Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon
When it came to the Chiron, Bugatti spared no expense to create the most intense automotive experience ever created by mankind. With 1,500 horsepower and a top speed of 300 mph, its performance justifies every bit of its $3.3 million price tag. So it makes sense that the eponymous cheap watches for sale is just as impressive. Let's take a look at the incredible Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon and find out.
In the spirit of the all-around supercar it borrows its name from, the Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon packs a punch in every statistic. It's all about the numbers: If this thing were a Top Trumps card, it would be the one you all agree your friends don't play because it's basically cheating.
If you're looking to buy, there's the first number we need to know: the price. Never mind the rest; if you can't buy a pony, the closest you'll get right now are the pixels on your screen.
When you compare that to the cost of the no-paint option, it almost sounds cheap. If you want to spend a little more, you can, because Jacob & Co.'s own paint-free option comes in the form of a fully transparent, non-metallic sapphire case machined from a solid block of lab-synthesized sapphire.
Yes, that's sapphire, like a jewelry material, except there are no impurities here, so it's completely transparent. Also completely transparent is the look on your face when you hear that price: $1.3 million. That's the first third of that or the real Chiron. If you like the sapphire sapphire color, you can also get it for $1.5 million. That's how much the Chiron's predecessor, the Veyron, cost.cheap luxury watches
tourbillon So what can a watch with an entry price of $300,000 fit in its 42 x 36 x 16mm case? Well, slipping into the famous horseshoe-shaped radiator grille – oh yes, the case looks just like a Bugatti Chiron, including the C-shaped side scoops and triple exhaust crown setup – is a tourbillon on fan duty, with a Keep your watch cool.
Or at least, that's how I like to imagine it, as the tourbillon's 30-degree tilt is reminiscent of the fans bolted to the many radiators needed to keep the true Chiron's 8-liter quad-turbo W16 engine like a cucumber Run cool.
Like the humble radiator, the tourbillon was actually invented to solve a practical problem rather than for visual appeal. It is the heart of the watch, a spring wheel that bounces back and forth to control the timing of the movement, keeping it ticking accurately.
But gravity plays a role in preventing that from happening. Especially when the watch is worn in a pocket, the balance wheel is constantly fighting gravity as it tilts like a car wheel. Therefore, the tourbillon was developed to rotate the entire balance wheel once per minute, so gravity has the same effect on the entire mechanism, so it cancels it out.Jacob & Co. Astronomia Casino
In the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon, the mechanism goes a step further and is positioned at a 30-degree angle to the rest of the movement, so it always attacks gravity at an angle. That and it tucks nicely into the nose, putting the open side of this "flying" arrangement in view of the lucky owner.
Suspension and other cool bits There's a good line for you in a bar: "Does your watch have a suspension?" That pretty much proves that unless your beer lover also owns a Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon, the answer is no. Their follow-up question is likely why the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon has suspension, and honestly, if they ask that question, then they probably shouldn't be your friend anyway.
Asking that question is like asking why a Bugatti Chiron needs ten times the power of the average family car to ferry two people at a sickening 8mpg. The answer is - because it's cool. Thus, the JCAM37 movement finds itself suspended at all four corners by means of appropriate shock absorbers.
Jacob & Co. may have drawn the line on adjustable bump and rebound on the suspension, but that's far from the only part that takes engineering cues from French supercars. Straddling the tourbillon are two exhaust-like exhaust pipes – unsurprisingly representing exhaust pipes – which lead to the rear of the vehicle – er, the online shop for watch – to the triple crown arrangement.
You might think a broom Chiron (as opposed to a tick-tock Chiron) would just have one big exhaust, and at first glance, you'd think you'd be right. This picks up four of the six pipes, with two additional pipes tucked away on either side of the diffuser. This blows air across the aerodynamic surfaces and is said to increase rear downforce.
This triple setup is mirrored on Jacob & Co., with three crowns. The one on the left sets the time, the one in the middle winds the 60-hour power reserve - as seen on the power reserve indicator - the one on the right - well, we'll get to that in a second.
Crazy enough, adding the suspension makes connecting the crowns an engineering nightmare since they're bolted into place. To prevent the crown stem from breaking in the event of suspension compression, they are linked together, like the Chiron's drive shaft.replica Breitling Endurance Pro
engine But the real resistance, in French that befits a Bugatti, is what it does when you press the button on the right-hand crown. First, you wind it with the middle crown - it's two-way winding, one for the chronograph side of the movement and the other for the party tricks of the watch - and you push the button.
This frees the sapphire-choked W16, wedged tightly into the back of the watch like it is in a car, and all 16 pistons turn with the crankshaft until the wind stops. Thanks to the sapphire's transparency, you can see every detail of it, and every single one of the $300,000 was spent making it look like the coolest thing on the planet.
There's even a bank of turbochargers on the side, which too spin with the utmost automotive precision, making sure to drain every ounce of energy from the mainspring. Less watchmaking, more mechanical art. Without the straps, it's the best -- and probably the most expensive -- desk toy in the whole world.
Achieving all this was no easy feat. There are 578 parts in this watch to make it all happen, each one handcrafted to perfection. If you are looking for slim elegance, classic restraint, this watch is obviously not for you. If you don't want to spend your family's money on a watch either, look elsewhere. But if you want the craziest watch in the world, the only one with a W16 engine, then you have only one choice. Make sure to pick the color that matches your actual Chiron!replica Richard Mille RM 033