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The Worlds of Jaquet Droz - Horological Art and Artistic Horology (Hardcover)
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The Worlds of Jaquet Droz - Horological Art and Artistic Horology (Hardcover)
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There are names in horological history that echo much more than
just watches... Such is the case of Jaquet-Droz, 18th Swiss
watchmakers with an international horizon, whose ceremonial clocks,
prodigious androids, fashionable birdcages, pocket watches with
moving scenes or collector's snuffboxes 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, pushing back the boundaries
of watchmaking and representing a perpetual source of fascination
for collectors. Based on the latest research on the subject and
published on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birth of
Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721-2021), this book offers a deep dive into
the history of characters with a captivating journey. Born in La
Chaux-de-Fonds, in what was then the principality of Neuchatel,
Pierre Jaquet-Droz founded a watchmaking workshop and developed it
through a combination of technical, artistic and commercial skills
enabling it to reach international markets. His son Henry-Louis
developed the family business and further diversified production, a
significant portion of which found its way to China and its
dignitaries, devotees of luxurious and ingenious mechanical
marvels. This richly illustrated book aims to enable a rediscovery
of their mechanical masterpieces as well as those of the Maison
Jaquet Droz, whose rebirth and recent history are recounted here.
These splendid historical and contemporary pieces embody a love of
technical challenges and a taste for artistic refinement, adhering
as much as possible to the sources of inspiration offered by
nature. The Worlds of Jaquet Droz thus reveals part of the
expansive universe of pre-industrial watchmaking while drawing
parallels between past and present productions.
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