Jacob & Co. has taken a turn in a new direction with the Astronomia Alex Monopoly watch. An artifact born out of collaboration, the final product is sure to cause eyebrows to raise and jaws to drop. This isn’t Monopoly’s first big alignment with a flagship watchmaker. A recent partnership between TAG Heuer and Monopoly made headlines not so long ago, and yet, the well-known street artist is back at it again. The Astronomia Alec Monopoly watch is a four-arm vertical movement piece, detailed with the famous personages that had originally put Monopoly on the map. An unknown graffiti artist out of New York City, Alec Monopoly is the alias. With a career crossing international boundaries, the artist has toted stencils, spray paint, and other raw materials around urban landscapes to leave a mark that famously places iconic characters centerstage on city streets.
With publicity in major publications like Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post, Billboard Magazine, and Playboy Magazine, the artist has enjoyed some buzz, and this newly launched watch is sure to make a splash among both watch collectors and fans. Major projects with various brands (The W Hotel, Vitamin Water, and CoverGirl, for example) mark the artist’s astute methodology: go big or go home. The Mr. Monopoly character represents a criticism for bailouts for the one percent, and now, the products with the emblem ironically fall right within their budgets. A quick glance at the watch reveals its youthful nature. It’s definitely a throwback to the joys and toys of childhood. Hand-sculpted components were developed using technology to scale the pieces so that they would not disrupt the movement or rotating complications. Typically, the artist’s work ranges in scope from life-size to massive, covering the facades of buildings. This time, however, the workspace is small, confined to the face of a watch. The artist painted the gold sculptures by hand with acrylic paint, paying homage to the artist’s roots in street art. Through the glass, onlookers will spy characters like Scrooge McDuck, Monopoly Man, and Money Wings. Jacob & Co. According to Forbes, Monopoly revealed, “My street art murals are often free flowing and wild but given the intricacies and meticulous mechanics within these watches, I needed to approach the creative process with much more precision and patience.” The precision and patience have paid off. The Astronomia’s manually-wound four-arm movement is composed of 18k rose gold and sits on a black base. Each arm supports a mechanism (including a one-carat Jacob-cut diamond). The crown jewel, the spherical diamond, makes its way around one rotation each minute. Fans will appreciate the rotating hand-lacquered magnesium globe as well as a double-axis tourbillon. Adding more appeal to the piece, the sapphire crystal and sapphire case sides make the animations stand out within the piece. The backdrop that serves as a base is pitch black, allowing everything to pop. On the technical side, the JCAM10 caliber offers 365 parts and sixty hours of power (on reserve). The recently unveiled watch carries a price tag of about $600,000. Only nine are being produced, so that makes this stunning, limited-edition timepiece absolutely worth checking out. jacobandco.com
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Jacob & Co. has taken a turn in a new direction with the Astronomia Alex Monopoly watch. An artifact born out of collaboration, the final product is sure to cause eyebrows to raise and jaws to drop. This isn’t Monopoly’s first big alignment with a flagship watchmaker. A recent partnership between TAG Heuer and Monopoly made headlines not so long ago, and yet, the well-known street artist is back at it again. The Astronomia Alec Monopoly watch is a four-arm vertical movement piece, detailed with the famous personages that had originally put Monopoly on the map. An unknown graffiti artist out of New York City, Alec Monopoly is the alias. With a career crossing international boundaries, the artist has toted stencils, spray paint, and other raw materials around urban landscapes to leave a mark that famously places iconic characters centerstage on city streets.
