Grande Seconde Skelet-One, new 2023 limited editions

The new timepieces are powered by the 4 Hz (28,800 vibrations per hour) Jaquet Droz 2663 SQ self-winding movement equipped with a silicon balance spring and pallet lugs, a double barrel with nearly three days of power reserve (68 hours), and an openwork oscillating weight in 18K white gold.

The first two versions have green and sky blue accents with matching handmade fabric straps. The 41.5 mm x 12.48 mm cases are crafted from black ceramic buy replica watches, just like the the hours and minutes ring.

The third version plays with the warmer tones of yellow and features red gold index and screws. The case in plasma ceramic is made by transforming white ceramic at a molecular level with gas heated to 20,000°C, giving it a unique metallic glow without adding any metal fragments to the process.

In just few years, the Grande Seconde Skelet-One has become one of the most recognizable models of Jaquet Droz. It combines traditional elements of the brand – like the arrangements of the self-intersecting hours/minutes and seconds subdials to form the figure “8” – with avant-garde traits replica luxury watches, thus defining a design that is both classic and contemporary at the same time.

The Swiss manufacture based in La Chaux-de-Fonds is now presenting three new variations, each limited to 28 pieces, characterised by intriguing nuances that enrich the skeletonized composition.