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The La Chaux-de-Fonds-based watchmaker has unveiled a new white gold creation featuring a 43mm tourbillon. Its hand-painted dial reproduces an illustration by John Howe, artistic director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and a friend of the brand. Both the artwork and its horological reproduction have been acquired by the same collector.
John Howe and Jaquet Droz have been working together for five years. These close neighbours – Canadian John Howe has lived in Neuchâtel for several decades – share a passion for the world of fantasy.
With this in mind, the collector chose the pure aesthetic of the Grande Seconde Tourbillon, in a 43mm white gold case, as the “canvas” for this work of art. The silhouette of the iconic Jaquet Droz “8” features hours and minutes at 6 o’clock, topped by the tourbillon aperture at 12 o’clock. A blued hand on its bridge indicates the seconds, flying over a silicon escapement that guarantees perfect precision throughout its 8-day power reserve.
The reproduction of the dragon imagined by John Howe is coiled around the lower half of the dial, which is also in white gold. It is entirely covered in Grand Feu enamel in a perfectly uniform shade of midnight blue. The artists at Jaquet Droz have hand-painted John Howe’s dragon in infinite shades of grey, giving it a strikingly three-dimensional appearance.
August 28, 2025