Some people probably dont immediately associate Jacob Co. with haute horology, but that doesnt change the fact that the brand is responsible for some of the most outrageous, boldest, and indeed priciest, watches that you can buy today. Just take a look at their Grand Complication Masterpieces and you can find out-of-this-world watches like the Twin Turbo Twin Triple Axi [...]
Surprise or not, the Astronomia watch collection has been a big hit for Jacob Co., whose prime ambitions as a watch maker are to wow and tantalize luxury consumers who think they have seen it all. There are currently six versions of the spacey Astronomia watch on the Jacob Co. website, with a few versions that are unlisted, as well [...]
Jacob Co.s unofficial mandate is to continually impress and surprise its core base of customers. Targeting members of the ultra elite, the people who tend to buy Jacob Co. watches arent looking for sheer value or refined brand prestige. What the people who buy Jacob Co. watches want is novelty and originality. Thus, as Mr. Jacob Arabos enduring mission is to satisfy his customers, his challenge [...]
No matter your opinion on Jacob Co., everyone can agree the brand is never boring. At Baselword 2013, Jacob Co. raised eyebrows by releasing its Epic SF24 travel timer watch. A unique watch, to say the very least, it displayed the local time via a typical dial and time in a separate timezone at 12 oclock usi [...]
Easily one of the most impressive things I strapped to my wrist at Baselworld 2015 was the completed Jacob Co. Astronomia Tourbillon watch (as well as the diamond-set Jacob Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette). There was a very real and very wide smile on my face as I gazed into [...]
I am going to talk about a patently lavish, intentionally outrageous, and easily offensive timepiece covered in diamonds that I am kind of into. This totally one-of-a-kind creation is new for 2015 and is the Jacob Co. Billionaire watch that founder Jacob Arabo produced in collaboration with Italian Flavio Briat [...]
The 2015 Jacob Co. Billionaire Watch is a one-of-a-kind timepiece produced with Italian businessman, fashion label owner, and Formula 1 personality Flavio Briatore. It turns out that the watch was done with him, rather than for him, as an item with his Billionaire brand logo on it. As a manifestation of shee [...]
Last year in 2014, Jacob Co. debuted a very interesting watch with an extravagant movement they called the Astronomia Tourbillon (debuted here). I didnt get a chance to personally see the piece when they debuted it, and I am not sure if the original Astronomia Tourbillon case style (check the link above) was e [...]
For 2014, Jacob Co. returns with a rather amazing watch creation sure to impress everyone from traditional watch lovers to the public at large. Watch the video below of the new Astronomia Tourbillon and it is easy understand why wow is a typical response to this complex and very interesting horological creation. When and wh [...]
For me the most interesting watch I saw from Jacob Co. this year was this Ghost G5 timepiece. The Ghost is a brand new collection for 2011 designed by Jacques Fournier (Horology Design Ltd.) in cooperation with Yvan Arpa who is now a figure at Jacob Co. The Ghost will comes in a few forms and is called the G5 and GT5 as well (Ghost 5 time zon [...]
Boy, what do I even say about this one? Jacob Co.s new ultra high-end, non diamond-studded watch for 2011 is this Cyclone Tourbillon. The watch has a large escapement which is actually on the front-mounted automatic rotor. Having things on the rotor is sort of a trend this year as Cartier did something similar with their Astroregulateur watch and Blancpain has [...]
You are either gonna love or hate this watch winder but if you are anything like me, you really like it. This is the Orbita Futura watch winder. There are actually several winders in the Orbita Futura line and this is sort of an interim version which you might not be able to find availabl [...]
Although there is no shortage of pop culture crossovers within the modern luxury watch industry, perhaps no other character has captivated the watch landscape as much as Batman. From accessible microbrand designs to unofficial Rolex model nicknames and six-figure skeleton tourbillon models, the Caped Crusader has inspired a seemingly endless array of timepieces and paraphernali [...]
Jacob Co. has just unveiled a new version of its outrageous Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon watch, and it could be the most desirable one yet. The first Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon watch was released in 2020, and it made headlines for its insane movement that somehow integrates a functioning miniature version of the W16 engine that powers the Bugatti Chiron [...]
At Dubai Watch Week 2021, I was able to catch-up with Jacob Arabo, founder of Jacob Co., and I got to see the new Billionaire Ashoka watch. Ive always been a Jacob fan and admired what his desire to impress the hard-to-impress has brought to the timepiece industry from an artistic standpoint. His original designs of wildly lavish watches are responsible for many o [...]
In the upper echelons of haute horlogerie, many designs are as much works of miniature sculpture as they are functional timepieces. Perhaps no other brand exemplifies this extravagant three-dimensional design philosophy more thoroughly than Jacob Co., especially through its opulent Astronomia series. The Astronomia has incorporated everything from multi-axis t [...]
When it comes to sheer pageantry, Jacob Co. has to be placed near the top of the current list of haute horlogerie brands. This is most vibrantly shown in the marques more extravagant show pieces, featuring everything from a working model of the solar system to an ornately sculpted golden dragon. One of the most memorable of these in recent years has been 2018s Opera Godfath [...]
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