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

Feeling sad today.
This kinda strange feeling when you walk in the AD with a 15300 but walk out without it. I had to leave her at the AD in order for apsc to proceed with the B1 test and then give it another year of warranty.Lucky enough I left home with my trusty sub in the Oakley vault so when I removed the 15300 and handed it over to my usual sales rep, the sub was there and ready.Now the hardest part, the waiting.

BUS Service
Decided to comply with the 5 yr + 2 yr Navitimer 01 warranty requirement of sending my watch in for its 2 year service.I was expecting to pay $220 as per their website. Turns out it's free.They found my watch to have low amplitude.Moral:That if it's OK don't service it mindset may not always be prudent. I may have diverted near future movement major issues by accepting a possible $220 tab. As it turns out, only incurred the $37 cost of shipping via registered mail.Projected turnaround delivery is under 4 four weeks from when I sent it in.

Tried out the Moonwatch today. First impression
I have no experience with the Moonwatch but thought I share my first impression.Is the vintage look that I love about this watch! Not a fan of the metal band. Nato band would look awesome for the causal days.I am a bit shock at the price tag! I close to Subc price~Overall, I have to admit, it is not as exciting as trying out a new Rolex. My view only, other may not agree. I will look for a used moonwatch over new one I think. :)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

lazy nautilus
had been too lazy to adjust the date and moonphase...so kept it in the drawer since it last stopped, 18-Dec