For its Rolling Stones Automaton, Jaquet Droz has designed an animation recalling children’s nightlights and spinning tops, with colours and rotating discs showcasing the legendary band’s gear – all hand-crafted.
Description
By giving a new face to its Rolling Stones Automaton, Jaquet Droz has created a fun piece evoking all the wonder of children at play. The Stones’ instruments, hand-crafted from blocks of gold, sit beneath the offset hours and minutes display on a disc coloured to resemble a vinyl LP. The scene is surrounded by a second disc that rotates when the pusher is activated, while the iconic Stones tongue rises, falls, and moves from left to right.
The power reserve is shown at nine o’clock by a cam made to look like the tonearm and stylus of a traditional record turntable. As it rotates, the brightly-coloured spiral creates an optical illusion just like a child’s spinning top, with each colour hand-painted to match the Only Watch 2023 palette. A second Rolling Stones tongue at the centre glows in the dark – recalling a child’s bedroom nightlight.
Specifications
Model name:
The Rolling Stones Automaton – Only Watch 2023
Ref: J0328340241
Case:
18K white gold — Hand engraved case back
Dial:
Hand painted black Onyx subdial with hand painted fluorescent mouth and fluorescent logo — Hand painted brass rotating disc — Hand painted golden static disc with hand engraved and hand painted instruments
Calibre:
Jaquet Droz 2653AT2 — Silicon balance spring and pallet horns, double barrel, flat bridges — White gold oscillating weight — Automaton: rotating disc and mouth — Power reserve: 68 hours, animation: 4 minutes
Bracelet:
Fabric strap, rubber printed pattern — White gold folding clasp
Dimensions:
Diameter: 43mm
Thickness: 16.96mm
Specificities:
Automaton with rotating dial and mouth, 4-minutes power reserve — Hand painted dials, fluorescent mouth and fluorescent Jaquet Droz logo — Gold hand engraved and painted instruments and mouth
