Jaquet Droz Charming Bird Watch For 2018

The remarkable Jaquet Droz singing automaton bird watches are modern haute horology marvels that will be familiar to many watch lovers The Jaquet Droz Charming Bird, as the line is called, is updated for 2018 with a couple new versions with enamel dials - providing a good excuse to take another quick look For 2018, Jaquet Droz introduces two new versions of the Jaquet Droz Charming Bird watch in red gold and white gold 47mm-wide cases, each with an "Ivory" grand feu enamel dial - ivory referring to the dial color rather than the material, since it is clearly enamel.

Past Jaquet Droz Charming Bird editions had black dials, like the version we saw hands-on here, so these white enamel dials do offer a slightly different aesthetic Inside the Jaquet Droz Charming Bird watches, the time-telling and automaton functions have been partitioned as two separate movements Similar acoustic considerations figure into chiming watches - and don't confuse the Charming Bird with Jaquet Droz' Bird Repeater watches which are also quite charming and fascinating, as well as featuring automaton birds, but which chime rather than whistle.

The Jaquet Droz Charming Bird watch will be a limited edition of eight pieces in each color for a price of $399,000 apiece. . Source