Jacob & Co. Casino Tourbillon 43 mm Meteorite 18k

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

43 mm

Case thickness

11.3 mm

Case material

18k rose gold

Bezel

Fluted 18k gold

Crystal

Box sapphire with AR coating

Dial

Meteorite

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

30 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 64D — In-house automatic micro-rotor

Movement type

Automatic, self-winding

Frequency

36,000 vph (5 Hz)

Power reserve

55 hours

Number of jewels

37 jewels

Complications

Time only

Functions

Perpetual calendar, leap year

Watchmaker

Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.

Production & market

Production period

1986 – 1990

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. Casino Tourbillon 43 mm Meteorite 18k sits within Jacob & Co.'s Casino Tourbillon line, introduced in 1986. It carries the house codes established since 1986 — 18k rose gold case, meteorite 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 reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.