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godfather, body and voice

L'Opera Godfather 50th Anniversary joue la musique du Parrain. Jacob & Company ya aussi intégré des images de la bobine de ce film, et même ses citations culte

This could very well be the ultimate tribute timepiece, a watch that includes a movie. The Opera Godfather 50th Anniversary is not a metaphorical watch, a nod, or an item loosely related to its original theme. It's actually applying its graphic, sound and historical elements to a watch. This is a solid piece of storytelling, with literal and symbolic dimensions everywhere.

Typically, a tribute or collaboration includes one, two, or several features of its partner. The shape of the rotor, the name on the dial, the color theme... with a little effort, an actual link emerges that connects the watch to its thematic design, look and even function. In the case of the 50th anniversary of The Godfather of Opera, the connection goes much deeper.

In any opera godfather, let alone a 50th anniversary edition, the flying triple-axis tourbillon movement also contains a music box. Two sets of blades, activated by a scroll wheel, play the theme song from The Godfather. At the same time, the entire movement rotates 120° around the central axis: the music of the film and the dance of Don Vito Corleone and his daughter Connie go hand in hand. The crown has been replaced by a violin, another tribute to the music. There are more details on the movement that hinted at the film. The standout is usually a statuette of Marlon Brando, seated in a Tang chair in evening gown. In this case, it was replaced by a red rose.

As the film is celebrating its 50th anniversary, Jacob&Co. decided to celebrate the half-century milestone with a limited series of 50 pieces. The 50th anniversary of The Godfather of Opera is pushing the envelope in a number of major ways. The first of these is to turn the watch strap into a film reel. Using a femtosecond laser etching process pushed to the limit, the brand managed to engrave 13 images from the film on the white gold case. 13 cult scenes in the same order as the script. Rendering achieves unprecedented levels of realism, vividness and relief. Thanks to high-power laser pulses, the gold is engraved, oxidized, colored and polished. The brand states that the process of engraving a case takes 30 hours in a laser engraving machine.

A second very specific feature of the 50th anniversary of The Godfather of Opera has to do with the lines of the picture. Thanks to incredible dialogue co-written by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, the movie has become a movie of the ages. Jacob & Company kept 13 of the most famous and engraved them on the two rollers that powered the music box. They contain pins inserted by hand in Ste Croix, the small village with most of the music box know-how. They are made of rose gold and engraved using the same process as the case.

There is a rose in the middle. This is the same one that Brando wears on his lapel, originally from the book cover. The latter is also printed on the piano that covers the music box blades. And, oh, more stuff. The watch comes in a huge case that also includes a crystal decanter and a special edition Godfather fountain pen topped with another red rose. The 50th anniversary of The Godfather of Opera is pushing its cinematic dimension to a new level, including technically. It has become a shrine to one of Hollywood's greatest films.