The founder and chairman of Jacob & Co: Jacob Arabo, is doing a wrist double with the Billionaire Ashoka on his right wrist and the Astronomia Dragon Tourbillon on his left wrist. Photo: Ariel Adams
Jacob & Co. is a luxurious company that produces watches and jewelry for the most well-known musicians and players, including royalty and the corporate elite. The top one percent of society’s consumers worldwide who value the finest premium experiences make up its clientele.
Jacob Arabo founded Jacob & Co. in 1986 when he was 21. The company started as a jewelry company in the Diamond District of New York City. In the 1990s, a lot of upcoming Hip-Hop musicians were among his customers. Most of them went to Mr. Arabo, who then proceeded to make more beautiful and valuable jewelry for them as they evolved to become worldwide renowned artists. He also persuaded male Hip-Hop celebrities to switch out bulky yellow-golden chains for massive diamonds.Arabo collaborated with them to produce custom works. The celebrities who wore his diamonds on red carpets, on the runway, on journal covers, and basically wherever the rich and powerful are photographed became the focus of international media attention.
After attaining greatness in the jewelry industry, Arabo shifted his attention to timepieces. He had a fascination for watches ever since his dad gifted him a world time piece at the age of 13. Moreover, it appeared that it was not an accident that his first watch design was the Five Time Zone. The quartz-powered travel wristwatch was both a useful tool for traveling and a fashion accessory, with bright modern dials and replaceable bezels and straps.The global jet-set people loved it. Jacob & Co. also became well-known for timepieces after a picture of celebrity Naomi Campbell wearing the Five Timezone timepiece surfaced.
Following the Five Time Zone’s commercial breakthrough, Mr. Arabo entered the Haute Horlogerie industry. He established the Geneva-based Jacob & Co. SA in 2007. The Quenttin, the very first watch featuring a straight tourbillon plus a 31-day power reserve, was his debut Swiss-made wristwatch, released in 2007. It was a success that gave Mr. Arabo his start in the Swiss watchmaking industry.After that, a list of revolutionary watches was produced. Also, Jacob & Co. introduced the Epic SF24 in 2013. It was a globe time zone clock with a unique manual retro-style split-flap technology that showed the time in 24 cities across the world.
Not more than a year afterward, Mr. Arabo produced the Astronomia Tourbillon collection, which would eventually become his best significant watch. It had 4 distinct satellites that rotated around a core gear in addition to a visible four-arm vertical movement.Jacob & Co. watches kept getting increasingly intricate. Hence, the company unveiled the Opera Godfather, a melodic timepiece that replays The Godfather film’s tune on demand, as part of an innovative relationship with Paramount Pictures. It combines a variety of additional functions with movie imagery.
After that, NBC/Universal and Opera Scarface, a music timepiece that honors the well-known Al Pacino movie, entered into a partnership.In 2018, Jacob & Co. introduced the Twin Turbo Furious, which integrates two tri-axis successive high-speed flying tourbillons, a monopusher Chrono, a decimal minute repeater, and a mechanically referencing time differential indicator. In the history of Swiss manufacturing, a blend of complexities has never been displayed in one timepiece.
Later that year, Jacob & Co. and Bugatti agreed to a long-term relationship “to develop a one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen watches.” They jointly revealed the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon, the first high-end timepiece to exist to have a completely functional copy of the Bugatti W16 motor.Over two decades as a watch designer and 35 years in the jewelry business, Jacob & Co. Mr. Arabo asserts that his objectives have not changed despite the enormous development of his company. However, in most cases, he was informed that his watches couldn’t be produced. Luckily, he soon discovered Swiss watchmakers who were eager to implement his unorthodox concepts.
Overall, each uniqueness is incredibly clear in the company’s originality and bold personality. They nonetheless succeed in leaving a stamp that distinguishes them even with their ‘everyday’ pieces, which are simple and more approachable. Below is thus, a brief tour of Jacob and Co watches that demonstrate this and capture their unique style.
Jacob & Co. Astronomia
The Astronomia Tourbillon, which debuted in 2014, is among the Astronomia timepieces that make one of their loudest craftsmanship assertions. It offered the traditional tourbillon complexity comprising 4 satellites rotating continuously in a vertical structure.
With the release of the Astronomia Art range of timepieces, which are literally displays composed of sapphire crystal plus valuable metals, this bold statement item quickly became a blank palette for numerous other pieces of art.
Conor McGregor is wearing one of Jacob & Co. absolute flagships; the $1,000,000.00 USD Jacob and Co Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette. With a case made out of 18k gold, invisibly set with 342 baguette diamonds and 50mm wide, this timepiece is very rare and limited to only 18 pieces worldwide. Photo: Conor McGregor
Moreover, these hand-polished statues are set on an aventurine crystal dial, which also serves as the foundation for the dual-axis tourbillon system. Every miniature is the result of many hours of laborious hand effort.
In addition, the timepiece features a 288-facet “Jacob-cut” diamond that spins within one of the satellites of the system once every 60 seconds. The blue-finished, magnesium-made sphere adjacent to the diamond also revolves once per minute. The primary time-tracking dial is skeletonized with Roman numbers and is hand etched and lacquered in black, together with blued indexes that are likewise hand-polished. All these complete the four-way balancing of the satellite.An incredible manual-wound caliber with a 60-hour power reserve drives the entirety of this amazing moving masterpiece of art. It is packaged in a sizable 50mm “display” made of sapphire crystal as well as 18k rose gold.
Jacob & Co. Palatial Classic
This comprises Jacob’s line of dressier watches which provide a degree of elegance above their more significant statement designs. These vintage clocks, which follow the rules of art deco style, have excellent polishing that gives them a subtle yet elegant charm.
