Eberhard & Co. arrived in Geneva this April with exactly two novelties: the Scafograf 200 MCMLIX and a new Tazio Nuvolari chronograph. As Mario Peserico told me at the booth, this deliberate restraint reflects a curated strategy over volume, one that becomes even more important in the current geopolitical climate. Both pieces trace back to founding collections, and both share the triangle as a connecting motif: a functional geometry in the Scafograf, reinterpreted as a three-dimensional Clous de Paris grid in the Nuvolari. It is a precise, intentional thread.
Scafograf 200 MCMLIX
The Dial
Four variants define the Scafograf 200 MCMLIX, divided into two pairs. The first uses solid black or solid blue dials with a silver-toned, circularly satin-finished minute track and a matching ceramic bezel. The second replaces the contrasting ring with an uninterrupted dégradé surface in either black or blue, the radial colour fade running from saturated at the centre towards a more translucent periphery. Applied triangular indices at the cardinal positions reproduce the geometry of the original 1959 Scafograf 100, a direct functional reference: the triangular format maximises the surface area available for Super-LumiNova and ensures immediate legibility in low-visibility conditions. The hour hand carries a composite three-triangle tip, the same logic in a more sculptural execution. Of the four options, the dégradé variants are the most visually compelling, adding depth without adding visual noise.
The Movement
Eberhard declines to name the calibre, a consistent house policy that will frustrate the technically inclined. The Scafograf 200 MCMLIX runs on a self-winding mechanical movement, almost certainly a Sellita SW200-1 variant, operating at 28,800 vph with approximately 38 hours of power reserve. It drives the automatic helium escape valve at 9 o’clock, which Peserico identified as non-negotiable to maintaining the watch’s professional character, a certified tool instrument, not a diver’s aesthetic in a collector’s case. The caseback closes solidly, engraved with the collection’s starfish emblem. The movement sits out of view, which suits the watch’s purpose entirely.
The Case
At 39mm, the Scafograf 200 MCMLIX is the most compact version of the collection Eberhard has produced, a significant step down from the 43mm diameter of previous Scafograf 200 iterations. The steel case pairs brushed flanks with polished accents and a domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on the inside, chosen for its vintage profile contribution and for optical clarity at depth. The new polished steel Milanese mesh bracelet is a genuine first for the maison. Widely used between the 1950s and 1970s, it is here executed with a personalised 2CLICK® deployment clasp and, critically, mesh weave continuity maintained even across the extension links, a detail many manufacturers overlook.
Tazio Nuvolari
The Dial
The new Tazio Nuvolari chronograph dial is the most technically ambitious surface Eberhard has produced in this collection. Clous de Paris finishing covers the entire dial, rendered as a three-dimensional grid of micro-pyramids, each geometrically precise, creating a surface that shifts in tone as the wrist rotates. Applying this technique to a sports chronograph, rather than to a dress piece, is a confident and pointed decision. Two variants are available: an all-black version, and a black dial with eggshell-white counters at 9 and 3 o’clock, finished in azuré, a fine guilloché process producing concentric wave-like striations that amplify perceived depth. For the first time in the collection’s 34-year history, the yellow “TN” monogram appears within the tortoise talisman emblem on the dial. Nuvolari used this exact mark on his racing attire and personal objects, and yellow, which he considered fortunate against common superstition, returns in the central chronograph seconds hand.
The Movement
The Tazio Nuvolari chronograph operates on a self-winding mechanical chronograph movement with column-wheel architecture, calibre name undisclosed. Based on the existing Tazio Nuvolari reference architecture and what is visible through the sapphire caseback of the Gold Car Collection (ref. 31176), the calibre aligns closely with the Sellita SW510 family. The finishing is where ref. 31176 separates itself: the oscillating weight carries an 18-carat gold bas-relief of Nuvolari at the wheel of the Alfa Romeo Tipo C, the movement plates display gold-toned decorative accents, and the entire assembly presents through an anti-reflective sapphire crystal caseback. A hand-decorated gold rotor at this price tier is genuinely uncommon and deserves the attention it will receive.
The Case
The 40mm steel case carries the bezel as its most immediately distinctive feature: a perlage-finished surface enclosing an engraved miles-per-hour scale that references period racing instruments directly. Ref. 31175 closes with a solid caseback fixed by eight screws, perlage-finished and carrying gold engravings. Ref. 31176 substitutes a sapphire vitré caseback to expose the movement. Both references share the same movement architecture but differ substantially in decorative ambition.
In Closing
With Eberhard’s 140th anniversary approaching, Peserico was plain about the strategy: a curated selection, closely aligned with pricing and brand identity. The Scafograf 200 MCMLIX starts at approximately €2,800 on strap and €3,200 on the Milanese mesh, consistent with the existing Scafograf pricing structure. The Tazio Nuvolari ref. 31175 opens at approximately €4,900; the Gold Car Collection ref. 31176 rises to approximately €5,800, reflecting the movement decoration and sapphire caseback. Two watches, two clear propositions, no compromises. For a maison that has never sought excess, this is exactly the right kind of restraint.
