Saturday, February 6, 2016

Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Monkey Watches

Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Monkey and Petite Heure Minute Relief Monkey models, the brand named for timepiece visionary Pierre Jaquet-Droz turned to the legend of Sun Wakong, the so-called Monkey King. Watchcloneprice - who makes the best clone watches at cheap price, replica watches sale online.

One of the most enduring characters in Chinese culture, Sun Wakong was appointed to watch over the Garden of Celestial Peaches but instead ate the sacred peaches to attain immortality (leading to the Chinese tradition of giving peaches as a symbols of eternal life). Beneath its off-center subdial, the Petite Heure Monkey depicts on its white grand feu enamel dial a monkey leaping onto a branch to pick a peach.

This watch, with a rose-gold case, is available in two sizes, 35 mm or 39 mm in diameter (the smaller model has a bezel set with brilliant-cut diamonds). Both are equipped with automatic movements, visible through clear casebacks, with meticulously sculpted rotors also visually depicting the Monkey King legend.

The Petite Heure Minute Relief Monkey is available with either a rose gold or white gold case (both 41 mm in diameter; inset diamonds on the bezel of the white gold version) and has a striking dial that combines lacquer, gold and mother-of-pearl. Beneath the hours-and-minutes subdial at 12 o’clock, a gold-sculpted monkey perches on a peach-tree branch against a background of delicate foliage. As with the other watch, the automatic mechanical movement (with a 68-hour power reserve) features a rotor depicting a monkey, combining gold that has been engraved and then patinated with black onyx. The domed sapphire crystals add depth to the miniaturized 3-D artwork on the dial. Each of Jaquet Droz’s four “Year of the Monkey” models is offered in a limited edition of only 28 pieces.

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