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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Jean Rousseau, we love ambitious dreamers, especially when they pay tribute to fine watchmaking tradition. The brand-new Amphibian 250 from Eska Watches is on pre-sale on Kickstarter until February 24<\/a>, with an exceptional model featuring a Jean Rousseau Compass strap.<\/p>\n

\u201cExtremely rare\u201d, \u201cImpossible to find\u201d, as any collector will tell you: only four models of Eska’s Amphibian 600 are known to exist in the world today. Eska & Co, founded in Grenchen (Switzerland) in 1918, is named after the German pronunciation of the initials of its founder, Silvain Kocher. In the late 1950s, the company launched the Amphibian 600, a 600-foot water-resistant diving watch with a large countdown bezel and elongated lugs, reminiscent of Blancpain’s famous Fifty Fathoms<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When Eska & Co closed in the ’80s, the lovely Amphibian became a collector’s item, unreachable even on old advertisements<\/a>. So much so that specialists are asking: did it exist only as a prototype? Rather than chasing this white elephant of diving watches, Christophe Chevreton and Sinicha Knezevic decided to recreate it.<\/p>\n

A collector’s dream<\/h3>\n

\u201cEvery collector dreams of making his own watch,\u201d notes Christophe Chevreton. \u201cInstead of inventing something from scratch, Sinicha and I chose to revive an old brand with a rich history and start with a first model inspired from the legendary Amphibian. We didn’t realize until later that Sinicha’s initials are also S.K.!\u201d<\/p>\n

Christophe and Sinicha registered a new brand, Eska Watches, and managed to get their hands on one of the four Amphibian 600 to study it closely. \u201cA lot of doors closed on us, before a Hong Kong design office found our project exciting and helped us design and manufacture it, and have it assembled in France,\u201d says Christophe.<\/p>\n

How to modernize a legend<\/h3>\n

This is how the Amphibian 250 was born. Its presentation on Kickstarter allows us to play the seven differences game<\/a>: it is water-resistant at a 250-meters<\/em> depth \u2013 and even tested at 300, compared to the 600 feet <\/em>of the original model. The case was modernized, at 40\u00a0mm instead of 38, with a smoother linear brushing. A sapphire insert with Super-Luminova luminescent material brings out the sandwich dial, while the dial typography remains unchanged. In short, this new high-tech diving watch retains all of its original charm.<\/p>\n

When Christophe and Sinicha launched pre-sales on Kickstarter, the first 300 copies were sold out within 24 hours. Copies with classic bracelets… and another one that takes exclusivity a notch higher, as it features a Compass strap by Jean Rousseau.<\/p>\n

A Compass strap for a harmonious design<\/h3>\n

The Compass is an iconic Jean Rousseau model<\/a>, cut from Cordura, a highly resistant technical fabric combining nylon and natural fibers. \u201cThis material is emblematic of nautical activities and perfectly suited to a diving watch,\u201d says Ana\u00efs Bordier, brand manager at Jean Rousseau. From this great classic, Jean Rousseau’s designers created a special series for the Amphibian 250, with a thickness perfectly adapted to the watch’s curvature and stitching in tones matching the dial numerals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re always ready to support projects that, like us, play on the balance between solid tradition and great technical creativity,\u201d Ana\u00efs says. And there’s something I particularly like about this collaboration: we\u2019ve been able to create a real visual harmony between the strap and the watch, with the stitching directly echoing the colors of the dial. More than anything, we love designing bracelets that create a perfect harmony between the watch and the wearer.\u201d<\/p>\n

This exceptional model is on pre-sale at a special price on Kickstarter until February 24, and then on the Eska Watches website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At Jean Rousseau, we love ambitious dreamers, especially when they pay tribute to fine watchmaking tradition. 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