In order to sympathize with and support the activities of Save the Reef, a general incorporated association aimed at coral reef conservation and restoration, Everar will release 20 special limited edition models based on the “SCAFOGRAPH” collection “MCMLIX” exclusively in Japan from April 1. The prototype of this collaboration model was unveiled for the first time at the Save the Reef Charity Gala Dinner held at Hotel Okura on December 14, 2023, with Everard as the main sponsor.
Everard’s masterpiece collection, the “Scafograph”, was developed to meet the demand for diver’s watches. The history of the “Scafograph” began in 1959 with the announcement of the “Scafograph 100” as the first diver’s watch. Since then, various models have been developed, such as the “Scafograph 200” and the “Scaphograph 300”, and finally a model with a water resistance of 1,000 meters was born.
In the 1960s, Raymond Butcher, known as the father of professional diving, and Luciana Civico, the first female professional diver, both set world records wearing the “Scaphograph”. In 2016, the reissue of the Scaffograph 300 won the sports category of the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG), the most prestigious luxury horlogerie, and made a name for itself around the world.
More than 60 years have passed since its launch in 1959, but it still retains its unchanged design and plays an important role in the history of Everard. A modern reinterpretation of the original design, the special edition “MCMLIX” represents the year of birth of the collection in Roman numerals.
Home to 25% of the world’s marine fish species, coral reefs provide a diverse range of seafood as fishing grounds and provide food for between 500 million and 1 billion people worldwide. However, 58% of the world’s coral reefs are currently potentially threatened by human activities, including coastal exploitation, overexploitation of biological resources, marine pollution, and topsoil runoff resulting from deforestation and agricultural land development. In addition, large-scale bleaching phenomena due to global warming, destruction of coral reefs by typhoons, and damage caused by predatory animals are also causes of coral death, and the survival of coral reefs is becoming more serious in various parts of Japan.
Save the Reef is a general incorporated association that educates people about activities to protect and restore endangered coral reefs, and provides information both domestically and internationally. Eberard supports the activities of Save the Reef, a general incorporated association, and has decided to collaborate with us to convey the current state of corals to as many people as possible and to restore a better ocean.
A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the special limited edition model announced this time will support the activities of Koji Kinjo of Okinawa “Sango Hata”, who was the first in the world to successfully cultivate corals and spawn after releasing them into the sea through the general incorporated association Save the Reef. Koji Kinjo has discovered “Miracle Corals” that are resistant to global warming and is expanding their breeding in the waters of Okinawa. Save the Reef has a vision to spread its “Miracle Coral” to the world’s oceans.
The special limited edition is a self-winding mechanical diver’s watch with a 43 mm stainless steel case, a ceramic bezel with unidirectional rotation, sapphire glass and a helium escape valve at 9 o’clock. The all-green dial with the green “Miracle Coral” motif and the ceramic bezel are decorated with a vintage-inspired luminescent scale and a second hand with a circular coral design. The caseback is also engraved with the collection’s symbolic starfish pattern and Save the Reef. The strap comes with a vintage-style leather strap with red stitching on the rug to match a casual and chic outfit, and a coral-inspired NATO belt that comes with it.
Movement:
Mechanical, self-winding, date window at 3 o’clock position
Case:
Steel, diameter 43 mm, thickness 12.60 mm
Back cover:
Stainless steel, screw-in,
sculpture with a starfish pattern,
Engraved Save the Reef
Bezel:
Ceramic, unidirectional rotating bezel and vintage-inspired luminescent paint on the first 15-minute scale
Waterproof:
300m water resistance, at 9 o’clock position
Equipped with a helium escape valve
Crown:
Stainless steel, screw-in,
With the letter “E”
Glass:
Sapphire Crystal, Convex Mirror,
Anti-reflective coating
Dial:
Green dial, applied indexes, triangle at 6-9-12 o’clock
Markers, date function at 3 o’clock,
Vintage-style phosphorescent paint
Needle:
Vintage-inspired luminescent paint, an hour hand with a triangular tip inspired by the 1959 model, a “baton-shaped” minute hand, and a second hand with a red circular design
Strap :
Vintage-style leather strap with red stitching on the lugs, included: NATO belt with the image of coral
About Save the Leaf:
In order to raise awareness of activities to protect and restore coral reefs, provide information both domestically and internationally, and to support coral reef cultivation and marine planting activities, we organize membership and collect donations in Japan and overseas. With Mrs. Devi Soekarno as the chief advisor, renowned musicians and business owners such as Akira Senju and Ryosuke Imai serve as councilors to spread their sympathy through various media and call on colleagues who are aiming for the same goal.
Website:www.miraclecoral.org
About “Eberard”:
Founded in 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the mecca of Swiss luxury watchmaking, the long-established Swiss watch house “Héberard” has never stopped production for more than 136 years and is one of the few long-established Swiss watch brands that continues to be independent and family-owned.
It was adopted as the official watch of Italian naval officers in the 1930s and is overwhelmingly endorsed by Italian executives as a lifelong favorite of the late Gianni Agnelli, the greatest man Italy has ever produced. In the Japan market, we signed a partnership agreement with Office Mugino in July 2021, making a full-fledged landing.
Website:https://www.eberhard.jp/