In 1978, 13-year-old Jacob Arabo’s father gifted him a watch; years later, his creations adorned A-list wrists: ‘I had to stop being a workman’
Jacob Arabo’s journey from a teenager in Tashkent to Jacob & Co. founder. Cristiano Ronaldo, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and David Beckham have all been photographed wearing Jacob & Co.’s now-iconic Five Time Zone watch. The brand’s name has also long been intertwined with A-listers, with a language of diamonds, gold and “bling”. But before Jacob…