Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Jacob & Co. · Bugatti Chiron
Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron 41 mm Black Platinum
Reference 19116OR.84
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Jacob & Co.
- Collection
- Bugatti Chiron
- Model
- Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron 41 mm Black Platinum
- Reference number
- 19116OR.84
- Year / era
- 1995 · 1990s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Chronograph
- Movement
- In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
- Case material
- Platinum 950
- Dial type
- Black lacquer
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 41 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.6 mm
- Case material
- Platinum 950
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom
- Crystal
- Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed
- Dial
- Black lacquer
- Hands
- Blued steel Breguet-style hands
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Pin buckle in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 50 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 7A — In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 65 hours
- Number of jewels
- 21 jewels
- Complications
- Chronograph
- Functions
- Chronograph, tachymeter, date
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1995 – 2006
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
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. Bugatti Chiron 41 mm Black Platinum sits within Jacob & Co.'s Bugatti Chiron line, introduced in 1995. It carries the house codes established since 1986 — platinum 950 case, black lacquer dial and in-house manual-winding, hand-finished — 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 House
Jacob & Co.
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1986
- Founder
- Jacob Arabo
- Headquarters
- United States
- Tier
- Ultra-Luxury & Haute Horlogerie
- Major collections
- Astronomia, Billionaire, Bugatti Chiron, Casino Tourbillon, Epic X, Twin Turbo Furious, Five Time Zone
- Signature technologies
- Anti-magnetic silicon escapement · Hand-applied guilloché dials · Composite and ceramic case materials
- Famous movements
- In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor · In-house automatic micro-rotor · In-house manual-winding, hand-finished · In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
- Notable watches
- Jacob & Co. Astronomia 40 mm Meteorite 18k (2001) · Jacob & Co. Astronomia 42 mm Blue Sapphire (2002) · Jacob & Co. Astronomia 42 mm Skeletonised Carbon (1986) · Jacob & Co. Astronomia 39 mm Green Platinum (2002)
Brand history
Jacob & Co. has spent more than 40 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Astronomia, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Jacob Arabo established Jacob & Co. in 1986, working from United States at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Jacob & Co. calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1986
Jacob Arabo founds Jacob & Co. in United States.
1990
Jacob & Co. enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Jacob & Co. continues to produce Astronomia, Billionaire, Bugatti Chiron and other icons in limited numbers.
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