The colored bird is perched under a sapphire-crystal dome dominating the lower half of the face. When activated by a pusher at 2 o’clock, the singular serenader begins to twirl and chirp in a variety ...

The name Jaquet Droz is today synonymous with high-end Swiss watches, but in his lifetime, Pierre Jaquet-Droz, was best known for his automata – superbly crafted mechanical dolls that could draw, ...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux2KW20nqHU&feature=player_embedded] Europe in the mid to late 18th century was not as backwards as some people may believe ...

For the past 37 years, the Droz family has taken a picture in front of a numbered highway sign for their annual holiday card. Photo: The Droz Family Dan Droz went for a drive one day last month. He ...

Chantal Thomass is unique, and so is her automaton. Her commitment to the project was total. The creator visited the Jaquet Droz ateliers in person several times. Having never before considered a ...

If there's one reason to buy The Bird Repeater from Jaquet-Droz, it's the 3D dial. Set to be unveiled at Basel later this month, this 47mm timekeeper pays tribute to master automation and watchmaker ...

Last week, Swiss watchmaking house, Jaquet Droz, opened its first boutique in Dubai. Located inside the Dubai Mall, the flagship store brings some of the watchmaker’s finest novelties, many of them ...

2003-04-01 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Henry Droz, whom Billboard magazine called "one of the architects of music distribution," died Thursday in Los Angeles of cardiac arrhythmia, his family said. He ...

Henry Droz, a music industry leader for six decades who was known as the architect of modern music distribution, died March 27 in Los Angeles of complications of a cardiac arrhythmia. He was 76. Droz ...