Classic Palatial Automatic:
With a 36-hour power reserve, the self-winding caliber JCCA01 powers this automated edition of the Palatial Classic. It has an anti-shock mechanism and a “Glucydur” balancing disc, which has much reduced thermal contraction.
Moreover, the timepiece comprises sapphire crystal glass featuring an anti-reflective coating. It’s also housed within a 42-millimeter 18k rose golden casing that is waterproof to 50 meters. For the two-hand time management, the display consists of a refined dauphine index, an attached logo and markings, and a guilloche dial in a variety of colors. Alligator leather straps featuring solid rose golden buckles are also linked to each item, which has its unique serial number.
Palatial Classic Manual Big Date:
Even though this Palatial has a manual-winding movement, it has a lot to offer. The power reserve of the caliber JCCM01, which is 50 hours, is displayed at 6 o’clock on the dial. The counterpart of that, at twelve o’clock, is a large date window that is muchly coveted. This information is presented on a dial with a guilloche design in a variety of colors.
Based on the variant, the timepiece comes with a steel bracelet or an alligator leather strap. It is also encased inside a 42mm steel casing with sapphire crystal glass.
Jacob & Co. Epic X
The Epic X, a much more condensed version of Jacob, might well be reduced to the bare essentials of structural design, yet it can hardly be described as minimalist. The Epic X actually does honor a classic style of watchmaking, despite how edgy it may look.
The skeletonized piece does have much to do with maintaining the piece’s architectural stability despite being stripped down and becoming more transparent. It is about more than eliminating extra elements in a more traditional form. Whereas the wristwatch continues to be durable, the movement should also continue to be precise and dependable in addition to being practical.
Superstar Lionel Messi is wearing the rare Jacob and Co. ‘Epic X Chrono Messi White Gold Titanium and Baguette’ in 18k white gold and titanium. The model features a bezel with 36 baguette-cut diamonds and a blue transparent skeleton dial with a matching blue strap. The creation of this timepiece has been inspired by Messi’s home country Argentina, and is made in honor of the football legend who is Jacob & Co’s brand ambassador since a few years. Photo: Getty Images
To accomplish all of this, the manual-winding caliber JCAM01 is positioned vertically, skeletonized, and elegantly polished. The clarity is especially helpful because the watch lacks a revolving seconds counter and shows if the necessary movable components are still in motion or whether the device requires to be wound. However, you may rest comfortably that a two-day wound cycle ought to be adequate, given a 48-hour power reserve.In addition, the watch has a 44mm casing made of 5th-grade titanium with a black DLC finish. Also, its striking ‘X’ pattern can be seen via the sapphire crystal on the caseback and glass.
Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo and Twin Turbo Furious
The Twin Turbo idea is fascinating and intricately designed in The Twin Turbo Furious. Moreover, it advances the concept by enhancing the dual tri-axis tourbillon with a decimal minute repeater of the initial with a Monopusher Chrono and a Pit Board time zone difference analyzer.Typically, the Twin Turbo Furious is an authentic Grand Complication Masterpiece, including its 832 carefully hand-adorned and assembled parts. It also features a unique blend of super high-end systems that are unique to Jacob & Co.
Jacob Arabo, is wearing a piece unique 52 mm Jacob and Co. Twin Turbo Furious, featuring a smoked dark grey sapphire chronograph crystal dial, crafted from the rare material Neoralithe, with triple-axis tourbillons. The surrounding bezel and clasp of the strap have been hand-set with baguette-cut white diamonds and tsavorites. Cristiano is also wearing a piece unique: his Jacob and Co. Chiron ‘CR7’ Tourbillon, designed to match the football legends Bugatti Chiron. The timepiece is fully set with baguette-cut diamonds and black sapphires, for a total of 21 ct. gemstones.
The Twin Turbo and Twin Turbo Furious blend the thrilling adrenaline of the quickest cars worldwide with the unmatched elegance and mechanical intricacy found only in the realm of Haute Horlogerie. The dual three-axis tourbillons (the most complex, technically demanding, and visually captivating in the field of tourbillons) drive the Twin Turbo Furious primary time window as well as monopusher Chrono functions.
On the other hand, the Twin Turbo Furious may rely on two regulatory mechanisms as they spin across space in a series of swift yet measured movements while enclosed in their exquisitely polished and ultra-lightweight enclosures. These tri-axis tourbillons have an astounding number of 104 parts per piece, as each one only weighs 1.15 grams.
The most unique and uncommon of all chime intricacies, the decimal minute repeater makes up the 832-part JCFM05 Manufacture Jacob & Co caliber found in the Twin Turbo. To enjoy the Twin Turbo Furious’s chapel gongs, press the slider built into the left-hand edge of the watch’s highly constructed casing, which is made of black DLC titanium with welded carbon.
Additionally, the Twin Turbo Furious features a smoky dark grey sapphire crystal dial. This partly displays the elements behind it while enabling improved visibility for the best readability of the chronograph’s indicators. With Super-LumiNova luminous indicators, the dial’s rim is made from the unique and exotic element Neoralithe. Besides, exceptionally skeletonized and bi-colored primary indexes connected to the dual three-axis tourbillons by superbly polished gears display the minutes and hours.
Conclusion
Jacob & Co is a renowned American premium jewelry and timepiece brand. Its also among the most well-known luxury labels in the watch and jewelry industries because of its unique and amazing designs.Furthermore, Jacob & Co. has developed a distinct niche by consistently doing the impossible in the exquisite jewelry and precision watchmaking industries. With the company’s timepieces and jewelry worn by practically every famous person underneath the sun, it has always been a celebrity favorite!
