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  • We called Droz's boat up to assist us, and Kerry, followed by one member of his crew, jumped ashore and chased a VC behind a hooch—a thatched hut—maybe 15 yards inland from the ambush site.

    Archive 2004-08-01 2004

  • Cool and classic, this Jaquet Droz pocket watch has an ivory enamel dial with numerals arranged in a figure eight and a red-gold case.

    More Pocket Watches 2010

  • Jaquet Droz The Pocket Watch in 18-karat red gold with black grand feu–enameled dial.

    Big Time: The British Pocket Watch Jonathon Keats 2010

  • John showed some flash as the big bad doctor Droz instead of Dr. Oz in the latest installment of "Laser Cats," which was still turned down by Lorne Michaels despite a desperate plea from Hanks:

    Elton John Brings Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal and Carmelo Anthony Along for SNL Hosting Gig 2011

  • At first, the bird's song was provided by a serinette mechanism, as is the case here; later, the Jaquet-Droz were to invent the whistle with sliding piston, which allowed a much greater miniaturization and the imitation of true bird song.

    Of Clockwork Trains and Faberge Eggs Heather McDougal 2008

  • Jaquet Droz and Maillardet could never have dreamed of this.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • Cathy Droz attended Northwestern University from 1967 to 1971, where she majored in Film, Radio, and Television.

    Personal Information for Cathy Droz Jewish Women's Archive 2010

  • “Henry Droz, who ran the distribution company, used to have his meetings in August at the Diplomat Hotel in Miami–it was like ninety-nine degrees,” Krasnow recalls.

    Fortune’s Fool Fred Goodman 2010

  • Cathy Droz attended Northwestern University from 1967 to 1971, where she majored in Film, Radio, and Television.

    Personal Information for Cathy Droz 2010

  • At first, the bird's song was provided by a serinette mechanism, as is the case here; later, the Jaquet-Droz were to invent the whistle with sliding piston, which allowed a much greater miniaturization and the imitation of true bird song.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Heather McDougal 2008

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