Automata
Watch Collector
Talk about the butterfly effect.
Watch Collector
By Carol Besler
Jaquet Droz’s Newest Timepiece Pays Artistic Tribute to Its Famed 18th-Century Founder
The face of the watchmaker’s founder can be found within the timepiece’s moving animation on the dial.

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Watch Collector
By Paige Reddinger
Jaquet Droz Gives Wing to Charming Bird Watches
Old-world artistry blends with new-world aesthetics in the watchmaker’s latest timepieces, limited to just eight pieces each.
Watch Collector
By James D. Malcolmson
Jaquet Droz Is Carrying On Founder’s Legacy With a Series of Awe-Inspiring Automata
The Swiss watchmaker has been making automatons since the mid-18th century; some of its modern creations are utterly unique.
Watch Collector
By Victoria Gomelsky
18th-Century Automata Lives On in Jaquet Droz’s Signing Machine [Video]
The customizable mechanical device can sign signatures and write messages in any language.