alligator leather strap. Alligator lining.
 
Buckle
18-carat white gold folding clasp