Jacob & Co. has introduced The Godfather II, a limited-edition musical watch that mechanically plays two themes from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film: “The Godfather Waltz” and “The Godfather Love Theme.” Limited to 74 pieces in reference to the year The Godfather Part II was released, the rose gold watch combines a newly shaped case, a flying tourbillon, and a 510-part manual-winding movement priced at US$440,000.
A Musical Watch Built Around Two Nino Rota Themes
The Godfather II is not Jacob & Co.’s first watch inspired by the film series, but it is the first in the line to play two melodies. Both compositions are by Nino Rota and are closely associated with the films.
The watch uses a single music-box barrel to play both tunes. A melody selector positioned at 10 o’clock chooses between the two songs, while a pusher at 8 o’clock activates the mechanism. Each melody runs for approximately 15 to 20 seconds, and the watch has enough energy to repeat the songs up to 10 times on one wind.
How The Two-Melody Mechanism Works
The music system is built around a comb and cylinder, as in a traditional mechanical music box. The comb has 18 steel teeth, each producing different notes according to its length. A brass cylinder fitted with pins turns and plucks the teeth in sequence.
The key mechanical idea is a lateral shift of less than one millimeter. Controlled by the melody selector, this tiny movement changes which pins engage with the comb, allowing the same barrel to produce either “The Godfather Waltz” or “The Godfather Love Theme.” That compact solution leaves room in the movement for a one-minute flying tourbillon.
A New Rose Gold Case With Film References
The watch is housed in a newly designed 42 × 44mm rose gold case with a curved rectangular shape and Art Deco influence. Its case also helps amplify the musical mechanism inside.
The design leans heavily into the film connection. The black lacquer dial features a detailed portrait of Marlon Brando as Don Corleone, alongside the franchise’s puppet strings in three-dimensional appliqué form. The case back includes engraved bullet holes and a sapphire window that reveals the music-box cylinder and combs. A plate engraved with the score of “The Godfather Love Theme” partially covers the mechanism.
Other details include spiral grooves on the crown, described as reminiscent of a gun barrel, and an engraved rose motif associated with Don Corleone.
Caliber JCAM62 And Key Specifications
Inside the watch is Jacob & Co.’s manual-winding caliber JCAM62. The movement contains 510 components and combines the two-song music box with a flying tourbillon and dual power reserve indicators.
- Limited edition of 74 pieces
- 42 × 44mm curved rectangular rose gold case
- Manual-winding caliber JCAM62
- 510-part movement
- Single music-box barrel with two programmed melodies
- One-minute flying tourbillon
- Dual power reserve indicators
- Price: US$440,000
A More Compact Follow-Up To The Opera Godfather
Jacob & Co. previously developed the 49mm Opera Godfather under a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures. The new The Godfather II moves away from a traditional round case and adopts a slimmer, more cinematic rectangular form inspired by the 1930s.
The smaller 42 × 44mm dimensions and curved ergonomic case give the new model more wearable proportions than the earlier 49mm musical watch. The addition of a second melody also makes the new version more mechanically ambitious within the Godfather-themed line.
A Watch Designed For Sound And Motion
The Godfather II is an overtly theatrical watch, from the portrait on the dial to the engraved bullet holes on the back. Its main appeal, however, is mechanical: a compact music-box system that can switch between two famous film themes while sharing space with a flying tourbillon.
At US$440,000 and with only 74 examples planned, it is aimed at a very small audience. Even so, it represents a notable development in Jacob & Co.’s musical watchmaking, especially in the way a single barrel is used to deliver two separate melodies.