The Quenttin Watch and the Cabestan Watch

Nov 15, 2006

Here are the most unusual watches I have ever seen. These limited edition watches can be called expensive, beautiful, rich, amazing but absolutely not ordinary.

Quanttin from Jacob

The Quenttin watch is made by the most well-known watchmaker and jeweler in the world of hip-hop singers - Jacob "The Jeweler" or Jacob Co.

This timepiece has everything an expensive watch needs, i.e. a sapphire crystal, precious metal bezel and cage, and it is produced in a limited edition. The quantity of the watches produced depends on the material the particular variant is made of: platinum or white gold.

The Jacob Co. Quenttin watch has a vertical mechanical movement (40 jewels) with an escapement for manual winding; however it has an external access to the tourbillion for fine-tuning. It features also a Swiss anchor incorporated in the tourbillion cage. The dial (if I'm allowed to call this a 'dial') has neither hands nor an electronic display. It is made in the style of cassette players of the 60's-70's, which had a mechanical counter. In this wrist watch the wheel measure the time and not the length of the tape.

This amazing little engine is powered by 7 barrels and it is displayed through vertical rolls. This power supply is enough to keep this watch going for 31 days, i.e. 744 hours. The watch is covered by a fine but strong water-resisting glass, which can withstand depths down to 30 meters.

The bezel and the cage are made of white, rose gold or platinum (this depends on the model, as mentioned earlier) with some applications of carbon fiber on the side of the cage.

Depending on the type of precious metal of the Quenttin watch, it includes 99 pieces for models in white gold, 18 pieces in rose gold and 18 pieces in platinum too.

I haven't managed to find out the price, but be sure it should be very expensive. All the jewelry and precious metal will not be sold as a discount.

Cabestan from Jean-François Ruchonnet and Vianney Halter

I have chosen to present these two watches together, because I find they are like two brothers: the Quenttin is more like the younger brother.

Cabestan resembles the Quenttin, but more with the fact that it used vertical time displaying and not the ordinary horizontal one.

At the creation of this timepiece two famous watchmakers have taken part: Vianney Halter and Jean-François Ruchonnet. The latter took part in designing the famous Monaco V4 concept watch.

Cabestan doesn't have a dial too, nor hands. Everything is shown with wheels and barrels. The functions of this watch are a tourbillon, power reserve. It is powered by a mechanical movement and has a manual winding. The watch is equipped with a special winch for adjusting the time. There is actually much more to explain about this timepiece, but I don't think I'd understand everything I'd write, so I'll skip it...

There will be produced several variations of these watches: in platinum - 15 pieces, in yellow gold - 15 pieces, in white gold - 50 pieces, and in rose gold - 55 pieces; thus overall - 135 pieces. The price of this little wonder will be around 220,000 dollars so you can find yourself 5 more jobs and start starving if you want to have it.

 

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