Friday, April 8, 2016

JACOB & CO. – TWIN TURBO Edition

JACOB & CO.TWIN TURBO Twin Triple Axis Tourbillons Minute Repeater Limited Edition 2016

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Originally founded in 1986 in New York, Jacob & Co this year celebrates its 30 years. To mark this new decade of innovation and audacity, the house is launching a sports Grande Complication model keeping with its expertise and the youthful vigor of this thirty-year-old company.

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A Feat of Time

Originally founded in 1986 in New York, Jacob & Co this year celebrates its 30 years. To mark this new decade of innovation and audacity, the house is launching a sports Grande Complication model keeping with its expertise and the youthful vigor of this thirty-year-old company.

Technical Prowess

A world premiere, the Twin Turbo combines two triple-axis tourbillons and a minute repeater. Through a poising system, these tourbillons maintain a consistent rate set at 40 seconds, 3 minutes and 4 minutes per cycle so as to turn symmetrically and at the same pace.

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With a deep-sounding chime, the minute repeater with a cathedral gong o ers a modern approach to striking the hour, the 10 minutes instead of the traditional 15 minutes, and the minutes. A safety system prevents its striking during time setting.

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Sporty Design

Something rare for a grand complication, the two tourbillons and minute repeater are housed into a shaped watchcase equipped with 63 components. Its sporty look combines titanium and carbon that provide ultra lightness. Inspired by automotive design, its ange is trimmed in red neoralithe and the smoked sapphire crystal opens on to its impressive motor featuring two triple-axis tourbillons. The transparent case back reveals an abstract architecture of triangles in openwork metal. A symbol of stability, spirituality and determination, this motif, dear to the founder Jacob Arabo, is now an icon of the house of Jacob & Co.

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Twin Turbo in figures

  •  2 Years of research and development
  •  3,300 Hours of work

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collection: Grand complication

Model: TWIN TURBO

Reference: 710.100.21.NS.MK.1NS

Movement: 
Exclusive Jacob & Co. Manual Winding JCFM01
Size: 34.43mm;
Height: 13.2mm;
Components: 572;
Material: Titanium, Steel;
System: Twin Triple Axis Tourbillon with Decimal Minute Repeater;
Power Reserve: 72 hours;
Frequency: 21’600 vib/h (3Hz);
Jewels: 49;
Finishing: 
Hand Angled and Polished Plate and Bridges;
Flank Draw, Circular Graining;
Circular Barrel and Plate; Polished Screw;
Conical Pinions; 4 Mechanical
Ball Baring Devices; 2 Screw Balances.
Functions:
Hours, Minutes; Decimal Minute Repeater:
Hours, 10 min. and minutes; Cathedral Gongs;
2 Hammers at 12 O’clock;
Twin Triple Axis Tourbillon;
  •  1st Axis Flying: in 40 seconds,
  •  2nd Axis Flying: in 3 min,
  •  3rd Axis Flying: in 8 minutes.
Regulator between the Two Triple Axis Tourbillon Carriers;
Double Mechanical Safety
Feature During a Chiming Sequence.
Case:
57.30 x 51mm;
Thickness: 16.90mm;
Material: Grade 5 Titanium; Carbon Fiber;
Crystal: Domed Sapphire Crystal;
Case Back: Domed Sapphire Crystal.
Dial and Hands:
Smoked Sapphire with Applied “Jacob&Co.Logo,
Red Neoralithe Inner Ring with Second Graduation;
Hands: Black Skeleton with SuperLuminova Coating.
Strap & Clasp:
Black Leather; Grade 5 Titanium Deployment Buckle.
Remarks:
Water resistant to 30 meters; 2-year warranty.

Limited Edition: 18 pieces.

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Jacob & Co. Corporate Office
susan@jacobandco.com
+1.212.719.5887
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VULCAIN – 50s Presidents’ Cloisonne Enamel Grand Feu “Poseidon” Edition


VULCAIN50s Presidents’ Cloisonné Enamel Grand Feu “Poseidon” Gold Limited Edition 2016
 
2016, A PROMISING YEAR

In 2015, Vulcain concentrated on the graphic development of its main collections, offering a number of redesigned manufacture models. This year, the Le Locle-based brand has chosen to focus more deeply on something at core of its identity: the Cricket calibre.
 
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In parallel with its new manufacture movement, the V-40, the Vulcain Watch Manufacture is unveiling several models  inspired by its history and flagship collections.
 
THE VULCAIN CRICKET CALIBRE EVOLVES TO FEATURE A NEW DESIGN

Vulcain has left its mark on the history of alarm watches. In 1947, the brand unveiled the Cricket alarm calibre, a movement innovative enough to be featured in several Vulcain wristwatches, and which quickly found its place in the history of Haute Horlogerie.

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Remaining faithful to its history, the Le Locle-based Manufacture has added a new model to its “Métier d’Art” collection which celebrates the age-old specialist art of cloisonné enamel. This difficult technique, which requires patience and attention to detail, brings exceptional precision to the design, as well as unique and long-lasting colour rendering.

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Following on from “Le Vulcain” in 2015, the Manufacture is once again taking its inspiration from a Greek god: Poseidon. God of the seas and oceans, he is instantly recognisable by the trident he holds in one hand.

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This new model represents both strength and elegance, two fundamental values which have always motivated the brand’s designers when creating each timepiece.

VULCAIN Manufacture Cricket movement V-20

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Technical Specifications

Model: 50s Presidents’ Cloisonné Enamel Grand Feu “Poseidon”

Ref: 200550E81.BBK101
Limited Edition of 18 pieces

Movement:
VULCAIN MANUFACTURE CALIBRE V-20
12-lignes mechanical unidirectional selfwinding alarm calibre,
ceramic ball bearings, 36 jewels,
 234 components, double barrel,
equipped with Exactomatic system, lift angle 48°
Decoration:
rhodium coating, Côtes de Genève motifs, blued screws
Functions:
hour, minute, centre seconds, alarm
Frequency: 18,000 vibrations per hour
Power reserve: 42 hours
Alarm duration: circa 20 seconds
CASE
Case: 5N 18K Pink Gold
Case-back: sapphire revealing the stylised “V” for Vulcain
Dial: “Grand Feu” cloisonné enamel “Poseidon”
Diameter: 42.00 mm
Height: 14.60 mm
Glass: domed shape sapphire crystal
Water resistance: 5 ATM
STRAP
Strap: hand-made black Louisiana alligator
Dimensions: 22/18 mm
Buckle: 5N 18K pink gold pin buckle

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VULCAIN: Cynthia Naegeli
cynthia.naegeli@vulcain-watches.ch / +41(0)32 930 80 14
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