"Qing Dynasty royal temperament?" Mai Mai Mai didn't quite understand how Jaquet Droz's ordinary four words were related to the Qing Dynasty royal temperament.

[Jaquet Droz is a brand and a watchmaker's name, Jaquet Droz's English I just mentioned, Jaquet Droz doesn't sound a bit like Jaquet Droz, many people think this is a direct transliteration. 】

[But in fact, this name is similar to Coca-Cola, a combination of transliteration and paraphrasing, which can be called a model of Chinese translation of European brands.] 】

[The words "Ya" and "De" are words that Emperor Qianlong has always liked, and Luo was selected from Emperor Qianlong's surname "Aixin Jueluo", is there a feeling of being a relative of the emperor?]

"Is this true? Or is it a story made up by the brand itself? I guess even Qianlong Ye himself never thought that Jaquet Droz would be interpreted like this in the future. "I've seen a lot of watch exhibitions, and I've seen a lot of antique European clocks.

The fact that Qianlong Ye loves watches is known to the world.

In the world of antique watch collection, a brand or a clock, as long as it is related to Qianlong, will rise.

Because of this, some of the stories about Qianlong and clocks are true, and more are made up by later generations in order to get a good price.

[This is true, there are historical records. 】

[The First Historical Archives of China has a copy of "Entering the Order", which contains a detailed record of the Jaquet Droz copper-plated and flowered branch cage bell you saw in the Forbidden City. 】

[On August 3, 1785, the Guangdong Customs Superintendent Mu Teng dedicated the bell to the Qianlong Emperor. 】

[That was the first time that Qianlong Ye received Jaquet Droz's work, and he was very happy. 】

[Emperor Qianlong gave a royal name on the spot. 】

[Every word in the name Jaquet Droz was thought of by Lord Qianlong himself. 】

"I didn't expect Emperor Qianlong to have the talent to be a translator. It's good to be an emperor, and from time to time someone wants to pay tribute. You say that he was born on September 25, why did he receive a copper-plated and flowered branch bird cage bell on August 3? I was born on August 3, but I could only go to the Forbidden City and see the Liang Mingniao bell through the glass. ”

When I heard that on August 3rd, I was already sensitive to time-related numbers, and I sighed a little.

I like antique clocks, and I have a little understanding of Libra's Qianlong.

After all, as long as you like antique clocks, it is impossible to escape Qianlong.

Qianlong's personal preference can support half of the collection of antique clocks and watches.

The same clock, as long as it passes through the hand of Lord Qianlong, the value will soar.

It is because of the love of Qianlong that the bell has become the most well-known work of Jaquet Droz for collectors and lovers of antique clocks in China.

Maimaimaimai was more impressed by Jaquet Droz's cross-beam songbird bell.

The main frame of this bell is a bronze gilt enamel birdcage.

Inside the cage is a pair of chirping birds, and in the center of the inside of the cage is a fountain.

The music box at the base is composed of organ pipes of different sizes.

The hour clock on the front of the base rings every hour.

By adjusting the clockwork, you can set up to play four different birdsong tunes at a specific time or on the hour.

Every birdsong is melodious.

Jin Ran skimmed the sigh of buying, buying, buying:

[If Emperor Qianlong wants to celebrate his birthday, it should be 365 days a year, and someone can think about giving him a birthday every day. 】

[The bell is a work by Jaquet Droz in 1770, and it was not until 1785 that it became the private collection of Lord Qianlong. 】

[Jaquet Droz also formed an indissoluble bond with China from this period. 】

[In the twenty-nine years from 1781 to 1810, about 650 of Jaquet Droz's works were documented, two-thirds of which came to China.] 】

[Speaking of the mecca of clocks and watches, Neuchâtel is a place you must not miss, if you like antique clocks. 】

[Unlike the many clocks that can be seen in China, such as the bronze gilt and flowered branch bird cage clock, which are specially made for the preferences of Emperor Qianlong, you can only see the top mechanical manufacturing process of Jaquet Droz that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world when you go to Neuchâtel. 】

