397 gems, 1 Ambani & 0 readable time: Rs 13-crore 'Vantara watch' gets trolled

Priced at roughly Rs 13.7 crore, Jacob & Co. dropped the Vantara timepiece on January 21 and — it wasn't just a watch — it was a statistical spectacle. The piece is a one‑of‑a‑kind tribute to Anant Ambani and his Vantara Global Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre in Gujarat.

What's so special?

• 397 hand‑set gemstones – a total weight of 21.98 carats (almost 22 carats) of demantoid garnets, tsavorites, green sapphires and white diamonds.
• 1 hand‑painted figurine of Anant Ambani, placed dead‑center on the dial.
• 2 majestic animals – a lion and a Bengal tiger—rendered in miniature, representing the sanctuary’s protected species.
• 1 bold green camouflage background, tying the whole wildlife theme together.

A story told in miniature.

At the center of the dial, a hand-painted figurine of Anant Ambani anchors the scene, surrounded by finely detailed depictions of a lion and a Bengal tiger.

Framed by a green camouflage motif crafted from demantoid garnets, tsavorites, green… pic.twitter.com/WqJ38z18Z5

— Jacob&Co (@_Jacobandco) January 21, 2026

Netizens react:

“I can see everything but not time in this ‘watch’,” one user quipped, while another asked, “Where does it tell time?” Some even joked it might be an April Fool’s prank, and a few labeled it a “monstrosity.” Yet, even the harshest trolls admitted the piece shines as art and jewellery, calling it a “failure as a watch but a triumph as a masterpiece.”