Jacob & Co is a watchmaking reality that loves to amaze with its limited series. The company is not new to cinematographic inspirations: its model dedicated to Godfather of Francis Ford Coppola.
One of the most successful series of recent years, Fast & Furious, is now in its ninth episode, of the eleven scheduled in total. To celebrate the new chapter of the film dedicated to illegal racing, Jacob & Co has created a limited edition watch of nine: the Fast & Furious Twin Turbo.
The new Jacob & Co dedicated to the film Fast & Furious 9 looks like an elaboration of the timepiece "Twin Turbo" already seen in the production of maison. The intricate mechanism is built around two tourbillons arranged on three axes, but it also has other complications.
Il Fast & Furious Twin Turbo di Jacob & Co it is equipped with a minute repeater and a monopusher chronograph, naturally with a racing theme. The chronograph graphics are in fact inspired by that of the race times scoreboards. A further reference to racing is the power reserve indicator - this Jacob & Co it is manually wound - made as a needle that shows the remaining fuel in the vehicle.The rubber strap is also themed racing: the decoration is reminiscent of car tires.
The JCFM05 movement of the Fast & Furious Twin Turbo di Jacob & Co it is naturally manufactured and has 832 components.
The price of this unusual watch is as exclusive as its production, limited to nine pieces, and amounts to around half a million euros.