The World’s Only Double-Melody Musical Watch
APRIL 2026 · GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Jacob & Co. The Godfather II. 18K rose gold, 42 × 44mm. Limited to 74 pieces. USD 440,000.
Some sequels disappoint. The Godfather Part II is not one of them. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made — a rare case where the follow-up expands the world of the original, deepens it, and in many respects surpasses it. Jacob Arabo, founder and chairman of Jacob & Co., holds that opinion firmly. The Godfather Part II is his favourite film. And now, unveiled at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2026, it has its watch.
The Godfather II is not a reissue or a variation. It is a genuine sequel to the Opera Godfather — and like the film it references, it does something its predecessor could not. It is, in the strictest technical sense, a world first: the only double-melody musical watch in existence. One movement. Two complete compositions. No electronics. Pure mechanical watchmaking at its most theatrical and most disciplined.
“When I first came to the USA from Uzbekistan in 1979, I was 14 years old, didn’t speak the language, and my family didn’t have a penny to its name. The Godfather was the first movie I saw in a theatre.” — Jacob Arabo
I Believe in America
Jacob Arabo arrived in the United States in 1979 at the age of 14, speaking no English, with nothing in his pocket. He went to work. Two years later, he could afford a movie ticket. The Godfather was being re-released. It was the first film he saw in a theatre.
The opening line — “I believe in America” — hit differently for a young immigrant who had staked everything on exactly that belief. It became, in his own words, the emotional core of everything Jacob & Co. has built around the Godfather name. Each watch in the series tells two stories simultaneously: that of the Corleone family, and that of Jacob Arabo’s own journey. The Godfather II, perhaps more than any previous piece, earns that parallel.
Black lacquer dial with hand-applied portrait of Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
A World First in Mechanical Music
Wristwatches with music box mechanisms are already extraordinarily rare. The engineering demands are immense: the mechanism must be compact enough to fit within a wearable case, robust enough to withstand daily use, and precise enough to produce recognisable melody. Most houses that have attempted it have done so with a single tune. Jacob & Co. has put two on the same barrel.
The JCAM62 calibre — developed in partnership with movement specialist Concepto — houses a miniature music box built around two core components: a precision-tuned steel comb and a pin-studded brass cylinder. The comb’s 18 teeth each produce a different note depending on their length. As the cylinder rotates, its pins engage the teeth in sequence, producing the melody. This is the same principle used in the cylinder music boxes invented by Swiss watchmakers in the 1700s. What Jacob & Co. has done that no one has done before is programme two complete compositions onto a single barrel.
The JCAM62 calibre: 510 components, steel comb, pin-studded brass cylinder, flying tourbillon.
The mechanism that makes this possible is the melody selector — a pusher positioned at 10 o’clock. Pressing it triggers a lateral shift of less than a millimetre in the cylinder’s position relative to the comb. That fraction of a millimetre changes which pins engage which teeth, and the watch begins playing an entirely different composition. “The Godfather Love Theme” — the franchise’s most recognisable melody, heard in the opening scene of the original film — and “The Godfather’s Waltz” — first played during the wedding sequence — are both there, on demand, in a watch you wear on your wrist.
A lateral shift of less than a millimetre. Two complete compositions. The kind of precision that makes mechanical watchmaking worth caring about.
Alongside the music box, the JCAM62 incorporates a one-minute flying tourbillon — a complication that at Jacob & Co. is almost a baseline expectation. The movement comprises 510 components in total, not counting the cylinder pins, and operates at 21,600 vibrations per hour. Two independent barrels are present: one dedicated to the timekeeping function with a 72-hour power reserve, and one for the music box, which provides enough energy for 8 to 10 full plays on a complete wind. Two separate power reserve indicators on the dial allow the wearer to monitor both independently.
Dual power reserves: 72 hours for timekeeping, 8–10 activations for the music box.
