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Jacob Arabo

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Jacob Arabo · Economics & Business

What

Celebrated jeweler ('Jacob the Jeweler') and founder of Jacob & Co.

When

1965, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (Soviet Union)

Where

Uzbekistan · United States

Founded
Jacob & Co.Jacob & Co.1986
Biography

Jacob Arabo is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Celebrated jeweler ('Jacob the Jeweler') and founder of Jacob & Co.

How & why

Jacob Arabo, known as 'Jacob the Jeweler,' founded the luxury jewelry and watch house Jacob & Co. in New York and became the go-to designer for hip-hop and Hollywood clients, popularizing diamond-encrusted 'iced-out' pieces. He immigrated to the United States as a teenager and built the brand from a modest counter into a global name. Arabo is a Bukharan Jew, born into a Jewish family in Tashkent.

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Source: Wikipedia (FR) — Jacob Arabo

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Celebrated jeweler ('Jacob the Jeweler') and founder of Jacob & Co.

1965

Source: Wikipedia (FR) — Jacob Arabo