The $280,000 Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon Watch Comes With Its Own Engine

Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon watch revealed as the latest edition from the partnership between the NYC watchmaker and the French-based hypercar automaker.

This may not be the first watch creation born out of the partnership between New York City-based watchmaker Jacob & Co and hypercar manufacturer Bugatti (the Twin Turbo Furious and Epic X Chrono’s holds that title) but it certainly is the first to feature a miniature replica of a working Bugatti Chiron engine complete with 16 pumping pistons.

Taking a year to develop the concept behind the Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon and perfect the mechanisms, Jacob & Co settled on a watch case made of lightweight black titanium designed to represent the sleek body lines of the Chiron with a similar small egg-shaped grille as its much larger auto-sized counterpart, found at the top of the watch and inscribed with the Bugatti logo. Wanting to give users the chance to “look under the hood”, large see-through sapphire crystal panels are used to ensure as many of the 578 handcrafted components as possible are visible to the naked eye.

Undoubtedly though, the stand-out feature of the Jacob & Co Bugatti 16 Cylinder Tourbillon is the miniature Chiron W16 “engine” nestled at the center of the watch that features a fully functional turning crankshaft connected to 16 pumping pistons. Activated at the push of a button, the engine springs into life for 20 seconds and mimics the actions of the real Chiron engine (just without the 261mph top speed) and if you want to know how much of the 60 hours power reserve is left – just look for the small fuel gauge found to the left of the engine that indicates whether its power reserve is “empty” or “full”.

Much like a real Chiron, the mechanics are held in place by four shock-absorber like coils that make it appear to float in place and allow the mechanism to move up and down within the crystal case while being worn by the user.

Of course, the purpose of a watch is to tell time which the user can do by looking to the two bright blue arms above the EB inscribed W16 engine that indicates the hours and minutes while the tourbillon movement sitting just below at a 30 degrees angle indicates the one-minute movements.

Now if you are reading this and wanting to match your watch to the Bugatti Chiron in your garage, it is most likely possible as pieces are made to order with each Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon priced at US$280,000.

It’s highly likely it will be the most affordable Bugatti you’ll ever get your hands on…..