When it involves sheer pageantry, Jacob & Co. needs to be positioned close to the highest of the present listing of haute horlogerie manufacturers. That is most vibrantly proven within the marque’s extra extravagant present items, that includes the whole lot from a working mannequin of the photo voltaic system to an ornately sculpted golden dragon. One of the memorable of those lately has been 2018’s Opera Godfather, combining a triple-axis tourbillon with visible cues from the basic 1972 movie “The Godfather” together with a twin-barrel music field complication that performs the movie’s foremost theme on a miniature lacquered gold grand piano. For 2020, Jacob & Co. says hi there to the Godfather’s “little buddy” — the limited-edition Jacob & Co. Opera Scarface. Impressed by the 1983 cult basic gangster movie of the identical identify, the Opera Scarface revives the Opera collection with a distinctly Miami aptitude.
The 49mm case of the Jacob & Co. Opera Scarface is accessible in each 18ok rose gold and black DLC-coated titanium variants, each following the identical kind because the Opera Godfather. That is removed from refined design, with the 23mm-thick foremost case taking a skeletonized method to permit a view of the dial and motion from almost any angle by way of a multi-part sapphire crystal. The principle focus of the case itself is undoubtedly the outsized rose gold violin-shaped crown at three o’clock. Along with dealing with winding features, the neck of this violin turns into a guard for the two o’clock pusher used to activate the Opera Scarface’s music field complication. Time setting is moved to a separate lift-out crown on the caseback.
For the Jacob & Co. Opera Scarface, dial and motion roughly turn out to be one because the completely different issues dominate the house contained in the case, whereas timekeeping is relegated to a small subdial at 12 o’clock. This subdial itself is enticing sufficient, with blued alpha arms above distinctive gold minute indices stretching all the way in which to the middle of the subdial, however the actual visible focus of the watch is within the different issues. From a horological standpoint, it’s troublesome to high the mechanical spectacle of the 6 o’clock triple-axis tourbillon, with every cage counter-rotating at growing pace. For sheer novelty worth, nevertheless, the twin-barrel music field complication taking over half the overall actual property of the dial is a particular dialog starter. At 10 o’clock, the taking part in tines of the music field are mounted beneath a black lacquered rose gold grand piano whose “keys” transfer in time with the “Bolivia Theme” from the 1983 movie. At four o’clock, the second set of tines is roofed with a rose gold and crimson lacquer recreation of the enduring “Scarface” poster that includes Al Pacino’s character from the movie. On the heart of all of it, the globe from Tony Montana’s property within the movie is recreated in rose gold and crimson lacquer with its well-known inscription: “The World Is Yours.” The general bundle runs the chance of sensory overload, however the ending on every factor is undeniably beautiful.
The hand-wound manufacture JCFM04 motion is severely spectacular from a technical standpoint. For starters, there are two separate energy reserves, one of many tourbillon, hours and minutes, and a devoted reserve for the music field complication. Whereas timekeeping sits at 42 hours of reserve, the music field can play the total 30-second, 120-note melody 3 times earlier than winding is required. Along with the 2 musical barrels, when activated, the music field rotates all the motion, subdial and all, 120 levels clockwise across the central axis whereas the hours and minutes subdial rotates by itself to make sure that 12 o’clock stays correctly oriented. Past the music field, there’s the triple-axis tourbillon, counter-rotating in three distinctive instructions at three completely different speeds. The outer cage completes a rotation each 180 seconds, with the center cage rotating as soon as each 48 seconds, and the inside cage finishing its circuit in 24 seconds.
Jacob & Co. finishes the Opera Scarface with a basic black alligator leather-based strap, mounted on a case matching folding deployant clasp.
As a pure observe as much as the Opera Godfather, the limited-edition Jacob & Co. Opera Scarface will not be to everybody’s style, however the ending and presentation is a particular showstopper. Accessible now by way of approved sellers, solely 88 examples every of the rose gold and DLC titanium variants might be made. MSRP for the rose gold Jacob & Co. Opera Scarface is $360,000, whereas the DLC titanium Jacob & Co. Opera Scarface will retail for $330,000. For extra info, please go to the model’s web site.