[The Song Bird Bell that Emperor Qianlong couldn't put down, is a representative of Jaquet Droz's Chinese-style antique clocks. 】

[No matter how close Jaquet Droz is with China, after all, it is still a European brand, and Switzerland is Jaquet Droz's base camp. 】

[During the same period, what swept the European royal family and caused a sensation in this Europe was the "three-piece" robot launched by Jaquet Droz in 1774. 】

[The "Three-Piece Set" shows the working conditions of the three great masters of European society at that time—The Writer, The Draughtsman, and The Musician (writer, painter, musician), and is the immortal creation of Jaquet Droz.] 】

[After this set is wound, you can complete the actions of writing, drawing, and playing music, and it is not a simple pretending action.] 】

[The robot "painter" is the most versatile of the three families. 】

[He can paint not only a single portrait of Louis XV, but also a double portrait of Louis XV and Marie Antoinette.] 】

[Not only can you draw the mythical story of Cupid, the goddess of love, sitting in a two-wheeled car pulled by a butterfly, but also draw a vivid pet dog after drawing people and gods. 】

[These complex "paintings" are not simple to be completed by our current artificial intelligence robots. 】

[Pierre-Jacques Droz and his son Henri-Louis-Jacques Droz were able to complete such a complex robot in the seventies of the eighteenth century. 】

[It was an era that fascinated me and really belonged to craftsmen, would you be curious about that era?]

"Belong to the era of craftsmen......" Maimaimai yawned.

[Would you like to see Jaquet Droz's automatic puppeteer, which is more famous and representative than the Beam Songbird Bell?]

"Yes. Mai Mai Mai Mai only said one word, and his voice began to be a little lazy.

Jin Ran doesn't mind buying and buying, buying and buying, "being concise and to the point".

The "interaction" he is doing now is more to confirm whether the person on the other end of the phone is asleep or awake, and he doesn't really want to receive answers to interactive questions.

Jin Ran's voice was much quieter than at the beginning:

[If you want to, bring Lego to Neuchâtel to have a look.] 】

[Jaquet Droz's epic group of 1774 automatic puppeteers is in the collection of the Museum of Art and History in Neuchâtel. 】

[If you're sleepy, just sleep, I'll wait until you don't react, and I won't say anything.] 】

"Good. The answer sounded like he was awake, and it sounded like he was already half-asleep and half-awake.

Jin Ran paused for a moment before continuing his bedtime story about Swiss watches in a softer, deeper, and more magnetic voice:

[Let me tell you about Switzerland's second horological mecca, the Vallée de Joux. 】

[The Vallée de Joux and Neuchâtel are in the same line, and the Vallée de Joux is the cradle of artisanal watchmakers. 】

[The founder of the Jaquet Droz brand, Pierre Jaquet Droz, was born in the Vallée de Joux. 】

Located in the Jura Mountains, the Vallée de Joux is currently the world's top watch manufacturing center. 】

[The Vallée de Joux, also known as the Valley of Watches, is recognized as the birthplace of haute horlogerie craftsmanship. 】

[The Vallée de Joux is not a very specific place. 】

If you want to start a dream trip of Swiss watchmaking, you can start from Geneva, cross the Jura Mountains, which are called the legend of watches, and slowly come to Basel, which is adjacent to Germany. 】

[There is the Geneva Watch Prize in the south and the Basel Watch and Jewelry Show in the north, which can be regarded as the industry map of Swiss watches. 】

[The Vallée de Joux is the birthplace of most of Switzerland's Haute Horlogerie brands and the heart of Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturing. 】

In addition to the town of Le Sentier, where the two top watch brands are located, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Blancpain, there is also the village of Le Susus, where Audemars Piguet has its headquarters. 】

[Vacheron Constantin also has its own movement research and development institute in the Vallée de Joux, if you are interested, I can take you inside to see the production process of their movements. 】

[Vallée de Joux has many independent watchmakers from different professions, chemists, artists, sculptors, all kinds of professional backgrounds. 】

[Most of them only make one watch a year, if you are interested, I can take you to visit one by one. 】

Mai Mai Mai muffled "um, um" twice, with slurred speech when he was about to fall asleep.

