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Jaquet Droz / Grande Seconde

Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde

Profil de collection · 2002

Architecture de cadran signature présentant un grand sous-cadran des secondes décentré et un plus petit sous-cadran heures-minutes, inspirée des montres de gousset historiques de Pierre Jaquet-Droz.

Pourquoi elle compte

It is the brand’s defining collection: the one most directly associated with Jaquet Droz’s identity, design language, and historical continuity from pocket watches to contemporary wristwatches.

Références clés

Grande Seconde

Grande Seconde — Official collection page describing the line as inspired by Pierre Jaquet-Droz’s 1784 pocket watch and central to the brand.

Grande Seconde Power Reserve

Grande Seconde Power Reserve — Official notice/manual page showing the family’s named variant in current documentation.

Grande Seconde Tourbillon

Grande Seconde Tourbillon — Named variant used by the maison for the Grande Seconde architecture and complication family.

Chronologie de la collection

  • 2002 — Jaquet Droz launches the Grande Seconde, reviving the historic 18th-century pocket-watch layout as a modern signature line.
  • 2024 — The official brand site continues to describe Grande Seconde as the collection that spreads its aegis over the brand.
  • 2024 — Current official pages and manuals keep the Grande Seconde family active across multiple complications and materials.

FAQ

What defines the Grande Seconde design?

A large off-center seconds register paired with a smaller hours-and-minutes dial, rooted in Pierre Jaquet-Droz’s historical pocket-watch design language.

When did the modern Grande Seconde debut?

Jaquet Droz’s official history states it was presented in 2002.

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Plus de Jaquet Droz

  • Petite Heure Minute — Support des métiers d'art de la manufacture — peinture miniature, émail, gravure et nacre — sur de petits affichages heures/minutes décentrés.
  • The Bird Repeater — Répétition minutes de haute complication avec automates d'oiseaux animés sur le cadran, directement issue des sculptures mécaniques du XVIIIe siècle du fondateur.
  • Loving Butterfly Automaton — Cadran automate poétique à la demande mettant en scène un papillon entraîné sur le cadran par un chérubin, illustrant l'héritage d'automates de la marque.

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