1950 ETERNA CENTENAIRE

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THE STORY

Eterna is an under the radar brand that has over time developed a cult following.  The Eterna Watch company was founded in the watchmaking town of Grenchen, Switzerland in 1856 by Josef Girard and Urs Schild as “Dr. Girard & Schild”.  In 1905 with co founder Urs son Theodore at them helm, the company changed it’s name to Eterna.  Some of their more notable achievements included the first watch built entirely in house in the 1870’s, a patent for the worlds first wrist alarm clock filed in 1908, and the 1947 introduction of the “Kon-Tiki”, a tribute to Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s journey across the Pacific ocean on a hand built raft.

THE WATCH

A gents Eterna Centenaire from the 1950’s in stainless steel.  The case is unpolished with sharp edges and measures 34.5mm excluding the original signed crown.  Factory finished original satin white dial in excellent condition with applied silver indices, raised silver dots marking minutes and radium lume pips.  Original silver dauphine hands.

Automatic 21 jewel Eterna caliber 1428U in excellent condition, running well and keeping excellent time.

We’ve paired this 1950’s Eterna Centenaire with a modern leather strap and steel buckle.

*Due to the sensitive nature of vintage watches, this watch should be treated as though not water resistant, even if marked as being so.

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE

Each Stetz & Co. timepiece includes a 7 day inspection period during which the watch can be returned for any reason.  In addition the functionality of every watch is guaranteed for 30 days.