Jacob & Co. Palatial Opera Flying Tourbillon

The Jacob & Co. Palatial Opera flying tourbillon is an exquisite work of art that reflects the high standards of horology and gem-setting techniques. Constructed to look like an amphitheatre, every optimally executed detail has been designed and crafted to invite the apparently free-standing or flying tourbillon to take center stage.

While a traditional tourbillon is held in place by a bridge, a Jacob black & Co. Palatial Opera flying tourbillon is designed to appear as if it is floating above the switch of the watch. The exacting art of delicately hand-setting precious gems simultaneously increases this view into the status of a rare and magnificent jewel. Behind the scenes at the Jacob and Co. Geneva, Switzerland studio, micro-mechanical engineers and gem setters working on the John & Company. Palatial Ie flying tourbillon employed a repertoire associated with complicated diamond setting techniques to plan in advance the precise angle, position and cut for every stone, one diamond at a time, creating special tools within the process.

The sleek appearance of the fully set diamond pavé dial is the culmination regarding 18 months involving work. The actual invisible setting of the baguette diamonds, with no visible rose gold in between each one, extends all the way across the enjoy dial to include the turned inner bezel. In this row of dazzling diamonds that shines the spotlight on the tourbillon, resting precisely between the tourbillon cage and the external bezel, each baguette gemstone is set at a slightly different position, requiring knowledge, experience and the patient work of dexterous hands.
The particular Jacob and also Co. logo is set within the pavé call giving the actual impression that it is hovering just above it. Every carefully selected fl?te diamond is actually internally flawless, Top Wesselton AVVS quality. In a small measure its outstanding performance, the particular Jacob as well as Co. Palatial Opera traveling tourbillon see has a power reserve of 100 hours and is finished with the baguette-set buckle and a rose cut diamonds on the overhead.