Jacob & Co. Palatial Opera Flying Tourbillon

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The Jacob & Co. Palatial Opera flying tourbillon is an exquisite masterpiece that reflects the high standards of horology and gem-setting techniques. Constructed to resemble an amphitheatre, every superbly executed detail has been designed and crafted to invite the apparently free-standing or flying tourbillon to take center stage.

While a traditional tourbillon is held in place by a bridge, a flying tourbillon is designed to appear as if it is floating above the dial of the watch.The exacting art of delicately hand-setting precious gems simultaneously elevates this watch into the status of a rare and magnificent jewel.

Behind the scenes at the Jacob & Co. Geneva, Switzerland atelier, micro-mechanical engineers and gem setters working on the Palatial Opera Flying Tourbillon employed a repertoire of complicated diamond setting techniques to plan in advance the precise angle, position and cut for every stone, one diamond at a time, creating special tools as part of the process.

The smooth appearance of the fully set diamond pavé dial is the culmination of 18 months of work. The invisible setting of the baguette diamonds, with no visible rose gold in between each one, extends all the way across the watch dial to include the tilted inner bezel. In this row of dazzling diamonds that shines the spotlight on the tourbillon, resting precisely between the tourbillon cage and the outer bezel, each baguette diamond is set at a slightly different angle, requiring knowledge, experience and the patient work of dexterous hands.

The Jacob & Co. logo is set on the pavé dial giving the impression that it is hovering just above it. Every carefully selected baguette diamond is internally flawless, Top Wesselton AVVS quality. In a measure of its outstanding performance, the watch has a power reserve of 100 hours and is finished with a baguette-set buckle and a rose cut diamond on the crown.

Technical details
Movement
Manually wound Jacob & Co. caliber JCBM01
One-minute flying tourbillon
29 jewels
Diameter: 34.10mm
Total height: 6.00mm
194 components
Frequency: 21,600 vib/h (3Hz)
Anti-shock
Titanium balance with gold timing screw
100-hour power reserve
Finishing: Satin-finished, hand-polished angles, drawn-finished flanks. Black finish bridges on the back: Mirror polished ornamental plate with circular satin-finished black finish disc with engraved and white-lacquered “Jacob & Co.” logo.

Functions
Hours, minutes; power reserve indicator

Case
Diameter 47mm, 18K rose gold invisibly set with 142 baguette diamonds 11.70ct
Bezel set with 50 baguette diamonds 8.10 ct
Crown set with 9 baguette diamonds and 1 rose cut diamond 0.55 ct
Finishing: circular satin-finished
Case back: sapphire glass, circular satin-finished with polished gadroon
Power reserve indication at case back
Crystal: Sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
Water resistant to 30 meters

Dial
18K rose gold invisibly set with 174 baguette diamonds 10.90ct
Skeleton hands

Strap & Clasp
Alligator strap
18K rose gold deployment buckle invisibly set with 23 baguette diamonds 1.50 ct

Warranty
2-year warranty