| Quick specs Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW Price: Steel with textile strap: CHF 15,150 | approx. € 13.200 | approx. £ 11,700 | approx. $ 15,500 Steel with steel bracelet: CHF 18,600 | approx. € 16.200 | approx. £ 14,400 | approx. $ 19,000€ Steel/pink gold with textile strap: CHF 20,450 | approx. € 17.800 | approx. £ 15,800 | approx. $ 20,900 Steel/pink gold with two-tone steel bracelet: CHF 24,500 | approx. € 9.900 | approx. £ 21,700 | approx. $ 28,800 Size: 45 mm Reference: J029030548 (Steel with textile strap) | J029030148 (Steel with steel bracelet) J029037541 (Steel/pink gold with textile strap) | J029037141 (Steel/pink gold with two-tone steel bracelet)  |
Drop the name Jaquet Droz and what springs to mind are elegant and complicated watches. Full of artisanal craftsmanship. But sports watches, not so much. That may change with the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW.
In all honesty the SW is a collection that has existed since 2008 and stands for – not really original – Sports Watch. The collection has evolved into something heftier and rugged, especially noticeable in this new Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW.
All in all, it is more of an update with four variations. Two steel versions with a textile or steel bracelet. And a steel/pink gold combo with a textile or a two-tone steel and pink gold bracelet.
The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW has a diameter of 45 millimeters
Crafted with three partially open worked links evoking the lugs’ design, the steel bracelets feature screws that echo those of the case. This while the materials have a sporty look thanks to rubber, found on the overmolding of the winding crown, and a super-luminova coating on the tips of the hands.
The watch is powered by the Jaquet Droz caliber 2663A.Si-S. It is an automatic movement with a silicon balance spring, double barrel and an 18-karat white gold oscillating weight. Similar yet different, but all around the Grande Seconde SW is a more refined and sleeker result. One that makes the watch up-to-date for a few more years.
Other Grande Seconde models, the more classic ones, can be found here.
technical data Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW |
| Reference: J029030548 (Steel with textile strap) | J029030148 (Steel with steel bracelet) J029037541 (Steel/pink gold with textile strap) | J029037141 (Steel/pink gold with two-tone steel bracelet) |
| Movement: Jaquet Droz 2663A.Si-S | Automatic | Diameter: 11½ lignes | Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) | Jewels: 30 | Double barrel | Silicon balance spring | 18-karat white gold oscillating weight | Off-centered hours, minutes and large seconds sub-dial | Power-reserve: 68 hours |
| Case & dial: 45 mm | Stainless steel and/or pink gold | Thickness: 11.93 mm | Anti-reflective sapphire crystal | Engraved and see-through case back | Fluted bezel | Satin-finished black dial | 18-carat white or pink gold sub-dial ring and plates | Hand with super-luminova | Water-resistance: 5 ATM / 5 bar / 50 meters / 165 feet |
| Strap: Stainless steel bracelet or stainless steel and 18-carat pink gold bracelet or textile strap |
| Price Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW: Steel with textile strap: CHF 15,150 | approx. € 13.200 | approx. £ 11,700 | approx. $ 15,500 Steel with steel bracelet: CHF 18,600 | approx. € 16.200 | approx. £ 14,400 | approx. $ 19,000€ Steel/pink gold with textile strap: CHF 20,450 | approx. € 17.800 | approx. £ 15,800 | approx. $ 20,900 Steel/pink gold with two-tone steel bracelet: CHF 24,500 | approx. € 9.900 | approx. £ 21,700 | approx. $ 28,800 |
| Website: www.jaquet-droz.com |