Outrageous Meets Audacious: Yvan Arpa Joins Jacob & Co.
Former Romain Jerome CEO Yvan Arpa has joined New York-based Jacob & Co. as COO. During Arpa’s tenure at Romain Jerome, the brand produced some of the most provocative timepieces of the decade, including one made from pieces of the Titanic, another priced at $300,000 that did not tell the time, and the moon dust-laced “The Truth About Roswell”. Jacob & Co. is best known for large, colorful, jewel-encrusted watches often worn by celebrities and hip-hop stars. Below, RJ’s “The Truth About Roswell” and a classic Jacob & Co. five timezone watch. In 2006, Jacob & Co. ventured into haute horlogerie (courtesy of now-defunct BNB Concept) with the groundbreaking Quenttin watch, which featured a 31 day power reserve and a vertical tourbillon.Jacob & Co. is also known for its colorful namesake founder Jacob Arabo, born Yakov Arabov, better known as Jacob the Jeweler. In June, 2008, Arabo was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined

ROO 26470OR pink gold owners
Hi there, just wondering if any of you here own the 26470 in pink gold with the black alligator strap. I have been toying with the idea of possibly getting this watch. How does it feel, how versatile is it? What pros or cons there are to owning this watch. I havent come accross any members with this model. It would not be a daily watch for me as I have other Rolex or Panerai in my rotation. Thanks gents.

Nice AD gave me some gifts
Hi allJust a story I wanted to share, I had a short break in York (UK) and in the hotel I was staying at they had the following book in my room...I was obviously very pleased about that! Turned out the same book is in every room (so it was not special treatment lol). So inside the book it had the name of the local AD and obviously I had to visit wearing my Breitling Colt!They are a lovely bunch and they could see my knowledge and enthusiasm for the brand (I flashed my Patek wallet lol). I told them about the book in the hotel and they obviously knew all about that. I asked if they had a spare copy of the book and they said yes and popped it in a nice bag for me. We carried on talking, I tried on the 5119r and showed pictures of my collection. Then a lady put a box on the table and said we want you to have this. A lovely Patek Philippe tie!! I was overwhelmed, I have bought nothing from them ever. They even invited me to their private party in November where they are going to have some

DateJust Date colors
As a new owner of a DateJust 36, I just realized that the date was red on some days and black on other days. It that a standard thing? It was a nice surprise and it wasn't mentioned by the sales person when I bought it.

SD43 and SubC: Dial Comparison?
Can anyone with both watches take a picture that compares the two dials side-by-side? I thought I read somewhere that the hour markers are slightly larger on the SD43: True? How about the date font/cyclops: same size, or larger on the 43?I'm considering both watches, understanding that I will have a good bit of time to wait for an SD43 if I decide to go that route, but my tired old eyes could always benefit from bigger everything. If the differences are really minimal, I may just jump on a Sub.Cheers