| Quick specs Eberhard & Co. 8 Jours Grande Taille Price: Stainless steel: CHF 4’340 | approx. $ 4,250 | approx. € 3.895 | approx. £ 3,500 Pink gold: CHF 11’080 | approx. $ 10,860 | approx. € 9.950 | approx. £ 8,950 Size: 41 mm Reference: 21027 (stainless steel) | 20023 (pink gold)  |
The Eberhard & Co. 8 Jours Grande Taille celebrates the technical ingenuity with a bigger, bolder version of the 8 Jours watch. And why not? According to Eberhard & Co. the 8 Jours was the first mechanical wristwatch with an 8-day power reserve. The first 8 Jours watch was launched in 1997, and a slightly bigger version was released in 2008.
Unique with the 8 Jours watch is the patented technique Eberhard uses for the massive power-reserve. Instead of multiple barrels the watch has two overlapping springs. One with the standard length of 30 centimeters while the second spring counts 1.25 meters.
This new Eberhard & Co. 8 Jours Grande Taille comes in pink gold or stainless steel with a black or white dial
This piece of craftsmanship is proudly shown at the back of the watch. Through a sapphire crystal peephole, you can see the spring doing its magic. With a perlage coated blue “8” (this detail has a cognac color with the 18k rose gold version) shaped bridge adding a 3D effect.
The watch has a 41-millimeters case and comes in different styles keeping everybody happy. For starters, there is a model with a stainless steel case but there is also an 18k pink gold version. And maybe you choose a silver dial with Roman numerals painted on them. Or you might fall for the white plate dial with painted Arabic numerals. And what about a monochrome dial with applied Roman numerals?
Some might call the crown large, but it’s easy to wind. Not unimportant as the 8-day power reserve takes a little bit more winding than you’re used to. Equipped with a 19-millimeters black crocodile leather wristband Eberhard claims the 8 Jours Grande Taille is “more a watch to admire rather than to read”.
technical data Eberhard & Co. 8 Jours Grande Taille |
| Reference: 21027 (stainless steel) | 20023 (pink gold) |
| Movement: Eberhard & Co. 896 (base Peseux 7001 / ETA 7001) | Hand-wound | Diameter: 23.3 mm / 10½ lignes | Thickness: 2.5 mm | Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) | Jewels: 17 | Two overlapping springs (0.30 m + 1.25 m) | Hours, minutes, small seconds, power-reserve indicator | Power-reserve: 8 days |
| Case & dial: 41 mm | Stainless steel or 18k pink gold | Thickness: 11.25 mm | Domed sapphire glass | Polished partly see-through case back | Dial in white or black with Roman or Arabic numerals | Water-resistance: 3 ATM / 3 bar / 30 meters / 100 feet |
| Strap: Black crocodile leather | Stainless steel or 18k pink gold buckle |
| Price Eberhard & Co. 8 Jours Grande Taille: Stainless steel: CHF 4’340 | approx. $ 4,250 | approx. € 3.895 | approx. £ 3,500 Pink gold: CHF 11’080 | approx. $ 10,860 | approx. € 9.950 | approx. £ 8,950 |
| Website: www.eberhard-co-watches.ch |