"You sleep. Switzerland's third mecca of watchmaking, I'll wait for you to come and tell you where it is. Jin Ran's latest interaction did not use the form of questioning, but used declarative sentences.

"Hmm...... Late...... Quiet. Mai subconsciously said the word good night.

Jin Ran repeated the words "sleep" with a little anger, and hung up the phone when the corners of his mouth went up.

At this point, he doesn't know whether to say good night or good morning to Maimaimai.

Jin Ran inexplicably thought of a lyric, use my good night to accompany you to breakfast.

But today's buy, buy, buy, buy, obviously not the one who can get up early for breakfast.

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BuybuybuyBuyBuybuyBuybuybuyBuybuybuy

Just after eight o'clock, I was woken up by buying Lego.

I only slept for less than four hours, and I thought I would have a lot of anger to get up.

In fact, the opposite is true.

Maimaimai felt refreshed, she hadn't slept such a good night in a long time.

In a short four hours, Maimaimai felt as if his brain had undergone a baptism.

I remember that before I fell asleep, I had been listening to Jin Ran talk about the customs of Swiss watches.

In a half-asleep state, Jin Ran's voice sounded better than ever, and he couldn't remember exactly what Jin Ran said when he heard it.

Only the four words of the Valle de Joux, which are constantly repeated, are deeply imprinted in the minds of Mai Mai Mai.

Before being woken up by Buy Lego, Buy Buy is having a dream.

She dreamed of the Vallée de Joux.

In the dream, the Vallée de Joux is a place where birds chirp in all seasons, and it is a picturesque place that inspired the design of Jaquet Droz's bell.

She rarely dreams, let alone dreams of places she hasn't been to.

But she dreamed so vividly of a place called the Vallée de Joux, where there were many Haute Horlogerie factories.

I haven't been there, but my dreams are more real than ever.

I don't know if the real Vallée de Joux is the same as in the dream.

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"Buy...... Small...... Sister, get up~bed~~" After buying Lego and waking up Maimaimai, he dodged it like a catapult.

Big Brother Mai has a very deep understanding of his "little sister's" getting up.

He didn't want to be greeted by Maimaimai getting up and angry, and he didn't want to be thrown a few pillows by Maimaimai when he got up in the morning.

Big Brother Mai, who was hiding aside and waiting for Maimaimai to vent and then wake her up, saw that Mai Xiaomei's face was happy, and she didn't look like she should be when she was woken up, so she ran back to the bed happily and continued to make trouble.

"What time is it, are you going to get up?" said Maimaimai, but his hand directly pressed the switch of the electric curtain in his room.

Maimaimai looked at the time: "It's already 8:06, are we buying big brother hungry?"

Mai Mai Mai Mai was about to ask Mai Lego what he wanted to eat, but before he could speak, Mai Lego was very excited and began to answer:

"I'm not hungry, I heard you're going to take me to Switzerland. ”

"Ahh

"Brother Jin Ran, she said that you promised to take me to Switzerland. Great, when are we going? I can see Brother Jin Ran again. ”

"When did I say yes? Don't you want to go to England and go to the same school as the little princess?"

"Brother Jin Ran also has a little princess there, it's Brother Jin Ran's own little princess. ”

"Jin Ran has his own little princess?" The surprise in Mai Mai Mai's heart began to grow exponentially.

"Very drifting little princess, I've seen the pictures. "The more I talk about buying Lego, the more excited I get.

I was full of doubts, but I couldn't get more information about the little princess from Lego.

I can only go back and "educate" my younger brother: "Big brother, you are so unfocused, how can you like a little princess one day?

"I'm very single-minded. There are only little princesses in the UK, and there are Jin Ran's brother and little princesses in Switzerland. "The interpretation of single-mindedness in buying Lego is a little different from that of living in the adult world:

"The little princess can only play with dolls together. Brother Jin Ran can play Lego with me, and he can also take me to make robots. Of course, I have a little princess and Jin Ran's brother in Switzerland. ”

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