Eterna W. Co. – “BUILT ON TRADITION, DRIVEN BY INNOVATION, INSPIRED BY EMOTIONS” Since 1856, Eterna is synonymous with timepieces of the highest quality, with Swiss watchmaking tradition, and with an outstanding spirit of innovation. Since the beginning and even until today, Eterna is still characterized by this ingenious creativity. With not doubt, Eterna has enriched and revolutionized the art of watchmaking.
On November 7, 1856, Josef Girard (a physician, and Urs Schild, a schoolteacher) set a movement-blank workshop named “Dr. Girard & Schild” to manufactur high-quality mechanical timepieces born of traditional craftsmanship. Some decades later, the workshop was renamed “Eterna” and by the 1889s, the name Eterna appeared on a watch dial for the first time.
Over its more than 150 years, numerous major developments have emerged from the Eterna’s workshops. Today, Eterna collections still reflect the brand's respect for tradition, in addition to, Eterna's commitment to pioneering new designs and movement technologies.
ETERNA Military WWII Wristwatch Jumbo Case Waterproof – Impermeable – Anti-Magnetic – Staybrite Steel – Shock Absorber – Amortsseu De Chocs
From the WWII era, this is a vintage Eterna military wristwatch dated from 1942.
It is a manual-wind watch powered by an original in house made Eterna movement, the robust caliber Eterna 852, sub-second, 15 jewels, 50-hour power reserve and 18,000 A/h. The Eterna movement caliber 852 can be described as "robust”, and they were mainly used in military, service, and sports watches.
It features a black dial with gold printed Arabic Numerals and minute track, silver matching hands. The sub-second is located at 6 o’clock. The dial is also signed with the Eterna name.
Cased in a 36.5mm round-shaped jumbo case, all in stainless steel. It comes with a brand-new Nato military style black nylon bund one-piece strap.
This watch is in lovely condition! Runs very well and keep great time!
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Measurements (mm): Case Diameter 36.5 Case Diameter with Crown 38.7 Case Lug to Lug 43.9 Case Thickness 11.5 Lug Width 19 Band Width 18
Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men's watches typically measure between 29-36mm (some larger, some smaller) wide excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women's watches from the 1900s-1970s were also somewhat smaller than today’s offerings in many cases. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.
We prefer to shoot photographs outside when weather is permitting. However, when we shoot indoors, please be aware that we shoot our photographs inside of lightboxes that are lit with 360 LED bulbs. This indeed magnifies any flaws. Usually, they are much less obvious to the naked eye. Having said that, we never photoshop any of our photography, remove blemishes, etc. We adjust light, when necessary, but what you see is what you are getting, and we take pride in that.
The condition is pre-owned. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. See all the photos, feel free to ask questions if you have any.
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