Jacob & Co. Billionaire 36 mm Salmon Carbon

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

36 mm

Case thickness

12.6 mm

Case material

Carbon TPT

Bezel

Fluted 18k gold

Crystal

Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed

Dial

Salmon

Hands

Blued steel Breguet-style hands

Indexes

Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating

Bracelet / strap

Alligator leather with folding clasp

Clasp / buckle

Folding clasp in matching case metal

Water resistance

100 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 48C — In-house automatic micro-rotor

Movement type

Automatic with micro-rotor

Frequency

25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)

Power reserve

72 hours

Number of jewels

37 jewels

Complications

Time only

Functions

Hours, minutes, small seconds

Watchmaker

The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.

Production & market

Production period

2020 – 2025

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.

Designer

Jörg Hysek

Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.

Historical significance

Jacob & Co. Billionaire 36 mm Salmon Carbon sits within Jacob & Co.'s Billionaire line, introduced in 2020. It carries the house codes established since 1986 — carbon tpt case, salmon dial and in-house automatic micro-rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
• Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
• The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.