Posts filed under Jacob & Co.

Introducing: Jacob & Co. Casino Tourbillon. The Watch with a Fully Working Roulette.

Based on the most thorough technical paradigm, the new Casino Tourbillon features Jacob & Co.'s first-ever flying tourbillon located on the case's back side with high-end finishings and sophisticated material details. Leaving its entire expression space to a fully functional, free-spinning roulette, complete with 37 pockets and a white ball, the Jacob & Co. Casino Tourbillon is designed for play, hopes for luck, and to bring supreme exhilaration while on the wrist.

News: Jacob & Co. Partners with Binghatti to Develop Ultra-Luxury Dubai Skyscraper

Binghatti and Jacob & Co. are partnering to develop an ultra-luxury Dubai skyscraper by uniting their rich heritage and iconic architectural and horological codes. The residential project named Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co. Residences aspires to achieve the record for the world’s tallest residential structure. The event celebrating the reveal of Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co. Residences will take place on November 16th, 2022, at the largest multipurpose indoor stadium in the Middle East, the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

Posted on November 16, 2022 and filed under Jacob & Co., News.

News: Presenting the Jacob & Co. Billionaire Ashoka Unique Piece

Since its introduction in 2015, the Jacob & Co. Billionaire has reached fame as the watch coveted by all with a price tag surpassing $18 million. With only one in existence worldwide, the Billionaire is a unique piece adorned with Emerald-Cut Diamonds with an approximate carat weight of 260 carats. This year, Jacob & Co. is using the Ashoka diamond for the very first time in a diamond-encrusted tourbillon timepiece. The Billionaire Ashoka from Jacob & Co. is a pièce unique, and only one will ever be made.

News: Presenting the Jacob & Co. Opera Scarface. Honoring Tony Montana.

Who doesn’t remember the so many lines of one of the most legendary gangster movies of all time? Yes, we are talking about Scarface. Brian De Palma’s Scarface from Universal Pictures had an incredible impact on entire generations of people all around the world. The year 1980 marked a new decade, a new era, and the most amazing time for us that were born in the 70s. The movie Scarface takes place during the spring of 1980 when the Mariel Boat Lift took place bringing thousands of Cuban immigrants into the U.S.

Posted on May 21, 2020 and filed under News, Jacob & Co..

Insider: Jacob & Co. Brilliant Flying Tourbillon Tsavorites. An 18-Piece Limited Edition.

Measuring 47 mm in diameter and 14.65 mm in thickness, the Jacob & Co. Brilliant Flying Tourbillon Tsavorites is cased in 18K yellow gold with an invisible gem-set of 170 baguette tsavorites with a total weight of 12.10 carats. Tsavorite is the trade name used to refer for the emerald-green variety of a grossular garnet that comes from Africa. Tsavorite has become one of the most popular and expensive garnets, due to its rarity.

Eye Candy: Jacob & Co. Astronomia Dragon. Celebrating the Chinese Mythological Creature.

The Astronomia Dragon is a truly unique, groundbreaking timepiece that elevates the art of watchmaking combining the highest level of Swiss timepiece craftsmanship and the horological decorative arts to create a watch that is a poetic visual rendering of the celestial world with every element in constant, visible motion, all under the control of the oscillator at the heart of the three-axis tourbillon with an orbital display of the hours and minutes. This timepiece is fitted with an 18K rose gold case that looks more like a cage that holds six sapphire crystals throughout the top, bottom, caseband and in between the lugs.

Baselworld 2019: Jacob & Co. Epic X Chrono Messi Limited Edition. Live Pictures & Price.

Renowned Argentinean soccer player Leo Messi was Audemars Piguet’s ambassador since 2010 and the brand released three Royal Oak Chronographs in his honor back in 2012. In 2014, Messi was still visiting the Audemars Piguet manufacture around 2014 and who knows what happened since them, but somehow that close friendship and relationship ended. All that we know, is that Messi loves watches and he is now partnering with Jacob & Co. and Jacob Arabo. Right before Baselworld 2019, Jacob & Co. presented the first watch from their relationship with Leo Messi and we were finally able to check it out during Baselworld last week.

Baselworld 2019: Jacob & Co. Unveils Long-Term Partnership with Bugatti

Jacob & Co. is pleased to announce a long-term partnership with Bugatti, the world’s most celebrated high performance sports car manufacturer, to collaborate on a series of exclusive co-branded products. This partnership brings together two companies that share a passion for cutting-edge design, pushing the limits of what seems mechanically possible. Stephan Winkelmann and Jacob Arabo, the Presidents of Bugatti and Jacob & Co., had just made this partnership official at Baselworld 2019.

Insider: Jacob & Co. Astronomia Clarity Tourbillon. Hands-on with an Extremely Impressive Tourbillon.

We are very lucky here at WCL that we get to review impressive timepieces like the Jacob & Co. Astronomia collection on a regular basis. Jacob & Co. was founded by Jacob Arabo, an immigrant from Uzbekistan that is very well know for selling high ticket jewelry creations, timepieces and diamonds to a handful of celebrities and hip-hop and rap music artists. As his company flourished in the 1990s and Mr. Arabo became 'Jacob the Jeweler' —a nickname that first made its appearance in several rap songs....

Experience: WCL Collector's Evening with Jacob & Co. First Time the Astronomia Timepieces Make it to Mexico City.

A couple of weeks ago, we gathered with a small group of VIP watch collectors from Mexico City and our friends from Jacob & Co. to present for the very first time in Mexico, the three Astronomia timepieces. With a perfect setting at the ultra exclusive Executive Members Club Piso 51 located in the heart of Mexico City, we hosted a relaxing evening with champagne, hors d'oeuvres and incredible timepieces. As the sun set over one of the largest cities in the world, the Magnums of Taittinger champagne started to flow.