Robert Downey Jr. made a dazzling appearance at Disney’s Legends Awards Ceremony, but it was not just the $1.1 million Jacob & Co. Mystery Triple Axis Flying Tourbillon on his wrist that caught attention. The extraordinary watch has no traditional hands. Instead, two floating rubies circle 556 gemstones and twin triple-axis tourbillons to reveal the time in motion, turning the watch into a miniature mechanical spectacle.
Downey wore the 44mm, diamond-encrusted timepiece while returning to D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California, where he honored former Disney CEO Bob Iger. Although he was not receiving an award, but he had already been inducted as a Disney Legend in 2019. It was his million-dollar wristwear that became a spectacle of its own.
The watch's unusual design also carries an intriguing connection to Downey's upcoming Doctor Doom role, with vivid green tsavorites, red rubies and a gleaming white-gold case giving it an almost comic-book-inspired appearance.
Robert Downey Jr.’s $1.1 million Jacob & Co. watch
The 44mm Jacob & Co. Mystery Triple Axis Flying Tourbillon is crafted from 18k white gold and covered with hundreds of gemstones. The watch contains approximately 542 diamonds weighing 25.11 carats, along with 12 tsavorites totaling 1.44 carats and two rubies weighing 0.23 carat. Altogether, that works out to 556 gemstones and about 26.78 carats.
