The genius of the Jaquet Drozs (5)

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#jaquetdroz/ Theme 5: Flowers. Discover with us the impressive patrimony of the brand. Exhibition to September 30th 2012 (Neuchâtel, Switzerland).

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Theme 5 : Flowers

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• J000000006
Gold and enamel musical scent-flask, the built-in watch with visible balance. The scent bottle entirely decorated in pink flinqué enmal, hinged front lid with dial and balance apertures, back cover centered with an oval medaillon painted with a couple of nesting doves and a dog, symbols of love and fidelity. Small white enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer arabic minute ring.
Jaquet Droz, made for the Chinese market, circa 1785

•  J000000008
Gold and enamel, pearl set, self-winding, centered seconds stop-watch. Louis XVI case with split-pearl set bezel, enamel back panel painted with a vase of flowers over a lakeside landscape, within an oval frame, against a brown flinqué ground, border with paillonné decoration.
Jaquet Droz & Leschot, London, made for the Chinese market, circa 1785

•  J005013201
Petite Heure Minute Flowers
Ivory Grand Feu enameled dial
18-carat red gold case
Self-winding mechanical movement
Diameter 39 mm.
Numerus Clausus of 8

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