Jacob & Co. Creates "Fast & Furious Twin Turbo" Watch Jacob & Co. has announced the production of the "Fast & Furious Twin Turbo" limited edition watch, a watch that combines the DNA of Universal Pictures' record-breaking homegrown film saga "Fast & Furious" with the "Inspired by the Impossible" luxury brand.

This new watch is designed for speed. The large sapphire crystal features iconic images from the first "Fast & Furious" movie in 2001: a starting girl holding a checkered flag, and behind her are sports cars ready to go - one is an American muscle car, the other is an imported supercharged car, and the "Fast & Furious" logo is above both cars. The images capture the feeling of life driving a quarter mile at a time. The racing theme of this watch is most evident in the dual triple-axis tourbillons, which rotate synchronously at lightning speeds of 24, 48 and 180 seconds for a stunning visual impact. In the middle is a fuel gauge-style power reserve indicator. The mono-pusher chronograph continues this theme, using a horizontal clutch system operated by a column wheel. This complication is linked to the chronograph pusher in the crown crank system on the right side of the case. One pusher starts, stops and resets the chronograph. This is different from most chronographs that use two pushers. In addition, the mechanical time reference indicator on the dial is based on the hand-held pit board that racing teams once used to communicate pace times to drivers. It mechanically determines the difference between the current time and a preset reference time.

You will probably never see a decimal minute repeater on a racing-themed watch. It chimes every ten minutes on demand after the hours and minutes.

All complications are driven by the Jacob & Co. JCFM05 manual-winding movement, which consists of 832 parts. The sapphire crystal caseback is printed with the words "Fast & Furious Twin Turbo" and offers a glimpse of the movement. The movement is housed in a black-textured 57 mm x 52 mm case made of forged carbon and contains 88 parts. The watch is based on the original Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious, the world’s first timepiece to combine a high-speed bi-axial tourbillon, a decimal minute repeater, a monopusher chronograph and a mechanical time reference indicator.

“Our Twin Turbo Furious fits perfectly with the Fast & Furious franchise. It’s not just the name of our watch, it’s an emphasis on speed and excellence,” said Benjamin Arabov, CEO of Jacob & Co. “Jacob & Co. has partnered with many important and successful partners, but we’ve never worked with an entity that fits so well with our DNA. The new Fast & Furious Twin Turbo Furious watch is going to be fantastic.”

About the Fast & Furious Franchise

With nine installments under its belt, Universal Pictures’ self-produced Fast & Furious franchise has inspired an ever-growing audience and grossed nearly $6 billion worldwide, making it the studio’s most profitable and longest-running franchise. The franchise and its cast have the most followers of any active franchise on social media platforms. Fast & Furious 8 set the highest global box office debut record of all time when it debuted in theaters, and in the wake of the blockbuster film, the franchise has expanded into multiple product areas - from toys and video games to a new animated series and launched a successful spin-off series. Fast & Furious 9, the ninth film in the Fast & Furious franchise, will be released in US theaters on June 25, 2021.

While the first part of the partnership has been revealed, Arabov is being coy about how it will develop. "What we have planned is exciting and will be as fast-paced, exciting and thrilling as the movie legend." Jacob & Co. already has a partnership with Universal Pictures, having produced a watch inspired by Universal's iconic 1983 film Scarface.

For Jacob & Co., this will be the latest in a series of partnerships that include supercar manufacturer Bugatti, all-time sports stars such as Khabib Nurmagomedov and Lionel Messi, fashion lifestyle brand Supreme, and more.