Jaquet Droz - Watches and Automata on Show

On the occasion of the Association's "Automates et Merveilles" project, Montres Jaquet Droz SA invited friends of the brand on 21 and 22 June to discover the history and savoir-faire of its founder, Pierre Jaquet Droz, through a dedicated exhibition involving three museums: the Neuchâtel Museum of Art and History; the International Watchmaking Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds; and the Watchmaking Museum in Le Locle - Château des Monts. The exhibition revolves around three major figures in the field of watchmaking at the time: Pierre Jaquet-Droz, his son Henri-Louis and their collaborator Jean-Frédéric Leschot. To highlight their genius and answer the questions that bind them to the present, the three museums bring together their expertise and collections, enriched by several exceptional works from private and public loans. The exhibition will end on 30 September 2012.

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