Jacob & Co.’s Founder Jacob Arabo on what Luxury Means to him

Jacob Arabo, the founder and creative director of Jacob & Co., arrived in the United States from the former USSR with his parents and four sisters, carrying little more than determination. An early apprenticeship with a watchmaker during his first summer in America ignited his lifelong fascination with timekeeping and laid the foundation for his future in fine craftsmanship. Beginning as a jeweller, he quickly established a reputation for bold design and an instinct for the extraordinary.

In 1986, Arabo founded Jacob & Co., a brand that has since become synonymous with boundary-pushing innovation in high jewellery and haute horlogerie. The maison is celebrated for its radical ideas, complications never before attempted, daring combinations, and inventive engineering executed with traditional techniques.

Today, Jacob & Co. stands as a global luxury house defined by its relentless pursuit of making the impossible real, consistently presenting timepieces and jewellery the world has never seen. Robb Report India caught up with Arabo in Delhi to know his thoughts on the essence of luxury.

RR: What does luxury mean to you?

JA: It’s when everything is done so perfectly. When you walk into your place, you say wow, I don’t want to leave this place. I want to die here one day; I love this place. Luxury is comfort, it is beauty, design. Everything that makes you feel happy and comfortable.