At the Four Seasons Hotel in Geneva, Jacob & Co. revealed the most expensive watch of the entire Geneva Watch Week, with a staggering price tag of $20 million. Dubbed the "Billionaire Timeless Treasure," the watch took three and a half years to create and features 216.89 carats of yellow diamonds, carefully selected for their…
At the Four Seasons Hotel in Geneva, Jacob & Co. held a packed press event where they unveiled a $20 million watch adorned with 217 carats of yellow diamonds. However, the timepiece worn by CEO Benjamin Arabov also garnered attention. The Casino Tourbillon, which debuted in February for $280,000, features a functioning roulette game on…
The latest addition to the Astronomia collection, the Astronomia Revolution, is a stunning timepiece inspired by the mirror array on the James Webb Space Telescope. Recently unveiled by Jacob & Co. ahead of Watches & Wonders 2023, this interdisciplinary masterpiece boasts several impressive features. These include a full rotating satellite carriage with mechanics mounted, a…
MARCH, 27 - APRIL, 2 2023 | GENEVA
With the 2022 edition's resounding success, Watches and Wonders Geneva has expanded and now, in the Spring of 2023, has hosted nearly 50 brands. This gathering of the industry's top players, showcasing their latest creations over a week of wonder, reaffirms Geneva's status as the global epicenter of…
Q It used to be the only way to tell time before the cell phone became the norm. Wearing a watch was a sign of responsibility. It made a statement that you cared. Wristwatches are still essential items that we use daily. It plays a role in our daily lives. Keeping Track of Schedule As part of the…
Q When it debuted, the Apple Watch was touted to become the dominant force in the world of horology. Almost three years on and the Cupertino giant’s flagship wearable has failed to live up to expectations. We take a look at why the Swiss watch market, not tech-based chronometers, will always reign supreme. No charging…
Q The line between jewelry and watches is often vanishingly thin. So how does one easily distinguish the two? Jewelry is wearable art, often produced from precious materials and finished with complicated decorative techniques. A watch is a wearable instrument to tell the time that might be complicated. On the surface these items are totally…
Q For so many of us, our appreciation of watches begins with our fathers. Sometimes it starts with a big birthday or graduation gift, but it can take root long before. I can still remember my fascination at the loud ticking of my dad’s Omega watch and the weight of it in my hand when I…