JAQUET DROZ – Grande Seconde Dual Time

JAQUET DROZ – Grande Seconde Dual Time NEW

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A Time to travel

The Grande Seconde Dual Time keeps cadence with history, resonating with the rhythm of the journeys made by Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 18th century. Here is a timepiece that celebrates the magic in a two-beat tempo with a brand new mechanism and elegantly positioned second time zone.

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Pierre Jaquet Droz was a singular man. A Visionary entrepreneur, an inventor in an era profoundly influenced by the artistic and philosophical movements of the Age of Enlightenment, he was also a great traveler who frequently visited many royal courts of Europe. First watchmaker to trade with the Forbidden City, Pierre Jaquet-Droz embodies the promise of a "globalization before its day" under the sign of progress, beauty and distinction.

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In 2016, for the very first time, the brand has used the concept to inspire one of its most emblematic models: the Grande Seconde. Rejoicing in all the possibilities time presents, this historic piece is endowed with two off-center dials, slightly overlapping to delineate a figure eight, the brand’s tutelary number and a symbol of balance and infinity.

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A new movement was developed to create an upper dial displaying the local time and a lower seconds dial, off-centered at six o’clock, that doubles up with an hours and minutes dial giving the reference time.

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All this is accomplished without compromising the elegance of the slender seconds hand that makes a complete rotation for every minute. Remaining true to the aesthetic principles of the brand, the Jaquet Droz artisans conceived a classic, sophisticated display, starting with contrasting yet complementary indexes: Roman numerals on the upper counter and Arabic numerals on the lower. They also added a further complication - the date - indicated by a red-tipped hand that exploits and enhances the recessed lower subdial in a delicate structuring of form highly characteristic of Jaquet Droz.

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Such a choice is equally reflective of a desire to achieve improved readability. At Jaquet Droz, aesthetic concern always goes hand in hand with convenience and technical excellence. This is why the Grande Seconde Dual Time is fitted with a silicon escapement with unrivaled chronometric performance and unaffected by magnetic fields.

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A timepiece conducive to nomadic reverie and faultlessly reliable, the Grande Seconde Dual Time comes in three 43 mm-diameter versions: an ivory Grand Feu enameled dial with a red gold case, and a silvery opaline or onyx dial with a stainless steel case.

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It is equipped with a 65-hour power reserve, securing its place as a modern-day classic for all those who appreciate Time in all its dimensions, both here and there, the better to seize the myriad opportunities offered by the present moment.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: Grande Seconde Dual Time

Reference: J016030270 Black Onyx Dial White Gold
Reference: J016033200  Ivory Enamel Dial Red Gold
Reference: J016030240 Silver Opaline Dial Stainless steel

MOVEMENT 
Self-winding mechanical movement,  
Calibre Jaquet Droz 2663H24
Silicon balance spring and pallet horns, double barrel, flat bridges,
Heavy metal oscillating weight
42 jewels
Power reserve: 65 hours
Frequency: 28,800 v.p.h.
INDICATIONS

Off-centered hours and minutes, off-centered large seconds Off-centered date display with hand at 6 o'clock Off-centered reference time at 6 o’clock

CASE

• 18-carat Red Gold
• 18-carat White Gold 
•  Stainless steel

Diameter 43 mm
Height 13.13 mm
Individual serial number engraved on the case-back
Individual limited serial number engraved on the case-back
WATER RESISTANCE To 3 bar (30 meters)
DIAL

• Silver opaline dial
• Black onyx dial, 18-carat white gold applied rings
• Ivory Grand Feu enamel dial, double level

HANDS

• Hours, minutes, seconds, date and second time zone hand in blued steel
  Date with red varnished tip
• Hours, minutes, seconds and date with rhodium treatment
  Date with red varnished tip
• Hours, minutes, seconds and date in 18-carat red gold
  Date with red varnished tip
  Second time zone hand in blued steel

STRAP
Rolled-edge hand-made black alligator leather strap with black alligator leather lining.

BUCKLE

• 18-karat red gold prestige folding clasp.
• Stainless steel folding clasp.

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MONTRES JAQUET DROZ SA
Allée du Tourbillon 2
CH-2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2

· press@jaquet-droz.com
tel +41 32 924 28 72 · fax +41 (0)32 924 28 82
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