Two years ago Jacob & Co. introduced Twin Turbo – a watch that combines two triple-axis tourbillons and a minute repeater. At this year’s Baselworld, the New York-based company continued to impress with new versions of its visually stunning and uber-complex beast of a watch built on a complexity and ingenuity of its predecessor with the addition of a monopusher chronograph and accelerated twin triple axis tourbillons.
Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious
Cased in black DLC titanium and carbon fibre, the Twin Turbo Furious is a leviathan (57mm x 52mm). The complex case is made of 88 parts. The watch is wound up through the crank placed on the crown at 3 o’clock. The minute repeater slide is located at 9 o’clock. The dial is smoked sapphire crystal allowing a view of the movement’s intricacies. It features the “Jacob & Co.” logo and a red neoralithe inner ring with seconds graduation and indexes with luminescent material.
Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious
The tourbillons both rotate around their first axis in 24 seconds, their second axis in 8 seconds and their third axis in 30 seconds. The tourbillon carriages thus cover all possible positions in just half a minute and compensate for the effects of gravity, considerably increasing the precision of the movement. This is a significant evolution from the watch’s previous version, which took 8 minutes to cover over all the positions.
Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious
Given the speed of the tourbillons, the balance wheel’s beat at 6 ticks per second offers a fragmented and visually powerful rhythm that led to the “sequential” name. The differential that connects the two tourbillon carriages stabilises the entire system. In the event of a shock, if either of the two tourbillons is affected, the other would instantly compensate.
Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious
The final feature on this mechanical behemoth is the reference time indicator, inspired by motorsports lap display panels that would reference the time a driver is behind in the lap. It’s like wearing a Bugatti on the wrist!
The Jacob & Co.Twin Turbo Furious is fitted with a leather strap secured on a folding buckle. A limited edition of 18 pieces, it retails for CHF 525,000.
