Jacob & Co. Epic X Tourbillon FC Barcelona, rose gold

Jacob & Co has created the Epic X Tourbillon FC Barcelona, a 44mm rose gold watch commissioned for the football club’s 125th anniversary. The skeleton dial showcases the tourbillon movement at its centre, framed by the club’s deep blue and garnet red colours, with the Barcelona crest in white gold at the dial’s upper section. An electric blue rubber strap with hexagonal perforations completes the design.

What distinguishes this piece is the thoughtfulness with which the Barcelona identity has been integrated into the dial architecture rather than merely applied to its surface. The club’s crest occupies the upper portion of the dial in white gold, rendered with sufficient precision that every detail of the heraldic shield reads clearly. Beneath it, the dial itself becomes a canvas for the club’s colours: the deep blue and garnet red that define Barcelona’s visual language appear in bold stripes that frame the visible heart of the movement. The skeleton tourbillon sits at the centre, its balance wheel and escapement mechanism exposed and operating in full view, the kinetic architecture of haute horlogerie becoming inseparable from the sporting symbolism surrounding it.

The dial presents text in two languages and registers the watch’s nomenclature with careful placement. “FC BARCELONA” and “125 YEARS” appear on the dial face itself, establishing the commemorative purpose without overwhelming the composition. The case band carries Jacob & Co’s name and the model designation Epic X, along with numerical markers that reference the horological specifications and production details typical of the house’s documentation approach.

The strap in electric blue rubber, moulded with a hexagonal perforation pattern that has become characteristic of Jacob & Co’s sports watches, creates an immediate visual separation between the rose gold case and the wrist, a practical design choice that also reinforces the colour palette of the club. The contrast between the warmth of the gold and the saturated blue establishes an aesthetic that acknowledges both the watch and the football identity it honours.

Jacob & Co’s approach to sports watches has always centred on the visible movement as the primary narrative. The transparent caseback and skeletal dial construction here follow that philosophy while adding the additional layer of storytelling that comes from honouring a specific institution. The tourbillon regulator sits where one might expect the balance wheel to dominate, its constant rotation visible and regular, a mechanical rhythm that continues beneath the Barcelona crest and the stripes of club colour.

For collectors of both horology and football heritage, the piece represents a rare convergence: a watch made by a house with deep credentials in complications and visible mechanical artistry, created to commemorate an institution with 125 years of footballing history. The rose gold chosen for the case carries warmth and presence without the high visibility of white metal, allowing the dial composition and the movement within to command attention.

The Epic X Tourbillon FC Barcelona is limited to mark this anniversary, a constraint that reflects both the commemorative nature of the release and Jacob & Co’s practice with special editions. Those wishing to acquire the piece should contact Jacob & Co directly through official channels or authorised retailers who carry the house’s sports watch collection.

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