2023 Jacob & Co Pioneer Aztec Calendar
Jacob & Co. Turns the Mysterious Aztec Calendar Sunstone Into a Luxury Watch
Jacob & Co. saw inspiration in Mexico for the "Pioneering Aztec Calendar," a tribute to pre-Hispanic times.
Each Manufacture typically has its own design codes and Jacob & Co. focuses on making the impossible possible through its beautiful and luxurious creations that combine fine watchmaking with creativity and art.
From "simple" diamonds to a watch that can sparkle on the Mexican national anthem, Jacob & Co. once again set its sights on Mexico to design the "Pioneer Aztec Calendar", a piece of time that embodies the worldview and philosophy of pre-Hispanic culture.replica luxury watch
Throughout human history, time has been one of the mysteries that different cultures have tried to decipher, an invisible concept, but at the same time it shows us how it interferes with our surroundings and ourselves.
Even today, when technology has permeated the understanding of hundreds of concepts, we can't be entirely sure that we understand this dimension in which we coexist, even if we can see it in a tangible way, like a watch, where every movement hand is Contained in one of the puzzles.
The same doubts have arisen in the past, when pre-Hispanic cultures attempted to understand space and time through artifacts such as the Aztec calendar (also known as the Sunstone), which was not designed to measure time precisely, but is the time. .replica Patek Philippe watches
The 26-ton disc represents the way the Mexicans interpreted their view of the universe, a view that arose from their vast knowledge of astrology, which was quite advanced for that civilization.
The "Pioneer Aztec Calendar" showcases Jacob & Co.'s fascination with this one-piece disc, from which they extracted key elements and incorporated them into a dial design housing the JCAM22 movement and featuring a Flying Tourbillon.
In the center of the dial you can see the god Tonatiuh, the sun god and divine representation, with his paws at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock, around him you can see four suns - as it is said in his Other 4-worlds existed before.replica watches for sale
Surrounding the sun god and the 4 suns are the 20 signs, symbolizing the 20 days of the Mexican calendar.
The 45mm gold case thus represents how the Mexicans conceptualized space-time, and the manufacturing movement beating at 23,800 vib/h.
The “Pioneer Aztec Calendar” is available in two versions, one in white gold with a blue strap and dial, and the other in rose gold with a green strap and dial.luxury replica watches