Triton never dies...
Since its birth in 1963 and then its resurrection in 2016 with the Triton Subphotique, a new duo of enthusiasts is continuing the Triton watch saga. Collectors’ watches specialist Romain Réa joined Jean-Sébastien Coste in 2023 for the brand’s sixtieth anniversary and the launch of a new Triton Spirotechnique.
The Triton brand has always been exclusive. It was developed in 1963 by Jean-René Parmentier (1921/1998) as a tool for the Spirotechnique company, founded in 1946 by the famous Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The Triton was the most expensive dive watch of the 1960s. With its distinctive crown and crown guard at 12 o’clock, the Triton was instantly recognizable.
This highly technical watch, distributed exclusively in Spirotechnique stores, was intended for professional and military divers, and was found on the wrists of several members of the Cousteau team as well as French and American combat divers.
The now famousTriton Spirotechnique was born at a time when major brands were appreciated for their originality and specific features; Colonel Parmentier’s iconic design embodied this spirit.
Today, we continue to develop Triton watches with scrupulous attention to the unique DNA of this iconic brand, and we are committed to producing no more than 500 watches a year, in order to guarantee the brand’s exclusivity.”
Jean-Sébastien Coste & Romain Réa
1945
Patent of the first autonomous scuba diving equipment by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan: the beginning of modern scuba diving.
1946
Spirotechnique founded by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan to market scuba diving equipment.
1951
Registration of the Triton trademark by Spirotechnique.
1963
Release of the Triton Spirotechnique, the most expensive dive watch of the sixties, with its unique articulated crown guard.
70's
The advent of quartz movements signaled the commercial death of diving watches with automatic movements and the withdrawal of Triton watches.
2015
Takeover of the Triton brand by Jean-Sébastien Coste and Philippe Friedmann, two enthusiasts of fine mechanical watches.
2016
Release of the Triton Subphotique, a modern reinterpretation of the Triton brand DNA.
2023
Romain Réa, a specialist in collector’s watches, joins Jean-Sébastien to launch the new Triton Spirotechnique.
To be continued...
