Description
This is a very fine, massive, and extremely rare handmade Jaquet Droz Les Lunes 18k gold watch, which is number 34 of only 88 produced! The automatic winding, Jaquet Droz caliber 6553.4 movement is based on the Frederic Piguet 1150, having 28 jewels and two separate mainspring barrels for extra power reserve (72 hours). This movement is adjusted to five positions, cold and heat. The massive case is handcrafted in 18k white gold and measures 40.5mm and is 12mm thick including the crystal. The snow-white, handcrafted enamel dial has a recessed inner circle, date chapter on the outer part of the dial, month and day-of-the-week apertures in the upper part. The moonphase indicator is really quite unique, it allows the wearer to visually witness the phases of the moon in a retrograde fashion, with the pointer indicating the correct phase of the moon over a 29.5 day period. The hands are blued steel, with the date and moonphase hands manipulated with the side pushers. The sapphire, exhibition case back exhibits the spectacularly crafted Jaquet Droz movement. The crocodile strap retains the original 18k white-gold Jaquet Droz buckle.
