Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious 36 mm Black Platinum

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

36 mm

Case thickness

9.4 mm

Case material

Platinum 950

Bezel

Unidirectional ceramic 60-minute

Crystal

Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed

Dial

Black lacquer

Hands

Blued steel Breguet-style hands

Indexes

Diamond-set hour markers

Bracelet / strap

White rubber velcro strap

Clasp / buckle

Titanium deployant clasp

Water resistance

300 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 42D — In-house manual-winding, hand-finished

Movement type

High-frequency automatic

Frequency

25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)

Power reserve

45 hours

Number of jewels

45 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 – 1992

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.

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. Twin Turbo Furious 36 mm Black Platinum sits within Jacob & Co.'s Twin Turbo Furious line, introduced in 1986. 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.
• The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
• The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.