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. · Epic X
Jacob & Co. Epic X 36 mm Salmon Stainless
Reference 12727ST.45
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Jacob & Co.
- Collection
- Epic X
- Model
- Jacob & Co. Epic X 36 mm Salmon Stainless
- Reference number
- 12727ST.45
- Year / era
- 1986 · 1980s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Annual calendar
- Movement
- In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial type
- Salmon
- Strap / bracelet
- Oyster bracelet
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 36 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Bezel
- Unidirectional ceramic 60-minute
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Salmon
- Hands
- Blued steel Breguet-style hands
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster bracelet
- Clasp / buckle
- Pin buckle in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 75C — In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
- Movement type
- Automatic, self-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Number of jewels
- 37 jewels
- Complications
- Annual calendar
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1986 – 1997
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
Emmanuel Gueit
Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.
Historical significance
Jacob & Co. Epic X 36 mm Salmon Stainless sits within Jacob & Co.'s Epic X line, introduced in 1986. It carries the house codes established since 1986 — stainless steel case, salmon 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.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
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.