Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon
Watches and cars have been inseparable since the first cars competed for the fastest time. Car enthusiasts love watches, reveling in their mechanical precision, beauty and performance. However, a watch movement cannot truly capture the feel, energy and power of a high performance car engine. That is, so far - the Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon.
It started with an idea that Jacob & Co. conceived with Bugatti - how to recreate the visceral feel of the iconic Bugatti 16-cylinder engine in a wristwatch.
After nearly a year of development, the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon has the answer. Everything about the watch is designed to pay homage to the Chiron. The case is inspired by the Chiron's sleek lines, while the movement, or "engine block," designed to replicate a Bugatti engine, sits beneath a massive sapphire crystal for all to see.
Here's where it gets interesting: Press the right-hand crown of the watch and the engine starts—the crankshaft turns and the pistons pump up and down, just like a real internal combustion engine. Two "turbochargers" on the side of the engine block (four in the actual Chiron engine) spin while the engine is running, adding to the visual impact.
Incredibly beautiful to look at and extremely complex to realize (the movement is made up of 578 parts), the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon has done something that had never been attempted before - seamlessly combining engine and watch.
Watches and cars have been inseparable since the first cars competed for the fastest time. Car enthusiasts love watches, reveling in their mechanical precision, beauty and performance. However, a watch movement cannot truly capture the feel, energy and power of a high performance car engine. That is, so far - the Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon.
It started with an idea that Jacob & Co. conceived with Bugatti - how to recreate the visceral feel of the iconic Bugatti 16-cylinder engine in a wristwatch.
After nearly a year of development, the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon has the answer. Everything about the watch is designed to pay homage to the Chiron. The case is inspired by the Chiron's sleek lines, while the movement, or "engine block," designed to replicate a Bugatti engine, sits beneath a massive sapphire crystal for all to see.
Here's where it gets interesting: Press the right-hand crown of the watch and the engine starts—the crankshaft turns and the pistons pump up and down, just like a real internal combustion engine. Two "turbochargers" on the side of the engine block (four in the actual Chiron engine) spin while the engine is running, adding to the visual impact.
Incredibly beautiful to look at and extremely complex to realize (the movement is made up of 578 parts), the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon has done something that had never been attempted before - seamlessly combining engine and watch.