Jaquet Droz – AUTOMATA Charming Bird Titanium Peiece Unique

  

Jaquet Droz – AUTOMATA “Charming Bird Titanium” 47 mm Titanium - Unique Piece 2025

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The world's first musical automaton created as a titanium wristwatch, the Charming Bird is back, 10 years after winning the Mechanical Exception category at the GPHG. The piece is almost 20% lighter and offers a profoundly disruptive reinterpretation of the musical automata pioneered by Jaquet Droz.

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The "Disruptive Legacy" philosophy of Jaquet Droz mainly finds its expression as original creations, however that is not its only inspiration. In 2025, 10 years after winning the "Mechanical Exception" category at the GPHG, the Charming Bird is being reinterpreted in a Grade 5 Titanium case. It is the world's first wristwatch with musical automaton to be made from this metal, which is as difficult to work as it is modern.

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  Rarely has the 'Disruptive Legacy' philosophy been interpreted so aptly. Here, this legacy is that of musical automata. A tradition which, at Jaquet Droz, will soon be three centuries old. Back then, the family workshop amazed courts around the world with its amazingly realistic singing birds, capable of whistling a melody in perfect tune. There are several examples still in perfect working order around the world.

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 However, since 1738, clockwork mechanisms have undergone not one, but many disruptions. The most important was miniaturisation. It enabled the workshop, still based in its La Chaux-de-Fonds stronghold, to move on from the music box and life-sized automaton to the wristwatch. The other revolution was in materials. Jaquet Droz has embraced this in all its dimensions: sapphire, silicon and plasma ceramic are the most recent examples. But titanium has always been resistant, both literally and figuratively.

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Reputed to be one of the most difficult metals to work with, and with an unfortunate propensity to set fire to the tools used to try and tame it, titanium has long resisted machining, finishing and decoration techniques. 

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It has also long resisted the attraction of collectors, who did not instantly appreciate its perceived value, technical prowess and immediate benefits. These include a well-proven resistance to impacts and scratches, as well as an incredible lightness on the wrist.

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This is what Jaquet Droz wanted to highlight in its new Charming Bird Titanium. The watch is 20% lighter, weighing 42 grams less on the wrist. The whistling bird is more ethereal than ever.

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In addition to this lightness, and despite the difficulty of machining titanium, Jaquet Droz has managed to preserve the distinctive geometry of its case. It has two unique features. First, a double sapphire crystal, which protects the movement on the dial side and, separately, protects the bird automaton at 6 o'clock. Then there's a narrow lateral opening, between 8 and 10 o'clock, which allows the air – and therefore the melody – to circulate from inside the case to the outside world. All with a satin-brushed finish executed to perfection.

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As for the movement, Jaquet Droz has retained the automaton which has been delighting the most discerning collectors for over a decade. It is fully visible through a metallic sapphire dial at 12 o'clock, which allows the hours and minutes to be read against a black background. 

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The bird, which measures 13.5 mm, sits proudly at 6 o'clock. Hand-engraved and hand-painted, it flies through an opening in the dial towards its owner. It whistles, opens its beak, spins around, and beats its wings and tail.

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The automaton has its own power reserve, wound by the crown at 2 o'clock. A simple press on its coaxial push-button triggers the sequence. It can be stopped when required by a second press. If the owner does not intervene, it can last for around thirty seconds, during which time the three notes of the bird's whistle can be clearly distinguished. 

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The speed of its movements and singing is not controlled mechanically, to avoid friction between metal parts that would inevitably cause wear, but magnetically. As there is no contact, there is also no noise interference, resulting in a purer melody. Made as a one-off piece, the Charming Bird Titanium is taking flight to new horizons.

“Create your own. As unique as you are”

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection  AUTOMATA

 Reference: J0315380011 - Grade 5 Titanium

Piece Unique 1/1

DESCRIPTION

• Hand-engraved and hand-painted white mother-of-pearl dial, black onyx center.
• Titanium case and applied ring.
• Hand-winding mechanical automaton movement with push-button triggering mechanism.
• Hand-engraved singing bird. 
• Sapphire whistle system.
• Self-winding mechanical hours and minutes movement.
• Power reserve of 38 hours.
• Diameter 47 mm.
• Peiece Unique.

AUTOMATON
Opening flower automaton movement. 24 jewels.
Grade 5 Titanium hand-engraved and hand-enameled. 
Automaton mechanism triggered directly by pressing a push-button at 2 o'clock.
MOVEMENT 
Calibre Jaquet Droz RMA615
Self-winding mechanical movement.
Silicon balance spring and pallet horns.
Platinum oscillating weight
INDICATIONS

Singing bird action 15 jewels Offcentered hours and minutes

JEWELLING
Caliber 29 jewels, automaton 15 jewels
POWER RESERVE  38 hours
FREQUENCY 21,600 v.p.h
CASE
Material: Grade 5 Titanium
Diameter: 47 mm
Height 1: 15.75 mm
Height 2: 22.85 mm
Engraved on the case-back - "Peiece Unique"
WATER RESISTANCE - No
DIAL
Sapphire crystal dial with platinum Roman numerals
HANDS
Blued stainless steel
STRAP
Rolled-edge hand-made black alligator leather strap with black alligator leather lining and black stitches

BUCKLE

Titanium prestige folding clasp

🔰 Limited Edition to ✅ Unique only ❱❱❱ 1 piece

🔴 Price: CHF 352'000 (incl. taxes)💰

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Press Release - 2025
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MONTRES JAQUET DROZ SA
Allée du Tourbillon 2
CH-2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2
E· press@jaquet-droz.com
tel +41 32 924 28 72 · fax +41 (0) 32 924 28 82
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