Art Deco and the Corleone Family
The original Opera Godfather was a statement of maximalism: a 49mm round case, a rotating movement, a triple-axis flying tourbillon, a miniature lacquered gold grand piano housing the music cylinders. It announced itself before you could look away. The Godfather II takes a different approach — one that, on reflection, makes complete sense.
The Godfather Part II is set partly in the 1920s, tracing the young Vito Corleone’s rise in New York. The era’s defining aesthetic was Art Deco — geometric precision, architectural proportion, decorative restraint in service of visual impact. The new 42 × 44mm case is rectangular and curved, its proportions drawn directly from that tradition. It sits closer to the wrist than the Opera Godfather, more refined in its silhouette, more considered in its presence. It is still unmistakably Jacob & Co. — this is not minimalism — but it is a more wearable object, and a more intentional one.
42 × 44mm curved rectangular case in 18K rose gold. Art Deco proportions.
The dial is black lacquer, deep and absorptive, against which a hand-applied portrait of Marlon Brando as Don Corleone commands the lower half. The Godfather logotype is applied at 12 o’clock. Dauphine-style hands — curved, faceted, with a rose gold finish — indicate the time with the clarity the dial’s drama requires. The crown is cut with spiral grooves echoing a gun barrel. Every detail has been considered through the lens of the film.
The caseback is where the watch reveals its soul. A piano-shaped sapphire crystal window opens directly onto the music box comb — you can watch the mechanism in action as the melody plays. Surrounding it, a plate is engraved with the actual musical score of “The Godfather Love Theme,” note for note. Elsewhere on the caseback: bullet holes, engraved into the rose gold. A detail that will divide opinion. That is, presumably, the point.
Caseback: engraved musical score, piano-shaped sapphire reveal, bullet-hole motifs.
The watch is worn on a black alligator leather strap with an 18K rose gold security folding clasp. There is not one element of this watch that has not been considered. Whether or not its references are to your taste is a separate question. The craftsmanship behind them is not in dispute.
74 Pieces. One Number. One Year.
The Godfather II is a strictly limited edition of 74 pieces. The number is not arbitrary. The Godfather Part II was released in 1974. Every detail of this watch has been thought through to that level of specificity — the edition size, like the case proportions and the bullet-hole caseback, is a deliberate act of storytelling.
Each of the 74 pieces is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and full documentation. The watch is produced under a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures, giving the collaboration full rights to the film’s name, imagery, and music. At USD 440,000, it is not an entry-level proposition. It is a collector’s object for someone who understands exactly what they are acquiring: a world first, a mechanical achievement, and a deeply personal statement from one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary watchmaking.
74 pieces. A world first. And a watch that plays The Godfather’s Waltz on your wrist.
Full Specifications :
Reference: OP200.40.AA.AB.ABALA
Case: 18K rose gold, 42 × 44mm, curved rectangular Art Deco profile
Dial: Black lacquer, Don Corleone portrait, Godfather logotype at 12 o’clock
Hands: Dauphine-style, curved, faceted, rose gold finish
Calibre: JCAM62, hand-wound, developed with Concepto
Dimensions: 36 × 37 × 11mm
Frequency: 21,600 vph
Components: 510 parts (excluding cylinder pins)
Complications: Flying tourbillon (1 min); integrated dual-melody music box; dual power reserves
Timekeeping reserve: 72 hours
Music box reserve: 8–10 full activations
Melodies: “The Godfather Love Theme” & “The Godfather’s Waltz” — Nino Rota
Melody selector: Pusher at 10 o’clock
Music box: 18-tooth steel comb; pin-studded brass cylinder; single barrel
Caseback: Piano-shaped sapphire crystal window; engraved musical score; bullet-hole motifs
Strap: Black alligator leather, 18K rose gold security folding clasp
Water resistance: 30 metres
Edition: Limited to 74 pieces
Price: USD 440,000
The Godfather II. Because sometimes you’re in the mood for The Godfather’s Waltz.
