ASTRONOMIA CASINO
Rose Gold Baguette
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DESIGN INSPIRATION
From a creative concept to design inspiration. To the first stroke of a pencil through hundreds of iterations. A timepiece like no other comes to life. Underneath the rotating Astronomia platform, a full roulette table with 37 pockets and a white ball emulate a wrist-sized casino.
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THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
One full movement rotation in 10 minutes. Roulette table animation. Double-axis flying tourbillon. Spinning diamond moon. Orbital dial. 60-hour power reserve. 390 components.
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THE COMPLICATIONS & FEATURES
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THE ROULETTE TABLE
A pusher, a train of ball bearings and a finely developed mechanism make for this unique complication, never implemented at such scale. The energy needed by the pusher is low and finger-friendly. The rotating speed, at its best when the watch is set flat, was meant to be as fast and spectacular as possible.
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THE DOUBLE-AXIS-FLYING TOURBILLON
At the end of one satellite arm hangs a flying tourbillon. It's held inside an openworked carriage. It revolves on its axis in 60 seconds. Since it travels along with the central platform, this adds a second axis, with a 10 minute rotation period.
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THE ORBITAL DIAL
At the end of another satellite arm lies the hour and minute dial. The platform rotation would normally shift the numbers and make their reading impossible. Jacob & Co. has fitted the dial with a patented differential system. It spins in the opposite direction of the platform, at the same speed. As a result, it remains constantly upright and readable.
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THE EARTH
As Astronomia Casino represents a solar system, it contains our home planet. Crafted out of magnesium for lightness, earth is hand-lacquered in blue for likeness. The shape of emerged grounds and continents is clearly visible. This Earth spins on its own axis every 30 seconds.
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THE DIAMOND MOON
Astronomia Casino features a moon. That's the planet chosen to represent the high jewelry part of Jacob & Co.'s identity. This moon is actually a 1 ct. white diamond. Carved from a large rough of extremely high quality, it receives the exclusive, spherical, 288-facet, Jacob-cut. This moon spins on its own axis in 30 seconds.
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THE LIFESTYLE
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THE SPECIFICATIONS
ASTRONOMIA CASINO
Rose Gold Baguette
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