Jacob & Co stands out in the world of horology, especially its oversized timepieces-composed of visually impressive haute horological movements-often decorated with jewelry.
Following the termination of a long-term co-branding agreement with Parmigiani Fleurier, the watch company recently signed an ongoing cooperation agreement with super sports car manufacturer Bugatti, and produced a series of products that have been A timepiece inspired by the quotient.
Many Jacob & Co x Bugatti watches have been produced, and the Bugatti Chiron tourbillon is by far the most car-like timepiece-impressively-Twin Turbo Furious La Montre Noire Bugatti is the most threatening. In the end, the movement designers of the original Twin Turbo Furious had a lot of working space compared to traditional watches, so they seemed crazy.
The large case with a diameter of 52 mm and a thickness of 17 mm is covered in all black and made of 18K black gold. The case is surrounded by 344 French-cut natural black sapphires, and is equipped with dual three-axis high-speed tourbillons. Rotating at different speeds and connected to each other, the two tourbillons compensate each other, thus stabilizing the entire system. The result is very striking.
Jacob & Co. (Jacob & Co.) manual winding movement JCFM05 has all the functions, including the above-mentioned double tourbillon system and the decimal minute repeater (which can beep for hours, ten minutes and minutes), a complex single-button chronograph ( Built-in single button) crown controls everything) driven by column wheel and vertical clutch, power reserve indicator (located between the two tourbillons) and completely hollowed out date display.
Uniquely, the chronograph second hand can display a function called “reference time difference”, and the auxiliary ring around the dial is called “pit plate”, which can display the difference from the reference time in minutes and seconds during a timing event (for example, by the watch The second position on the crown is set and pushed by the chronograph button, with a difference of up to 5 minutes and 59 seconds.
A total of 832 components make up the hand-wound movement with a power reserve of 50 hours. A crank is exposed on the side of the case, which acts as a crown, making it easier to wind manually.
Bugatti created a unique La Voiture Noire supercar in 2019 and sold it to an unnamed buyer for nearly $13 million. That car was roughly based on a black car. The black car was the mythical “La Voiture Noire” Type 57 SC Atlantic Coupe, which disappeared from the Jean Bugatti collection around 1938.
The name “La Montre Noire” means “black watch” and refers to the “black car”. Both the 2019 and 2020 models pay tribute to it. The black color scheme of the cars of 1938 and 2019 inspired the creation of this unique watch, just like a car, it is unique.
Twin Turbo Furious “La Montre Noire” Bugatti is a unique piece with a black Cordura textile strap and black PVD titanium buckle, as well as 18 other black sapphires. (Refer to TT800.31.AA.UA.A).