BILLIONAIRE DOUBLE TOURBILLON

Name: Billionaire Double Tourbillon
Brand: Jacob & Co.

Billionaire is born from the profound love Jacob Arabo has for diamonds. Of all gems, it holds a special place in his creative heart and mind. Since his earliest days as a jeweler, he has developed a passion for perfection, for the most lavish, large, white and pure of diamonds. Since the early days of Jacob & Co., Jacob Arabo has dreamt about a culminating creation where diamonds and watchmaking would both peak together. In 2016, that intimate calling came to fruition with the release of a skeleton, tourbillon, one-of-one timepiece entirely set with very large diamonds : Billionaire. With a price tag, number of diamonds and design that had never been seen before, the first Billionaire shattered all records, and was followed by several variations. Billionaire Double Tourbillon is a first in the Billionaire collection on many counts. It is the first one with a full dial, entirely set with 168 emerald-cut diamonds, laid out in a “brick wall” pattern. It is the first to come on a blue alligator leather strap with its own, separate diamond-set clasp. And it is the first in the series to feature a double flying tourbillon movement.

Close up of a hand holding a diamond chunk.

An emerald-cut diamond on a rough surface.

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. Billionaire Double Tourbillon opens a new style direction for the Billionaire collection with its full brick-wall diamond dial and leather strap.

Caliber JCAM50 is built on a skeleton of geometrical shape. However, this openworked structure is kept out of sight. One of the ultimate luxuries Billionaire Double Tourbillon offers is to hide its sophistication under a fully diamond-set, brick-wall pattern dial. It contains two round openings that reveal the piece's namesake double tourbillon. The movement contains a pair of barrels. The energy they store allows this hand-wound movement to beat for 72 hours, a record for a timepiece of this magnitude. Each one is connected to a flying tourbillon. They provide an extremely accurate level of timekeeping to Billionaire Double Tourbillon.

Front Interior Movement of the Billionaire Double Tourbillon Watch

Back Interior Movement of the Billionaire Double Tourbillon Watch

White gold case and bracelet set with 749 emerald-cut white diamonds (144.70 ct.). Skeleton movement. Double one-minute flying tourbillon. Vertically-aligned structure. 460 components. 72-hour power reserve.

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The extensive diamond-setting and high watchmaking skeleton movement of Billionaire Double Tourbillon elevate each other. As it's entirely made of white gold, the structure needed to set the 749 diamonds weighs 355 grams.

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THE EMERALD-CUT DIAMOND GEM-SETTING

Billionaire Double Tourbillon features cream-of-the-crop white, IF-VVS/G+, without fluorescence, diamonds. They are large and emerald-cut, which demands larger roughs to begin with. This stepped cut is very demanding, both in technique and quality. Since there is no light coming from under the diamonds. Jacob & Co. cuts the Billionaire gems with minimal depth, reserving the gem weight for the crown. These self-defined demands are the result of Jacob & Co.'s relentless quest for quality and gem brilliance.

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THE DOUBLE FLYING TOURBILLON

The tourbillon's original purpose is to counterbalance the negative effects gravity has on a movement's accuracy. By putting its escapement into a constant spin, it counteracts this natural defect. In the process, it becomes a fascinating manifestation of expertise and craft, designed for a spectacular type of chronometry. Billionaire Double Tourbillon features two of them, working together to increase the movement's accuracy. Their individual timekeeping information are united by a differential system that drives the hour and minute hands.

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Large, assertive, brilliant and gleaming with the light of hundreds of large diamonds, Billionaire Double Tourbillon is the ultimate statement of wealth. Its unique allure and newfound versatility are fit for kings and queens, whatever their own particular kind of castle may be.