This watch for billionaires took more than 3 years to complete and is completely hand-set with rare and fancy yellow diamonds.
Brand Jacob & Co.stunned watch collectors, the press and watch enthusiasts with the presentation of a watch called the $20 million Billionaire Timeless Treasure in Geneva, Switzerland.This masterpiece is part of the annual Watches & Wonders exhibition, is the most expensive watch and also quickly becomes the focus, extremely hot talk of the event.
” We combine our in-depth knowledge of high jewelry with high-єɴԀ watchmaking skills and drive to do something that has never been done before.So Jacob & Co.has created a unique product that surpasses any other high-jewelry watch in terms of luxury, exclusivity and diamond quality,” said CEO Jacob & Co.Benjamin Arabov said.
This watch has been in the making for three and a half years, with most of the time spent in acquiring enough yellow diamonds of the same color, quality, and setting on the strap, bezel, dial and crown. .
Jacob & Co.assembled a team of 10 skilled artisans at its headquarters in Geneva to find, sort and cut gemstones.The brand claims that they have almost exhausted the world supply of this extremely rare diamond.
According to Seraina Wicht, Jacob & Co.’s head of gem watchmaking, they received tens to hundreds of white diamonds in the past, but collecting yellow diamonds is much more difficult.
That’s because out of 10,000 natural diamonds, only 1 is yellow.”We only accept stones one at a time, sometimes two, at most three at a time.Sometimes it takes weeks when we don’t receive a quality stone,” Wicht said.
When there are enough stones they need (approximately 880 carats of ɾօυɢҺ), the gem cutters will cut them all to exact size, creating 425 fancy yellow Asscher-cut diamonds that make the diamond beautiful. diamond resembles a stylized octagon.The final finished product after cutting only remains about 217 carats of gems.Each gemstone is then placed in a finely placed “invisible” mesh in 18K rose gold in different sizes and colors, forming the complete bracelet.
Finally, combine them with 76 green tsavorite stones and 57 baguette-cut yellow diamonds on the dial.The watch uses a hand-wound JCAM39 skeleton movement with a 72-hour power reserve.What is special is the frame movement that Jacob & Co.used in all of his Billionaires is governed by a tourbillon so thin, so delicate that it may not be noticeable at first glance.
According to Seraina Wicht, the process of creating the watch is more challenging than ever, even impossible because this is the first time the team has used such a large number of rare colored gemstones.They must ensure the stones meet the requirements at the ɾօυɢҺing and cutting stages, then maintain the color consistency after cutting, and finally find a way to cut the stones so that they fit into the specified position.Because of the sophistication in every detail, the $ 20 million price tag is said to be completely worth the value of Billionaire Timeless Treasure.
Many people consider the most interesting detail of the watch that is least seen is the back with the words “billionaire” engraved with the letter “o” cut with a smiley face.In addition, the introduced Billionaire Timeless Treasure is water resistant to depths of up to 30 m.
If you are not a fan of diamonds, you might think that this watch might be difficult to sell.In fact, many celebrities have purchased the Billionaire model before since it was produced in limited numbers in 2014. The first Billionaire watch was decorated with 260 carats of white diamonds.
DJ Khaled and boxing legєɴԀ Floyd Mayweather both own a white diamond, in which Mayweather’s one was ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ by himself to cost $ 18 million.To date, only 21 watches of this line have been produced.
