Jaquet Droz inaugurated its Hong Kong Boutique on June 14 in the presence of Mr. Christian Lattmann, the brand’s CEO, Mr. Kevin Rollenhagen, Managing Director of The Swatch Group (Hong Kong) Limited, Ms. Sylvia Yau, Vice-President of Jaquet Droz Hong Kong & Macao and Ms. Veronica Chan, General Manager (Retail & Leasing Business Development) of Harbour City Estates Limited. Film actor Moses Chan, friend and enthusiast of the brand, also figured among the prestigious guests.
Over the course of the ceremony, guests had the opportunity to discover the new Jaquet Droz watchmaking releases as well, including the Magic Lotus Automaton. The brand’s latest creation is an ode to life and its eternal renewal. A new development that was designed and assembled in house, this automaton features a long animation, lasting more than four minutes. In this time, a naturalist fresco unfolds with all the grace and serene beauty of a Zen garden.
Boasting a heritage of more than 280 years, Jaquet Droz built its reputation with Chinese royalty, especially with the Qing Dynasty. Indeed, it was Emperor Qianlong himself who was the first to translate the name of the "Jaquet-Droz" family into Mandarin – a translation still used today.