With publicity in major publications like Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post, Billboard Magazine, and Playboy Magazine, the artist has enjoyed some buzz, and this newly launched watch is sure to make a splash among both watch collectors and fans. Major projects with various brands (The W Hotel, Vitamin Water, and CoverGirl, for example) mark the artist’s astute methodology: go big or go home. The Mr. Monopoly character represents a criticism for bailouts for the one percent, and now, the products with the emblem ironically fall right within their budgets. A quick glance at the watch reveals its youthful nature. It’s definitely a throwback to the joys and toys of childhood. Hand-sculpted components were developed using technology to scale the pieces so that they would not disrupt the movement or rotating complications. Typically, the artist’s work ranges in scope from life-size to massive, covering the facades of buildings. This time, however, the workspace is small, confined to the face of a watch. The artist painted the gold sculptures by hand with acrylic paint, paying homage to the artist’s roots in street art. Through the glass, onlookers will spy characters like Scrooge McDuck, Monopoly Man, and Money Wings. Jacob & Co. According to Forbes, Monopoly revealed, “My street art murals are often free flowing and wild but given the intricacies and meticulous mechanics within these watches, I needed to approach the creative process with much more precision and patience.” The precision and patience have paid off. The Astronomia’s manually-wound four-arm movement is composed of 18k rose gold and sits on a black base. Each arm supports a mechanism (including a one-carat Jacob-cut diamond). The crown jewel, the spherical diamond, makes its way around one rotation each minute. Fans will appreciate the rotating hand-lacquered magnesium globe as well as a double-axis tourbillon. Adding more appeal to the piece, the sapphire crystal and sapphire case sides make the animations stand out within the piece. The backdrop that serves as a base is pitch black, allowing everything to pop. On the technical side, the JCAM10 caliber offers 365 parts and sixty hours of power (on reserve). The recently unveiled watch carries a price tag of about $600,000. Only nine are being produced, so that makes this stunning, limited-edition timepiece absolutely worth checking out. jacobandco.com
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Jacob & Co. has taken a turn in a new direction with the Astronomia Alex Monopoly watch. An artifact born out of collaboration, the final product is sure to cause eyebrows to raise and jaws to drop.
This isn’t Monopoly’s first big alignment with a flagship watchmaker. A recent partnership between TAG Heuer and Monopoly made headlines not so long ago, and yet, the well-known street artist is back at it again.
The Astronomia Alec Monopoly watch is a four-arm vertical movement piece, detailed with the famous personages that had originally put Monopoly on the map.
An unknown graffiti artist out of New York City, Alec Monopoly is the alias. With a career crossing international boundaries, the artist has toted stencils, spray paint, and other raw materials around urban landscapes to leave a mark that famously places iconic characters centerstage on city streets.
With publicity in major publications like Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post, Billboard Magazine, and Playboy Magazine, the artist has enjoyed some buzz, and this newly launched watch is sure to make a splash among both watch collectors and fans.
Major projects with various brands (The W Hotel, Vitamin Water, and CoverGirl, for example) mark the artist’s astute methodology: go big or go home. The Mr. Monopoly character represents a criticism for bailouts for the one percent, and now, the products with the emblem ironically fall right within their budgets.
A quick glance at the watch reveals its youthful nature. It’s definitely a throwback to the joys and toys of childhood. Hand-sculpted components were developed using technology to scale the pieces so that they would not disrupt the movement or rotating complications.
Typically, the artist’s work ranges in scope from life-size to massive, covering the facades of buildings. This time, however, the workspace is small, confined to the face of a watch. The artist painted the gold sculptures by hand with acrylic paint, paying homage to the artist’s roots in street art. Through the glass, onlookers will spy characters like Scrooge McDuck, Monopoly Man, and Money Wings.
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According to Forbes, Monopoly revealed, “My street art murals are often free flowing and wild but given the intricacies and meticulous mechanics within these watches, I needed to approach the creative process with much more precision and patience.” The precision and patience have paid off.
The Astronomia’s manually-wound four-arm movement is composed of 18k rose gold and sits on a black base. Each arm supports a mechanism (including a one-carat Jacob-cut diamond). The crown jewel, the spherical diamond, makes its way around one rotation each minute. Fans will appreciate the rotating hand-lacquered magnesium globe as well as a double-axis tourbillon.
Adding more appeal to the piece, the sapphire crystal and sapphire case sides make the animations stand out within the piece. The backdrop that serves as a base is pitch black, allowing everything to pop. On the technical side, the JCAM10 caliber offers 365 parts and sixty hours of power (on reserve).
The recently unveiled watch carries a price tag of about $600,000. Only nine are being produced, so that makes this stunning, limited-edition timepiece absolutely worth checking out.
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