OPERA SCARFACE
Black DLC Titanium
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THE PARTNERSHIP
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DESIGN INSPIRATION
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THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
658 components. Music box playing 30-second Scarface theme with rotating movement. Triple-axis flying tourbillon. Scarface-inspired decor. 50-hour power reserve.
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THE COMPLICATIONS & FEATURES
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THE MUSIC BOX
The musical part of caliber JCFM04 is its unique signature. It plays Scarface's main theme by Giorgio Moroder with a music box mechanism. It relies on a pair of cylinders, tilted at a 20-degree angle. They're covered with steel pins that lift the music comb blades. The melody lasts 30 seconds in a unique setting
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THE TRIPLE-AXIS FLYING TOURBILLON
The tourbillon fitted in caliber JCFM04 is of an exceptional type. It's held only by its lower end, with no upper bridge. This makes it a flying tourbillon. The carriage is shaped like a sphere, rotating along three axes. This triple-axis structure enhances the benefits of the tourbillon
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THE ROTATING MOVEMENT
When the music box pusher is activated, the melody starts and the entire movement dances along. It rotates on a central axis. The tourbillon, the cylinders, the central miniature sculpture, all the visible elements are in play. That includes the off-centered hour and minute dial, which spins counterclockwise at the same speed as the movement goes clockwise, and so remains upright.
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THE CRANK AND CROWN
The energy required by the music box and rotating movement is very high. The Opera Scarface is wound by hand, using the crank at 3 o'clock. Jacob & Co. designed it like a violin, whose neck folds and spins. With a pusher at 10 o'clock, the caseband of the Opera Scarface is highly unusual. The time-setting crown is located on the caseback, a frequent feature in Jacob & Co. complicated watches.
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THE LIFESTYLE
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THE SPECIFICATIONS
OPERA SCARFACE
Black DLC Titanium
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