Jaquet Droz recently unveiled a stunning new timepiece, the Lady 8 Flower, which features a breathtaking mechanical animation of a blossoming lotus flower. The watch is made up of two superimposed circles, creating a figure of eight, symbolizing harmony, perfection and infinity. The lower circle, where the time is displayed, features a butterfly, available in two versions, one with the butterfly’s wings painted and engraved in translucent red enamel on guilloché background, and the other incorporating jewels, with the butterfly set with blue sapphires and portrayed against snow-set diamonds. The upper circle holds a lotus flower under a sapphire crystal dome—at the push of a button, the lotus flower opens, revealing the diamond at its heart.

The timepiece presented a technical challenge for the brand, as it needed to accommodate the two mechanism that drive the piece, the watch’s and the automaton’s, within a relatively small 35mm case.

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