The rose gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut orange sapphires in a 44mm case.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut white diamonds in 44mm case

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with blue sapphires in 44mm case

The rose gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut orange sapphires.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut black spinels.

The rose gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut yellow sapphires.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut, multicolored blue sapphires.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut icy blue sapphires.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut tsavorites.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut white diamonds.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut blue sapphires.

The white gold Rainbow Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut, multicolored sapphires.

The rose gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut, rubies.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut diamonds and blue sapphires.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut diamonds and red sapphires.

The white gold Caviar Tourbillon, set with baguette-cut diamonds and green sapphires.

CAVIAR TOURBILLON

Yellow Sapphires 44mm

Open a large tin of caviar. The glistening grains are packed tight together. So tight they're not round anymore, but closer to a square. The flat surface is perfectly smooth, saturated with black gems. This universal symbol of luxury is the effect Jacob & Co. recreated with the Caviar Tourbillon. Caviar Tourbillon is a showcase of the high jewelry expertise of Jacob & Co., applied to a high watchmaking timepiece. Caviar Tourbillon is entirely covered in gems. They're not round, as brilliant-cut gems can't entirely fill any space. Jacob & Co. exclusively selected the baguette cut. In order to recreate the smooth surface of caviar, Jacob & Co. only works with the invisible setting technique. No prongs, no metal appears that would break the continuous array of gems. The case is covered in 224 baguette-cut gems. The crown contains 16 more and a large rose-cut gem. The large dial is made of a series of concentric rows of 130 baguette-cut gems. White diamonds. Emeralds. Rubies. Blue, icy blue, yellow, pink or orange sapphires. Emeralds. Rubies. Tsavorites. A camouflage-type or rainbow color arrangement. Caviar Tourbillon is 424 gems exploding with light.

Slide Image 1 of 2 - Frontal view of the Caviar Tourbillon watch.

Angled view of the Caviar Tourbillon watch, showing the movement through the caseback.

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. Caviar Tourbillon recreates the luxurious, tight appearance of a freshly opened tin of caviar with 424 invisibly-set baguette-cut gems.

Caviar Tourbillon is a work of both high jewelry and high watchmaking. It requires a movement that's as exclusive as its appearance. Caliber JCAA43 has been developed to give Caviar Tourbillon this dual nature. It's regulated by a one-minute flying tourbillon, visible through an opening on the dial. Its constant rotation is the mechanical life in Caviar Tourbillon. Made up of 216 components, it is a self-winding movement. This is a configuration rarely used by Jacob & Co., but in this case, it has an obvious purpose. While it winds the movement, it spins and becomes a vehicle of white light. Much like the case and dial of Caviar Tourbillon are packed with gems, so is caliber JCAA43. When looked through its sapphire caseback, the movement exposes an extensive, overwhelming setting of 338 brilliant-cut diamonds. The bridges and openworked rotor are entirely covered in them.

Slide Image 1 of 2 - Front Interior Movement of the Caviar Watch

Back Interior Movement of the Caviar Watch

White gold case set with 224 baguette-cut white diamonds (23.65 ct.). Dial invisibly-set with 130 baguette-cut white diamonds (9.66 ct.). Self-winding movement set with 338 brilliant-cut diamonds (1.32 ct.). One-minute flying tourbillon. 216 components. 42-hour power reserve.

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Caliber JCAA23 is a self-winding, hour and minute movement with a flying tourbillon. When flipped, Caviar Tourbillon reveals another high jewelry side, as the movement is pavé-set with 338 white, brilliant-cut diamonds.

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THE FLYING TOURBILLON

Gravity naturally has a negative impact on a movement's accuracy. By putting its escapement into a constant spin, the tourbillon counteracts this natural defect. In the process, it becomes a rotating, fascinating and prestigious creation, a manifestation of expertise and craft, designed for chronometry. As the tourbillon carriage in caliber JCAA23 is held only by its base, it has no upper bridge, making it a flying tourbillon.

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THE DIAMOND-SET MOVEMENT

Setting the bridges and the rotor of a movement with gems is a highly delicate task. The setting process applies force on the movement pieces, which can lead to bending them. Yet they need to stay as perfectly shaped as they would be without diamonds. This operation requires the kind of expertise and skill Jacob & Co. has been accumulating for years.

Large, glowing with glorious gems, Caviar Tourbillon is a testament to the high jewelry crafts mastered by Jacob & Co. With hundreds of gems gleaming in a smooth, uninterrupted surface, Caviar Tourbillon is a divine expression of beauty.

Slide Image 1 of 6 - The yellow sapphire caviar watch worn on the left wrist.