Horological Meandering

BaselWorld 2014 - Watches at Jacob & Co. This year the pre-BaselWorld rumour kitchen was bubbling busily with stories of the Jacob & Co. Astronomia... and I find that they have not exaggerated. Prominently known for the special jewels ornamenting their st...  

Looks like it came out of an old Gerald Genta spares box... The Astronomia is impressive, technically at least. How thick is it with that huge crystal? A

at dia. 47mm and thickness 18mm. Yes it is big, but we have seen much bigger in recent years. Don

... is definitely part of the charm of the Astronomia. Like a view onto the stage. It is amazing how far we have come with fashioning sapphire crystal in the last decade. I love the photos, Don. Thanks very much. Andrew

I'm quite impressed with their new watches. They're definitely the total opposite of their 5 timezone bling watches from a while back ago. Kudos to Jacob & Co! Cheers, Anthony

The SF24 is very interesting. I wonder if it's got any mechanism to adjust for the time difference between the zones that observe daylight saving time and those who doesn't. As for the 3 axis tourbillon, the movement is VERY interesting but can't say near... 

Thanks for the interesting report. Indeed, some watches are interesting (especially the Astronomia even if there is no such complication in it). I doubt though that Jacob can claim to be part of the haute horlogerie world anytime soon. It is not because y... 

and thought similarly at the beginning. In the mean time I don't think that we should be so put off by Jacob&Co's history. There are other companies that have made their branding out of a new watchmaker every year, see Harry Winston. And now that the ... 

I agree with your comments. I'm sure Jacob & Co. 'picked and chose' or suggested their preferred watch designs in the past as well, and none of those really appealed to me. [Of course I was not a potential customer of the brand either.] But now they a... 

Jacob&Co has come a long way. Farther than any in recent time in such a short amount of time span. I see true legitimacy in the technical aspects of the watch. When it comes to the design of the watch, there is still some work needed to be done. The "... 

Starting to like this Epic X. Nice movement too. Reminds me of the Minerva movement actually... Going to do more research on the old Venus 185.

not difficult to see where they got their inspiration from … :-) ...  

The Epic X Chrono 44mm watch in the picture never went in to production. So it is a piece unique now and on top of that the model will never made again. It is a collector dream!!!!