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Case is 43mm in 18k rose gold. Features a new automaton, an operable animation of running river with koi, lotus movement and other scenery, the lotus flower even changes color (random) three times every revolution; and it can run for more than 4 minutes. On the movement; the bridges and oscillating weight are hand-engraved with naturalist motifs, with carp and Lotus flowers echoing the carvings on the dial side. The non-engraved elements on the movement are also decorated (circular graining, drawn strokes) and chamfered by hand. Jaquet Droz 2653 AT2, self-winding movement; power reserve is at 68 hours. Limited to 28 pcs. Priced at 200,000CHF

18k case in 46.8mm diameter and 14.42mm thickness, sapphire crystal with display case back, water resistance of 30 meters. Hand-wound caliber LV 525, developed by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, featuring a jacquemart mechanism with four animations that bring the dial to life. The watch is further distinguished by a pink-gold hand-carved pusher set with two rubies, enhancing its luxurious appeal. Enameling (dial, snake, and teeth) by Anita Porchet; engraving by Dick Steenman. Power reserve is 100hrs. Priced at USD$475,000

The 2010 watch features a minute repeater but also features a mechanical dice player. The finely painted automaton with moving arms, rolls two dice, providing the closet gambler endearing entertainment. Solid gold dial with hand painted enamel. The Calibre DR 7300 movement has 501 components including 49 jewels. It has a frequency of 18,000 vph and a 48-hour power reserve. The pusher at 1 o’clock is to lift the hands of the automaton to reveal the dice, the pusher at 5 o’clock is a two position lever which initiates the automaton’s playful trickery with the dice. The flame on the candle also changes colour. 46 mm x 43 mm case in 18k pink gold.  Priced at approximately 3.7 million Hong Kong dollars

• Yellow, White, Pink gold case with Urushi Lacquer
• Size is 411.3 x 441.5mm
• Power reserve 192hrs
• Unique piece
• Priced at 5 to 10 million CHF

Dior Grand Soir Etoile de Monsieur Dior (2023). Case in yellow & white gold 38mm case with a thickness of 12.80mm, with a  Mother of Pearl dial adorned with 3.11-carat diamond display, hand-engravings, water resistance up 30 meters. The watch features a unique mechanical automaton movement, time function is run by a precise quartz mechanism. Limited to 28-piece. Priced at 110,000 CHF.  This watch is the winner of the Ladies Complication prize for the 2023 GPHG.

•  Inspired by the American jukebox.
• Harry Winston commissioned watchmakers Frank Orny and Johnny Girardin of which were in charged of the Metamorphosis watch at Montblanc.
• Case is in 18k white gold at 54.7mm.
• The dial is a series of stacked subsidiary dials displaying the hour (at 8 o’clock) and the minute display at 4 o’clock.
• The large case is necessary to hold the “jukebox” function – a patented automaton on the watch.
• Activating the selection button at 9 o’clock, a miniature record disc will slide out from underneath exposing one of four displays: local time, GMT time, the date, and the Harry Winston star.
• After choosing which display you want, press the button again to see it in action. Manual winding Caliber HW 4601 with 1,066 components.
• Power reserve is 68hrs Limited to 50pcs.
• Priced at 428,000CHF

a walking turtle and his singing bird companion, both fully mechanical creatures. This new co-creation was developed by their friends from REUGE, the mechanical music specialists, along with a new friend: Nicolas Court, one of Switzerland’s most talented automaton experts. Press Kelys’ tail and he will start to gently walk across the table, in an amazingly realistic turtle-like gait. After a few seconds, another surprise: one of the scales on his back opens and his friend Chirp pops out, wings flapping and singing loudly. Her melody finished, Chirp dives back into the shelter provided by Kelys’ shell and he continues his walk, unfazed. This zoological surprise hides incredible mechanical know-how from our friends Reuge and Nicolas Court. Chances are you’ve heard of REUGE before; founded in 1865, they are the last remaining high-end music box and singing bird manufacture in the world. We had the pleasure of creating three otherworldly “MusicMachines” with them. Nicolas Court is perhaps lesser-known, but an absolute mechanical genius – it is extremely challenging to create an automaton like Kelys the turtle. Running on the modest power supplied by the Singing Bird mechanism, Nicolas and his team managed to create a system that puts the 1,4kg in motion thanks to low ratio gearing, while the turtle-like walk is achieved via elliptical gears and a complex cam system. As if this was not enough, there is also a friction clutch security system that detects the edge of a table or desk, stopping Kelys before he drops… and another security system to protect Chirp! Offered in 4 limited editions of just 18 pieces each in blue, yellow, green and ochre. Retail price is CHF 49,000 + VAT.

Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton (2015) It’s a perpetual calendar, a flying tourbillon, an astrorégulateur and a minute repeater. The movement is an in-house automatic calibre 9406 MC with 578 parts, 47 jewels and micro-rotor. The movement beats at 21,600 vph and with a 50 hours power reserve. Platinum case in 45mm. Priced at US$620,000.00

• 18k white gold case in 43mm with 14.13mm thickness, dial is in blue translucent lacquer base with champlevé enamel decorated map, sapphire display caseback. The Universal Tourbillon combines the traditional tourbillon rotation at once per minute but also with an orbital rotation around the dial once per day. And thru this rotation, the watch is able to display all 24 time zones, the setting is done via the crown at first position to set the universal time and minute, the 2nd position to adjust the timezones.  Automatic in-house calibre 948 flying tourbillon. Water resistance to 50m
• Limited to 20pcs
• Priced at 200,000€
• Collection 2022

Patrimony Traditionnelle Caliber 2755 This is a grande complication watch, tourbillon, minute repeater and perpetual calendar.The manual winding Calibre 2755 movement beats at 2.5Hz, Geneva seal, with over 602 parts, 58 hours power reserve. 18k rose gold case in 44mm. Priced at US$699,000.00