It is true that Jacob & Co.?s Astronomia Everest is an ultra-exclusive timepiece costing nothing less than $884,800 but it?s full of wins. One, you get to wear this magnificent creation every day. Secondly, this timepiece includes genuine rock from the Himalayas. And thirdly, this mountain-ready release is sold with a helicopter expedition to Everest with explorer Johan Ernst Nilson. Suddenly the $884,800price tag of Jacob & Co Astronomia Mount Everest Watch doesn?t sound all that Earth-shattering right" And we haven?t even got to all its fantastic features yet! The Astronomia Mount Everest is a limited edition watch that?s the result of a partnership between Swedish explorer and environmentalist, Johan Ernst Nilson, Jacob & Co. Nilson is certainly the best person to talk about the wonder this gorgeous timepiece is after all it is he who climbed 6,200 meters in minus-30-degree temperatures and the high altitudes wearing this Astronomia Tourbillon watch while scaling the Himalayas. The watch continued to work as a solid companion and is priced so to reflect the height of Mt. Everest (8,848 meters). Features of the watch are very impressive too; a double-axis gravitational tourbillon on one of four satellites. The other three satellites feature a one-carat 288-faceted Jacob-cut diamond, a constantly rotating magnesium globe, and the hour/minute dial.
One of the most awesome aspects of this creation is the face that is constructed with minuscule transp...