Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Meteorite” and “Stromatolite”. The Grande Seconde Off-Centered by Jaquet Droz is a timepiece that lends itself to a great number of variations. The latest interpretations come with dials made of meteorite and stromatolite. Prices start from Swiss Francs 24,550 for the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Meteorite” and Swiss Francs 28,450 for the Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Stromatolite”.
The Grande Seconde Off-Centered by Jaquet Droz is a timepiece that lends itself to a great number of variations. The latest interpretations come with dials made of meteorite and stromatolite.
The Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Meteorite” features a dial that is cut out by hand from a fragment of asteroid that penetrated the Earth’s atmosphere intact. The extreme rarity of meteorites is due to the fact that most of them burn up before landing with only a few rare fragments reaching our planet's surface.
Cutting out from meteorites disk shapes to fit the dial of the watch is a challenging process that requires great skills and dexterity as well as exclusive cutting techniques due to the extraordinary density and hardness of these solid pieces of debris composed of iron and nickel.
It is the nature of meteorites that makes each dial a piece unique.
Only three limited series of 88 pieces each, all crafted from red gold, will be issued: 39 mm-diameter, 39 mm-diameter set with diamonds, and 43 mm-diameter.
The Grande Seconde Off-Centered Stromatolite boasts a level of expertise that is no less outstanding.
Stromatolite is a fossilized sedimentary rock which contains living components as well as fossils. The collection comprises three different dials that are matched to three red gold case variations — 39 mm, 39 mm set with diamonds, and 43 mm — for a total of only 9 pieces.
All watches are powered by the self-winding mechanical movement, calibre Jaquet Droz 2663A.P, equipped with silicon balance spring and pallet horns as well as a red gold oscillating weight. Beating at a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vph), this movement offers 68 hours of power reserve thanks to its double barrel.
Prices start from Swiss Francs 24,550 for the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Meteorite” and Swiss Francs 28,450 for the Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Stromatolite”. jaquet-droz.com
The Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Meteorite” features a dial that is cut out by hand from a fragment of asteroid that penetrated the Earth’s atmosphere intact. The extreme rarity of meteorites is due to the fact that most of them burn up before landing with only a few rare fragments reaching our planet's surface.
Cutting out from meteorites disk shapes to fit the dial of the watch is a challenging process that requires great skills and dexterity as well as exclusive cutting techniques due to the extraordinary density and hardness of these solid pieces of debris composed of iron and nickel.
Only three limited series of 88 pieces each, all crafted from red gold, will be issued: 39 mm-diameter, 39 mm-diameter set with diamonds, and 43 mm-diameter.
The Grande Seconde Off-Centered Stromatolite boasts a level of expertise that is no less outstanding.
Prices start from Swiss Francs 24,550 for the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Meteorite” and Swiss Francs 28,450 for the Grande Seconde Off-Centered “Stromatolite”. jaquet-droz.com
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