New cigar watch collaboration

[El Presidente]

 

The oldest cigarmaker in the Dominican Republic teamed up with watchmaker Jacob & Co

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/la-aurora-and-jacob-co-release-watch-humidor-and-cigars

 

 

[PuroDiario]

Do these things have an actual market away from family and friends? Even if Cohiba or Davidoff or Fuente, people buy them?

[Chibearsv]

  On 1/7/2024 at 1:03 AM, PuroDiario said:

Do these things have an actual market away from family and friends? Even if Cohiba or Davidoff or Fuente, people buy them?

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Since there are only 3/10 available in the world, I'd guess that type of rarity has its own marketplace.

[ShaazK]

  On 1/7/2024 at 1:03 AM, PuroDiario said:

Do these things have an actual market away from family and friends? Even if Cohiba or Davidoff or Fuente, people buy them?

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Most likely the Aurora guy is a fan of Jacob&Co’s (imho shitty) watches so commissioned 7 for f&f plus 3 to punt to fools and pay for the prod cost of the whole 120 anniversary collection and then some.

J&C may have some nice looking movements but really a jewellery house and prime gemsetter.

Love watches but can’t stand looking at Jacob pieces.


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[BrightonCorgi]

I wonder if any of the tooling used to stamp parts and bridges can be used on a different model?

[Fuzz]

  On 1/8/2024 at 4:36 PM, BrightonCorgi said:

I wonder if any of the tooling used to stamp parts and bridges can be used on a different model?

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They wouldn't make anything besides the embellishments unique. It looks similar to the Cristiano Ronaldo collab they did, using their Caliber JCAM45 movement.

This is the Epic X in blue.

[BrightonCorgi]

Just a different dial & milling on the case is about it

[RDB]

These are quite alarmingly hideous.

[dangarneau]

US$48k. That could get you a box of Cohibas.