A timely commemoration of the brand founder’s visionary foresight, three auspicious new models were created, each showcasing a different craft mastered by the manufacture Jaquet Droz: Engraving, grand feu enamel and enamel painting. This being the Year of the Horse, the trusty steed thus was the motif of choice for the artisans. Although depicted in different stances, the animal nonetheless symbolises speed, strength and power.
Hand-engraved in relief, the horse motif in 18k red gold is a perfect showcase of the artisanal savoir-faire of the manufacture. In the Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute 41mm, it stands prominently against the mother-of-pearl dial which, also hand-engraved and patinated, depicts a scene from the Great Wall of China – a metaphor for longevity perhaps?
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