{"id":537123,"date":"2026-02-19T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/?p=537123"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:07:26","slug":"the-fastest-growing-watch-brand-in-the-world-isnt-who-you-think-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/the-fastest-growing-watch-brand-in-the-world-isnt-who-you-think-it-is","title":{"rendered":"The Fastest Growing Watch Brand In The World Isn&#8217;t Who You Think It Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019d told watch nerds five years ago that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/jacob-co-world-is-yours-hardy-brothers\" type=\"post\" id=\"528006\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jacob &amp; Co.<\/a> would one day top a Morgan Stanley growth chart, they\u2019d have laughed you out of the room. For a long time, Jacob &amp; Co. was the brand you associated with rapper chains, diamond-encrusted everything, and watches that looked like they belonged in a Dubai nightclub rather than a serious collection.<\/p><p>But while the Swiss watch industry was busy contracting in 2025, with export volumes sliding and most of the big names treading water, Jacob &amp; Co. quietly posted the strongest performance of any brand in the Top 50.<\/p><p>According to the <strong>Ninth Annual Swiss Watcher report from Morgan Stanley<\/strong> (which is basically the financial bible of the watch world), Jacob &amp; Co. grew revenue by 14% year-over-year to an implied retail value of CHF 288 million ($372,670 USD). They shifted 3,975 timepieces, a 24% increase in units sold. Both of those figures are the highest growth rates among the entire Top 50. The brand now sits at number 27 globally by turnover.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jacob-Co-Hardy-Bros-World-is-Yours.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-528162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jacob-Co-Hardy-Bros-World-is-Yours.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jacob-Co-Hardy-Bros-World-is-Yours-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jacob-Co-Hardy-Bros-World-is-Yours-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jacob-Co-Hardy-Bros-World-is-Yours-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jacob-Co-Hardy-Bros-World-is-Yours-255x255.jpg 255w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jacob-Co-Hardy-Bros-World-is-Yours-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><p>Let that sink in for a second. In a year where the industry was going backwards, Jacob &amp; Co. wasn\u2019t just surviving. They were lapping the field.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-how-did-mr-jacob-actually-pull-this-off\">So, How Did Mr Jacob Actually Pull This Off?<\/h2><p>The short answer is they got serious. The longer answer involves a genuine strategic overhaul that\u2019s been years in the making.<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1234974795\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_1952866801 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_1952866801 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-1234974795\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_1952866801.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1234974795\");});};adsQueue.push(load_1952866801);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>Jacob &amp; Co. began expanding its product line beyond the blinged-out astronomical pieces it was known for. They introduced collections at more accessible price points (and by accessible, we mean \u201caccessible for a luxury Swiss watch brand,\u201d so don\u2019t get too excited). <\/p>    <div class=\"content-subscribe\">\n        <div class=\"subscribe-box\">\n            <p class=\"subscribe-title\">Curated news for men, <br\/>delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n            <form class=\"subscribe-form\" method=\"POST\">\n                <div class=\"subscribe-input\">\n                    <label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"subscribe-email\">Email:<\/label>\n                    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"subscribe-email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\" required class=\"form-control\" autocomplete=\"on\" \/>\n                    <button type=\"submit\" class=\"button button-primary subscribe-button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"source\" value=\"article\" \/>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce\" name=\"_wpnonce\" value=\"e2df992756\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537123\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"form-result\"><\/div>\n            <\/form>\n            <p class=\"subscribe-copy\">Join the DMARGE newsletter \u2014 Be the first to receive the latest news and exclusive stories on style, travel, luxury, cars, and watches. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIS2NywtJiD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A post shared by DMARGE (@dmarge)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>At the same time, they doubled down on their ultra-high-complication offerings, the kind of horological madness that gets collectors and industry insiders paying attention for the right reasons.<\/p><p>They also modernised their distribution model, which in watch industry speak means they got smarter about where and how they sell.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-this-matters-beyond-the-numbers\">Why This Matters Beyond The Numbers<\/h2><p>The watch world loves a redemption arc, and Jacob &amp; Co. is writing one of the better ones we\u2019ve seen in recent years. Founded by Jacob Arabo, the brand is now approaching its 40th anniversary, and the timing of this milestone couldn\u2019t be better.<\/p><p>What makes this story interesting isn\u2019t just the numbers, it\u2019s the context. The Swiss watch industry had a rough 2025. Export volumes dropped, consumer confidence wobbled, US tariffs hit, and even some of the heavyweight maisons were feeling the pinch. For a brand that plenty of collectors had written off as a novelty act to emerge as the fastest growing name on the list is, hand on heart, one of the more surprising watch stories of the year.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-17.png 828w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-17-772x960.png 772w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-17-514x640.png 514w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-17-768x955.png 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-17-255x317.png 255w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-17-480x597.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (min-width: 769px) 800px, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Jacob &amp; Co founding members.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Benjamin Arabo, who shared the news with partners, put it pretty honestly: \u201cI know, as a brand we are not perfect, but we work hard every day to do our best and continue to improve.\u201d It\u2019s not the kind of polished corporate nonsense you usually get from luxury brands, and for that reason alone, it\u2019s worth paying attention to what Jacob &amp; Co. does next.<\/p><p>Whether you\u2019re a fan of the brand or not, you can\u2019t argue with the numbers. And in an industry that often feels like it\u2019s running on heritage fumes and waiting list hype, there\u2019s something refreshing about a brand that\u2019s actually growing because it changed its approach rather than just its prices.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the rest of the industry was having a rough 2025, this brand was up 14%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":537124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[249],"tags":[],"coauthors":[146525],"class_list":{"0":"post-537123","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-watches"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537123"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537130,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537123\/revisions\/537130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537123"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=537123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}