Great video Bill. You picked some really nice watches at great prices. I've been following the Choppard L.U.C. and the Daniel Roth on the bracelet for a month or two. If they hang around, who knows. Best regards, Brian
Another great video Bill. Cannot go wrong with LUC. Jaquet-Droz is one of the oldest survivng watchmakers with a rich history in automata. They are part of the Swatch Group and looking to make more exclusive, custom high-end horological timepieces as part of their métiers d’art strategy. Now is a great time to aquire their earlier watches at the prices shown here.
Ive the blue dial 43mm Grande seconde (non offset). Anyway speaking of 8 being a lucky number, you should never be suspicious because it’ll only bring you bad luck 😜 Lol.
I have my grandfathers Jaquet Droz watch. It’s an inexpensive watch that he wore all the time. It was lost but my wife found it and had it restored and gave it to me. Today it’s my most cherished watch. I’ve never been able to find the story of these inexpensive Jaquet Droz watches as it has absolutely nothing in common mechanically with today’s Jaquet Droz watches
"Vulcain 50 Presidents" Bill! And, Mr Truman was a man of taste. That seems more than worth it just for the name. I like the Chaumet Dandy Grande Date.
Good morning Bill, can you rate and make some comments on the Eta/Peseux 7001 movement? why do people call it a workhorse movement and is it really a workhorse? It's robust because it can be easily repaired or it's robust because it's robust?
I don't know Akmaster. I've had couple of watches with the 7001, and they work fine, but I've always been put off by a little movement in a 40mm watch. Even the Jaquet 736 shaped movement is said to be a re-ordered 7001. Take care, Bill
Jacquet Droz is one of the oldest watch makers they make beautiful watches , i worked for one of the Swatch group companies i remember my colleague selling a Bird repeater where an egg hatches when the chime goes on , very impressive to see indeed was an expensive watch 500 K $
@@watchartsci @watchartsci No , it was called the Bird repeater automata, Bill ...it's 1 out of 8 ever made it had a 2 birds , 2 chick in a nest and an egg ..once the minute repeater is actived the bird will lean down to fed the small chicks and the egg will hatch... Bregeut was part of this project , the watch was big 47 mm and thick maybe 20 mm was the height of the case.
Thank you Bill for this video and all the great info you freely share with the watch community! Have you ever had a chance to handle or review a Benzinger watch? Personally I love the GAP 1 salmon dial, but all of his watches are incredible.
Ivan, I've been trying to locate exactly where Picot belongs in the hierarchy of watchmaking and horology. Some models are very attractive, but I don't know what's under the hood. Take care, Bill
Hi Tadas, that watch is my H. Moser et Cie Endeavour Centre Seconds calibre HMC 343. Earlier models were called, 'Monard'. The case is in red gold; so I got an orange gator strap from Jean Rousseau, Paris (they have a boutique in New York City). Take care, Bill
Wow I had no idea Jaquet-Droz was so old that Qianlong Emperor was a big fan...Having said that Qianlong was known to have poor taste in Chinese history especially compared to his father and grand father, he would basically buy Richard Mille and Jacob & Co by the boat load if they were available back then.
Well Henry, I'll take no fashion tis from that Emperor! Both Jaquet Droz and Bovet did quite well in the old imperial court of China. One or both of them even make automata erotica for the Emperor, and Bovets were so popular that often watches were simply referred to as 'Bovets.' The tasteless Qianlong Emperor would buy RM and Jacob-the-Jeweler today? Shudder. Take care, Bill
Your watch knowledge is truly as wide as it is deep. I would've never imagined the watch world and the ancient Chinese world could collide like this - especially considering how the imperial court of China scorned 'tradesmen' and foreign cultures in general. Emperor Qianlong must've been really taken aback to have such fascination with watches and automatons. I guess it shows no matter if you were born an emperor in 1700s or a lowly office clerk in 2000s, the charm of the mechanical world unites our hearts just the same. @@watchartsci
