Watch of the Day · 2026-07-11 · from the archive
Jacob & Co Astronomia Solar
Ref. 009/101 · 18k Pink Gold — one documented result from the 1,156-lot MostExpensiveWatches auction record, featured today.
Documented result
$119,700
Christie's Dubai · 2024
Jacob & Co in the corpus
8 documented results ·
record $710,000 (2021)
A spectacular manual-winding tourbillon watch representing the solar system with eight planets rotating around a central 1.5-carat citrine sun.
Full lot record & sources All Jacob & Co results The Grail Index
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Compiled: 2026-07-11T00:15:06.543637+00:00