Rihanna’s ‘jeweller’ Jacob Arabo bows $1.5M Bugatti watch – but soon mocked over plastic neon green ‘one of one’ luxury accessory that ‘looks like a toy’
Rihanna’s ‘jeweller’ Jacob Arabo bows $1.5M Bugatti watch – but soon mocked over plastic neon green ‘one of one’ luxury accessory that ‘looks like a toy’
- Arabo, 58, was spotted outside the Bugatti Residences in Dubai wearing the timepiece
- It was his own design in collaboration with Bugatti – the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon
- He said of the Green Sapphire Crystal model he wore that it was “one of one.”
- The designer was behind Rihanna’s red watch during her Super Bowl performance
The jeweler behind custom watches worn by Rihanna and countless other celebs was spotted on TikTok sporting a $1.5 million wristwatch — but internet denizens were unimpressed by the pricey accessory.
Jacob Arabo, 58, is the man behind NYC’s legendary jewelry and watch store Jacob & Co. – a brand that has been dropped in countless rap songs and also boasts a fanbase of hip-hop megastars from Notorious BIG and Jay-Z to Kanye and Rihanna.
The New Yorker was captured by influencer Ayman Al Yaman outside the Bugatti Residences in Dubai over the summer while donning a Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon timepiece.
During his quick chat with Ayman, Arabo also said that the green sapphire crystal version of the model on his wrist was an edition of “one of one” – i.e. the only one in existence.
Jacob Arabo, 58, of NYC jeweler Jacob & Co, was captured by a Dubai influencer in a $1.5 million watch — the result of a collaboration between his brand and Bugatti
The model, according to Arabo, is the unique Green Sapphire Crystal version of the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon – but TikTokers were hardly dazzled by the glitzy timepiece
Another commented, “It looks like an old fashioned iMac” – a sentiment echoed by another commenter who scoffed, “looks like a clear plastic toy from the early 2000s”
But after the video was re-shared by TikTok account @wristwatches, commenters on the post weren’t exactly dazzled by the glitzy timepiece.
“I saw that watch in a claw machine the other day,” joked one.
“I got the same one from a McDonald’s Happy Meal in 2003,” said a second naysayer.
“I could buy that at my Walmart for maybe 20 bucks max,” echoed another.
Another commented, “It looks like an old-fashioned iMac” – a sentiment echoed by another commenter who scoffed, “looks like a clear plastic toy from the early 2000s.”
“Cost 150 tickets,” one commenter joked about the wristwatch’s apparent resemblance to the cheap plastic trinkets offered as prizes in exchange for tickets won in arcade games.
“Looks like a toy,” another agreed.
According to the Jacob & Co. website. – which does not mention the ‘Green Sapphire Crystal’ model of the watch – was the Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon produced in collaboration with the luxury sports car brand to “recreate the visceral thrill of the iconic Bugatti 16-cylinder engine in a clockwork.”
The acclaimed watch designer has been in the news lately for the bespoke pieces he’s designed for Rihanna, including the choker shape the 35-year-old singer has been seen in lately.
The B***h Better Have My Money singer also wore a red Jacob & Co timepiece. during her Super Bowl Halftime performance in February
But after the video was re-shared by TikTok account @wristwatches, commenters on the post weren’t exactly dazzled by the glitzy timepiece
A animation offers a close-up view of the watch’s inner workings in motion, revealing countless tiny mechanisms that rotate away beneath an outer crystal shell that comes in a variety of hues.
Other colors currently available the model enters include red, orange and ‘yellow matte’, as well as plain old ‘clear’.
Also the result of Jacob & Co’s collaboration with Bugatti is the Oil Pump movement – whose face is fitted with mechanisms resembling a miniature oil pump jack in motion.
The acclaimed watch designer has been in the news lately for the bespoke pieces he’s designed for Rihanna, including the choker shape the 35-year-old singer has been seen in lately.
The Umbrella singer also wore a red wristwatch from Jacob & Co. during her Super Bowl Halftime performance in February.