The Jaquet-Droz et Leschot was established in 1784 by Pierre and his two sons. Pierre died six years later in 1790. The company lasted another decade or so, but eventually ceased production. Nearly 200 years later, in the 1990s, the company reemerged as Jaquet Droz. The Swatch Brand acquired Jaquet Droz in the year 2000. Currently, the company is based at the original location in Switzerland. Jaquet-Droz is operating out of the same building that first carried the name back in 1738. The production factory is next to Greubel Forsey just outside La Chaux-de-Fonds. It sits in a small industrial park, next to the highway, with a few other small factories. You can see the town in the distance across the green Swiss countryside.