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Watch out Ashoka cut diamonds watch!

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Billionaire Ashoka, a 62 precisely-cut facets Named after India's greatest King Ashoka Maurya   Since its introduction in 2015, the Jacob & Co Billionaire has reached fame as the watch coveted by all with a price tag surpassing $18 million. With only one in existence worldwide, the Billionaire is a unique piece adorned with Emerald-Cut Diamonds with an approximate carat weight of 260 carats. Now, Jacob & Co is using the Ashoka diamond for the very first time in a diamond-encrusted tourbillon timepiece.   The white gold case of the Billionaire Ashoka measures 54x40mm and houses a skeletonized tourbillon movement, exclusive to Jacob & Co Artistry in and of itself, skeletonizing this tourbillon movement removes every bit of extraneous material, leaving only what is necessary to ensure precise and robust operation.  Every surface is chamfered, polished and finished to perfection. This manual-wind, almost see-through timepiece has an impressive power reserve of 72 hours.

Astronomia Fleurs De Jardin Rainbow!

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  For Ladies Complication!  This year, Jacob & Co. introduces a rainbow version of its ground-breaking Fleurs de Jardin. Designed to recreate a beautiful garden of flowers on your wrist, framed by sparkling rainbows, this amazing timepiece is powered by a delicate butterfly-shaped flying tourbillon movement. The tourbillon, time display and upper level multicolored sapphire flowers all turn around the dial clockwise, while the mother-of-pearl base set with rainbow sapphire flowers below turns counter-clockwise. In addition, one rainbow gemstone flower on the upper level turns counter clockwise. The 42.5mm 18K rose gold case features a bezel and inner ring set with rainbow sapphires, and sitting atop the movement is a 288-facet Jacob-cut grass-green tsavorite.  The biggest challenge for any rainbow watch is to source the right color gemstones. With exceptional skill, the designers at Jacob & Co. are masters at sourcing, selecting, and setting precious stones.  So the Fleurs de