Jacob & Co proves it’s the wild child of horology with three outrageous watches

Jacob & Co. has never been in the business of restraint, and its latest releases double down on that philosophy. Marking milestones, partnerships, and technical ambition, the trio of watches unveiled this year leans heavily into the brand’s signature blend of high jewellery and high watchmaking. 

From a patented diamond-cut debuting on a fully pave double tourbillon to a sapphire-crystal case revealing a hypercar-inspired engine automaton, these are pieces that prioritise theatre as much as technique. 

Each watch approaches excess differently, but all arrive at the same unique conclusion: more is, quite deliberately, more. And that’s how the New York-founded house with a Geneva-based watch manufacture differentiates itself.

Billionaire Double Tourbillon Angel Cut

This stunner introduces a proprietary diamond cut developed entirely in-house. Named after Angela, the wife of founder Jacob Arabo, the Angel Cut features 37 facets, engineered to balance light return with material yield.

This new cut debuts in a 54mm by 41mm white gold case set with 98 Angel Cut diamonds, extending onto a dial paved with additional stones, for a total of approximately 79 carats. 

Beneath the surface sits the hand-wound JCAM50 calibre, composed of 460 components and equipped with twin flying one-minute tourbillons arranged symmetrically at 12 and 6 o’clock.

Limited to 18 pieces, the watch pairs optical precision with mechanical symmetry, using its gem-setting not just as decoration, but as a structured architecture of light.

The Godfather II

Continuing Jacob & Co.’s long-running collaboration with Paramount Pictures, this creation translates the world of Francis Ford Coppola’s film into a 50-piece mechanical wristwatch, designed as both a tribute and an instrument. 

The Godfather II translates cinema into mechanics, centred on a fully mechanical music box that plays the film’s iconic score, Speak Softly, Love, on demand. 

Rather than relying on electronics, the watch uses a traditional pinned cylinder-and-comb system, miniaturised within the movement with careful attention to acoustics and timing. 

Housed in a 47mm rose gold case, it has a substantial volume that helps amplify the sound. Once activated, the melody is accompanied by animated dial elements that move in sync, turning the watch into a brief, choreographed performance. 

Bugatti Tourbillon Sapphire Crystal

Taking transparency to its extreme, this piece’s 55mm by 44mm case is machined entirely from blocks of sapphire crystal, requiring over 800 hours of work to cut, drill, and polish each component.

This full transparency reveals the JCAM55 hand-wound movement, designed to echo Bugatti’s hypercar architecture. At its centre sits a miniature V16 engine block automaton, carved from sapphire and fitted with 16 titanium pistons driven by a crankshaft. Activated via the crown, it performs a 20-second animation sequence.

The display follows automotive cues, with retrograde hours and minutes styled like dashboard counters, a 30-second tourbillon, and dual power-reserve indicators. 

Produced as unique pieces in coloured sapphire cases, the watch merges automotive design with watchmaking in an exceptional way.