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Jacob & Co.
The house that made high complication loud. Jacob Arabo went from setting diamonds for New York to building the Astronomia, and Haute Time has followed the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon, the Twin Turbo Furious and the Billionaire the whole way.
89Stories published
1986Maison founded
5Current collections
Jacob & Co. is a jewellery and watch house founded in New York in 1986 by Jacob Arabo, an Uzbekistan-born diamond designer, and now headquartered in Geneva with its watchmaking in Switzerland. It became known first for gem-setting and celebrity jewellery, then rebuilt itself as a high-complication watchmaker: the Astronomia, launched in 2014, carries a triple-axis gravitational tourbillon with orbiting satellites for the dial, and the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon houses a working miniature sixteen-cylinder engine. The brand is unusual in combining serious complicated movements with maximalist design and full-pave gem work in the same reference.
Jacob & Co.Founded 1986New YorkGenevaJacob AraboAstronomiaBugatti Chiron TourbillonTwin Turbo Furious
The Collection
Astronomia
Triple axis · 43-50mm
Multi-axis gravitational tourbillon
Bugatti Chiron
Tourbillon · 57mm
Animated W16 engine module
Twin Turbo Furious
Grand complication
Quadruple-axis tourbillons, decimal repeater
Casino / Opera
Animation complications
Roulette and music-box modules
Epic X / Billionaire
Sport and full-pave
Skeleton and invisible-set stones
Latest Jacob & Co. Coverage
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News
Jacob & Co. Turns Diamonds Into Motion With the Brilliant Flying Tourbillon Arlequino
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If You’re Interested in Independent Watch Brands
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Jacob & Co Has Created the Fastest Tourbillon Ever
Celebrities
Odell Beckham Jr. On Fame, Fatherhood, Fashion, and Fighting For His Next Big Moment — On and Off the Field
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Ohana Development & Jacob & Co. Unveil a $1.3 Billion Coastal Masterpiece in Abu Dhabi
Events
Jacob & Co. Creates The Word’s First Four-Axis Tourbillon
Milestones
1986
Jacob Arabo opens a jewellery workshop in New York's diamond district.
2002
The Five Time Zone watch makes the brand a name outside jewellery.
2014
Astronomia debuts with a triple-axis gravitational tourbillon and orbiting satellites.
2019
Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon puts a working sixteen-cylinder engine model in a wristwatch.
Timely FAQs
Who founded Jacob & Co.?
Jacob Arabo, born in Uzbekistan and raised in New York, who began as a diamond setter and opened his own workshop in 1986. The watchmaking arm came later and is based in Switzerland, with the company headquartered in Geneva.
Is Jacob & Co. a real watchmaker or a jeweller?
Both, and the watches are genuinely complicated. The Astronomia's multi-axis gravitational tourbillon and the Twin Turbo Furious decimal minute repeater are technically serious pieces; the difference from a traditional maison is that Jacob & Co. treats complication as spectacle rather than restraint.
What is the Astronomia?
Jacob & Co.'s signature: a movement whose entire dial side rotates, carrying a tourbillon, a rotating globe, a moon and often a large cut diamond around a central axis. It is the reference most collectors associate with the brand.
Where can I read Jacob & Co. coverage from a watch publication?
Haute Time has published around 56 Jacob & Co. stories - Astronomia and Bugatti launches, high-jewellery pieces and interviews with Jacob Arabo.