Another vintage watch in my collection is this automatic from Eterna. The Eterna Matic 1000 is a rather simple piece that came out sometime in the early 1960s, making this a 60 year old watch.
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The watch features are simple. There are no day or date complications so its no hassle to adjust after not being used for some time.
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Side view showing the signed crown
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The other side view showing the overall good condition of the watch.
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The case back appears to have been over-polished. The serial number survived and is visible in the photo.
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Close up of the dial showing Eterna's 5-star emblem
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An old wrist shot, probably when I first wore the watch.
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Inside the watch is an Eterna Cal. 1479K that runs at 21,600 A/h with a potential power reserve of 49h.
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A more recent wrist shot after I changed the strap
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From the caliber, we can determine that the watch was manufactured in the early 1960s. The reference for the caliber may be found here stating that the movement came out sometime in 1963. Here is an example of how to date the watch. It is not perfect or precise but accurate for the period when the watch came out.
I was planning to unload the watch and have posted it for sale several times. There were no takers so I decided to keep it. The watch is quite reliable and it being quite plain is advantageous as people probably won't take a second look or suspect that it is a middle value watch. It's a keeper for now.
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