Jaquet Droz – URBAN LONDON Grande Seconde QUANTIEME Ivory Enamel NEW
Time in Evolution
Jaquet Droz has written a new chapter in the story of the Grande Seconde by incorporating a silicon balance spring in the escapement of its movement and rethinking its aesthetic aspect.
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The Grande Seconde Quantième, launched in 2011 and inspired by one of the brand's legendary models, reveals a new face and movement this year, reenergizing the conventions upheld by Jaquet Droz and reaffirming its excellence as a watchmaker.
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For the first time, major changes have been made to the movement with the addition of a silicon balance spring and inversed horns on the pallets fork. Silicon is a highly flexible material that only a small number of watchmaking brands have mastered how to use. It can withstand shock and variations in temperature and pressure, and its properties allow it to remain unaffected by magnetic fields, maintaining perfect stability over time
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As with all its movements, Jaquet Droz plays with a range of fine finishing techniques: the plates are circular-grained above and below, the wheels are chamfered, shaped and circular-grained, the steel parts are chamfered and softened, and there are patterns of straight lines and hand-polished angles. All these features compose a unique aesthetic signature, visible through the watch's transparent case-back. For the launch of the new Grande Seconde Quantième Ivory Enamel, the movement is further embellished with fanned Côtes de Genève decoration, which reinforces the brand's identity.
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Such modernity, however, is executed with state of the art perfection. The enlarged bridges and the finishes that bring together tones of gray and black give this model a more contemporary feel, all the while integrating perfectly with the brand's decorative signature.
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In tandem with these significant changes, the Grande Seconde Quantième Ivory Enamel's dial, available in two versions - red or white gold with a diameter of 39 or 43 millimeters - has also undergone an aesthetic evolution. It has been double enameled using the historic Grand Feu enamel technique, peculiar to Jaquet Droz. This gives a lower subdial of increased depth that accentuates the beautiful balance between the two subdials as they describe a figure eight, the brand's lucky number.
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By focusing on changes of a technical and aesthetic nature, Jaquet Droz has again expressed its watchmaking philosophy - the prioritizing of evolution over revolution, while in no way compromising its values of high standards and excellence in terms of both mechanics and ornament.
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Technical Specifications
Model: Grande Seconde QUANTIEME Ivory Enamel
Reference: J007033200 Red gold 43mm BIG FOTO
Reference: J007013200 Red gold 39mm BIG FOTO
Reference: J007034200 White gold 43mm BIG FOTO
Reference: J007014200 White gold 39mm BIG FOTO
Movement
Jaquet Droz 2660Q2.P,
Self-winding mechanical movement, silicon balance,
Double barrel, flat bridges,
- Red gold oscillating weight
- White gold oscillating weight
Off-centered hours and minutes,
large seconds subdial
Pointer-type date display at 6 o'clock
Jewelling: 30 jewelsPointer-type date display at 6 o'clock
Power reserve: 68 hours
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h
Case
- Red Gold
- White Gold
Height: 12.21 mm
Individual series number engraved on the case-back
Water resistance: 3 bar (30 meters)
Dial
Ivory Grand Feu enamel, double level
Hands: Hours, minutes, seconds and dates in red gold
Date with red varnished tip
Strap
Rolled-edge hand-made:
Black alligator leather strap
Buckle:
- Red gold ardillon
- White gold ardillon
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