Jacob & Co. unveils the Shri Ramchandra watch, a limited-edition masterpiece featuring hand-crafted miniatures of Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman, and the Ayodhya Ram Temple. With a rotating Earth, flying tourbillon, and intricate design in a 45.5 mm rose gold case, only three pieces will be made, showcasing devotion and artistry.
Jacob & Co. has never been shy about turning a watch dial into a spectacle or add symbolism. Over the years, the brand has put orbiting planets, miniature scenes and moving sculptures inside cases that look as much like objects of art as instruments for telling the time. And all these details are brought out in sharp detail in these watches. The same is visible in the new Jacob & Co. Astronomia Shri Ramchandra Limited Edition watch. It takes the theatrical streak somewhere distinctly Indian.
Look closely and the Jacob & Co. Shri Ramchandra watch's dial and it becomes a small world. Hand-crafted figures of Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman stand before a miniature Ayodhya Ram Temple, while a blue Earth completes a turn every 60 seconds beneath a flying tourbillon. All of it sits inside a 45.5 mm rose gold case, built on the Astronomia Solar platform. Limited to just three pieces worldwide, the watch is listed for Rs 4,25,00,000 on the website of Ethos Watches.
Here is everything else you need to know about the Jacob & Co. Shri Ramchandra watch, including design and movement details.
The Jacob & Co. Shri Ramchandra watch commands its premium due to an exceptionally small production run, with distribution limited to Ethos Watch Boutiques.
Price: Rs 4,25,00,000 (Rs 4.25 crore).
Limited edition: Three pieces worldwide.
Case: 45.5 mm, 18K rose gold.
Movement: Hand-wound JCAM42 calibre.
Power reserve: 48 hours.
Strap: Blue alligator leather.
Start with the case. The 45.5 mm 18K rose gold shell carries a domed crystal and a sapphire crystal ring that frames the three-dimensional scene within. Hand-crafted miniatures of Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman sit at different points of the composition, with an interpretation of the Ayodhya Ram Temple completing it.
A mandala-patterned blue Neoralithe base forms the backdrop, and the rose gold warms a palette of blue and orange. This is less a dial with decoration than a small world built around its cultural references.
The mechanics keep it from being a static miniature. A blue lacquered Earth rotates once every 60 seconds, while a flying tourbillon moves above. At the centre, an orange Jacob-cut cubic zirconia stands in for the sun. Time is read from an off-centred orange fire opal dial with 5N rose gold hands.
Powering it is the hand-wound JCAM42 calibre, with 295 components and a 48-hour power reserve. Its mechanics are part of the display, not hidden beneath it.
Turn the Jacob & Co. watch over and the caseback carries a custom 'Jai Shri Ram' plate. A blue alligator leather strap completes the design.
The Jacob & Co. Shri Ramchandra watch follows the earlier Epic X Ram Janmabhoomi edition, but goes further, bringing devotion, miniature artistry and mechanical complexity into one case. With only three pieces worldwide and a listed price of Rs 4.25 crore, it is among the brand's rare and elaborate creations.