The colored bird is perched under a sapphire-crystal dome dominating the lower half of the face. When activated by a pusher at 2 o’clock, the singular serenader begins to twirl and chirp in a variety ...

The most happening heartbeat right in town right now belongs to a 2022 Bartlesville High graduate who has catapulted into national prominence without going beyond his computer screen. He’s the reason ...

Chantal Thomass is unique, and so is her automaton. Her commitment to the project was total. The creator visited the Jaquet Droz ateliers in person several times. Having never before considered a ...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux2KW20nqHU&feature=player_embedded] Europe in the mid to late 18th century was not as backwards as some people may believe ...

The name Jaquet Droz is today synonymous with high-end Swiss watches, but in his lifetime, Pierre Jaquet-Droz, was best known for his automata – superbly crafted mechanical dolls that could draw, ...

Last week, Swiss watchmaking house, Jaquet Droz, opened its first boutique in Dubai. Located inside the Dubai Mall, the flagship store brings some of the watchmaker’s finest novelties, many of them ...

If there's one reason to buy The Bird Repeater from Jaquet-Droz, it's the 3D dial. Set to be unveiled at Basel later this month, this 47mm timekeeper pays tribute to master automation and watchmaker ...

Black dial dress watches are a bit jazzier than their polite, white-dialled brethren, and perhaps that bit more rakish: if a white dial means you’re going to the ball, a black dial means you’re down ...

2003-04-01 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Henry Droz, whom Billboard magazine called "one of the architects of music distribution," died Thursday in Los Angeles of cardiac arrhythmia, his family said. He ...