Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious Bugatti “La Montre Noire”
In 2019, Bugatti created a one-off tribute to this fascinating car, repurposing the name "La Voiture Noire" and selling it for more than 11 million euros. Based on a completely redesigned Chiron, the owner is also a mystery. It is rumored to have been commissioned by Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piech, who died in 2019. Other names surfaced, such as Ronaldo or the Saudi prince... the only certainty was the car's exclusivity and excess.
Well, imagine you own the fanciest car ever built by the fanciest automaker... what do you need on your wrist? Simple answer: the most complex and extreme watches from the most luxurious watchmakers on the market. In homage to Bugatti, Jacob & Co. has created a unique creation based on its Twin Turbo Furious concept. Granted, it's not the most functional watch ever, but keep that in mind; technically speaking, the Jacob & Co. La Montre Noire is the equivalent of a Bugatti. In short, it features two three-axis tourbillon regulators, a monopusher chronograph, a decimal minute repeater and... the time. Not only a statement piece, but also an impressive horological concept.replica luxury watch
The case of the Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious Bugatti "La Montre Noire" is composed of 88 parts and is made of 18k black gold. Measuring 57mm x 52mm and 17mm high, it doesn't go unnoticed, especially with its 344 baguette-cut black sapphires accentuating the lines of the case. The side of the case reveals the complex crank that serves as the crown, into which is inserted the monopusher that activates the chronograph. The watch comes on a black Cordura strap with PVD titanium buckle and black gold buckle set with 18 baguette-cut black sapphires. The display is the same as the original Twin Turbo Furious watch, but the dial and its elements are completely treated in black.
The visual luxury of Jacob & Co. watches continues "under the hood". Inside "La Montre Noire" is a super-complex engine, manufactured by the brand, consisting of no fewer than 832 parts. Twin Turbo Furious is regulated by a pair of three-axis tourbillon regulators. Rotating on three different axes at three different speeds (every 24, 48 and 180 seconds), the connection between the two tourbillon carriers aims to stabilize the whole system, with one compensating for the other.replica Jacob & Co astronomia tourbillon
The watch is a supercar-inspired model that also features a chronograph, to be precise a monopusher chronograph with integrated column wheel and horizontal clutch. But there's more. The stopwatch mechanism incorporates an original "reference time" indicator. The dial opening at 6 o'clock indicates the reference time in minutes and seconds, which can be set via the crown (position 2 - up to 5 minutes 59 seconds). The bezel wheel then displays the difference in seconds compared to the reference time when timing the event.
As if that wasn't enough, the Twin Turbo Furious Bugatti La Montre Noire also features an impressive decade repeater. It keeps the time accurate to the minute in a more intuitive way than a traditional minute repeater: instead of chiming, quarter-hours, and minutes, it chimes, hourly, ten-minute intervals, and minutes at the last ten-minute interval.
Finally, the watch is equipped with a power reserve. Thanks to an ingenious planetary system incorporating a differential gear mechanism, the hands point to a full power reserve on the left, before moving to the right when the 48-hour reserve is depleted.