Eberhard & Co. Unveils the New SCAFOGRAF 300

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 12, 2016 (Newswire.com) - For the presentation of one of its latest creations, Eberhard & Co. takes a walk down its memory lane…

It was the 1950s when the Swiss watchmaker, always inclined towards technical research and innovation, decided to take on a challenge that has, from time immemorial, always fascinated men – the sea and its mysterious depths. The sea, the stuff of feats and legends; an infinite horizon, a submerged world that is yet to be fully explored, but whose surface is closely bound to the life of man.

These were the years in which one of Hemingway’s greatest works was published – “The old man and the sea” - which dealt with subjects such as courage and man’s tenacity in the face of nature – the vast blue expanse, to be exact - and his merging with it. These were the years in which Eberhard & Co. presented its Scafograf collection, designed to be worn by the adventurous and sporty with a dynamic spirit and love of life. Enriched over the years, the collection was made up of steel models which were water-resistant to 100, 200, 300, 400, 750 or 1000 metres, with or without a rotating bezel and luminescent hour markers.

The Scafograf 300 incorporated all the main features required of a dive watch: automatic with a sturdy, shock-resistant steel case (Ø 42.5 mm), a graduated black bezel to control elapsed dive time, a high-contrast dial with luminescent hands and markers and a stainless steel expandable bracelet; everything that intrepid divers and water-sports aficionados would need in the enthralling depths. The date at 3 o'clock - unusual for a dive watch - and the look of this model made it agreeably suitable for every day wear. The 300 in the name of this watch indicated the depth to which it was water-resistant.

Eberhard & Co. now presents a new edition of this model, reinterpreted in a contemporary way.

The new SCAFOGRAF 300 is a mechanical, self-winding diving watch, with a Ø 43 mm steel case, an unidirectional rotating bezel in ceramic, with luminescent markings on the first 15 minutes scale, curved sapphire glass and a helium escape valve at 9 o’clock. The “galbé” black dial has luminescent applied indices and the date at 3 o'clock. The name of the model, the central seconds hand and the dots can be white, light blue or yellow. The hours and minutes hands are also luminescent. Water-resistant to 300 m, the new SCAFOGRAF 300 has a screwed case-back personalised with an engraved starfish. The model comes with an integrated black rubber strap or a Chassis® steel bracelet with deployment clasp Déclic® (Patented).

The clean and precise lines of the SCAFOGRAF 300 are also well suited to a more casual-chic use out of the water.

DEEP EVOLUTION

SCAFOGRAF 300

Technical features

Reference:                            41034

Movement:                           calibre ETA 2824-2

Mechanical, self-winding, date at 3 o’clock.  Central seconds hand

Case:                                      steel

Diameter of the case:        43 mm

Thickness of the case:         12,60 mm

Case-back:                          steel, screwed, personalized with an engraved starfish

Bezel:                                     in ceramic, rotating, unidirectional, with luminescent markings on the first 15 minutes scale

Water-resistance:                300 m, diving watch, with helium escape valve at 9 o’clock

Crown:                                   in  steel, screw-in ,  water-resistant, personalized “E”

Glass:                                      sapphire, convex, anti-reflecting

Dial:                                        matt black, “galbé” with luminescent applied indices

Hands:                                   hours and minutes: “baton-type”, “squelettes”, luminescent. The name of the model, the central seconds’ hand and the dots can be white, light blue or yellow

Strap:                                     integrated black rubber strap, personalized with the “E” shield, emblem of the Maison. The inside is characterized by small shields that allow good transpiration. Buckle personalised E&C.

                                               Optional: Deployment clasp Déclic® - Patented -

Bracelet:                               Chassis®, in steel. Deployment clasp Déclic® - Patented –

Eberhard & Co.

La Chaux-de-Fonds is the cradle of Swiss fine watchmaking. In 1887 Georges Eberhard, then aged 22, founded the Eberhard & Co Watchmaking Manufacture there.

From the very outset, the Firm specialized in the manufacture of technical watches, producing its first wrist chronograph in 1919. This complication would later become the firm's speciality.

Eberhard & Co's skills rapidly became known outside Switzerland. Eberhard & Co. timepieces could be admired on the wrists of wealthy clients, Italian Royal Navy officers and sportsmen alike.

When international trade recovered after the Second World War, Eberhard & Co. launched the Extra-Fort, a collection which still enjoys resounding success today.

During the 1970s, at a time when a large number of watchmaking manufactures were closing down, Eberhard & Co. found the strength to resist thanks to the visionary spirit of one man – Palmiro Monti. He was an Italian entrepreneur who bought Eberhard in the firm conviction that after the quartz era, fine watchmaking would make a comeback and be stronger than ever before.

Events proved him right and from the early 1980s onwards, mechanical watches were once again amongst the most popular luxury items. Under his leadership, the firm enjoyed a new lease of life. In 2001, faithful to its reputation as a chronograph specialist, it brought out one of the most innovative models ever: the patented Chrono 4, the first chronograph with aligned counters.

Eberhard & Co. is a benchmark for high-end watches and chronographs, and remains one of few independent watchmaking firms. In the past three decades, Eberhard & Co. has been synonymous with passion, innovation and attention to detail and design. These values have defined the Maison ever since it was founded.

Eberhard & Co. is committed to offering impeccably made timepieces and upholding its personality and independent spirit, without abandoning the deep bond with its origins and the watchmaking tradition that lies behind them.

Eberhard & Co. is pursuing the development of accurate, reliable timepieces to be made available to the general public, particularly to suit sports such as diving and motor racing.

Source: BIZCOM