Tell them you love them: the varnished Garnet alligator strap by Jean Rousseau
Some gifts don't need explaining. They are chosen with care, for someone whose taste you know, and for whom attention to detail is paramount.
For Valentine's Day 2026, VERSION Watches has designed this strap with Jean Rousseau, a renowned leather goods maker whose Parisian workshops have been dressing the world's most beautiful watches for decades. The choice fell on a varnished Garnet alligator leather: a deep, direct, luminous shade without being garish. Designed to complement the V01-LCC without ever overpowering it.
Jean Rousseau: a long-standing partner
This is not the first time VERSION Watches and Jean Rousseau have collaborated. It all began in New York in October 2025, during New York Watch Week, with the French Touch evening organized in the Jean Rousseau showroom in Midtown, where the Washed Blue Alligator strap was presented as a preview. A few months later, in January 2026, Jean Rousseau hosted the founders in its Ginza showroom in Tokyo for a press and collectors' evening dedicated to the V01-LCC.
This varnished Garnet strap for Valentine's Day is a natural continuation of this relationship: two houses that share the same appreciation for noble materials and craftsmanship.
The strap: what you need to know
The varnished Garnet alligator strap is a limited edition piece, compatible with the three references of the V01-LCC collection:
- V01-LCC Rosée: white and rose steel, the Garnet brings an unexpected depth of color
- V01-LCC Éclat: peach and steel, the Garnet plays with the warm tones of the dial
- V01-LCC Tempête: deep blue and steel, the contrast with the Garnet is striking
Like all the Maison's straps, it is interchangeable in 18 mm, without tools.
Offer a designer Swiss Made watch for Valentine's Day
A Jean Rousseau alligator strap is already a gift in itself. Paired with a V01-LCC, it's a statement. That of someone who knows how to recognize what matters, and who chooses to offer it without compromise.
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