Eterna-Matic - the importance of Eterna in watchmaking history

Whats so special on Eterna-Matic movements? Why Eterna choose the 5 Ball Logo on its dials? And what does ETA, one of the largest movement manufactures of the world, have to do with Eterna?

In today's video we will answer all of these questions and introduce you a beautiful Eterna-Matic Centenaire from 1961.

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[kamnisovetov]

absolutely fantastic channel. Don't understand why so few subscribers. Thank you! Eterna has beautiful movements and minimalistic and clear design - both are why we love vintage wathches.

[DannyChau]

Learn something every day, I have an Eternamatic 18k gold chronograph with moon face and never know the history of the logo, thank you so much.

[johnbergen]

Wonderful presentation and information as always! I own and enjoy a 1958 Eterna Matic and a 1967 Eterna Matic 1000. I also just bought my son a 1969 Eterna Matic 1000.

[urmenyi]

I am a proud owner of this masterpiece. My mother got in the famous Türler store in 1961.

[neilpiper]

I have an Eterna matic Centanaire with a date complication. I love it.

[savariaxa]

I have an Eterna Matic 1248 from 1950 serviced and runs amazing now 72 years old Eterna was at that time more innovative then Rolex or Patek for me Eterna is the best deal in excellent vintage watches !

[alamore]

Great watch and thanks for putting the video together to recognize Eterna's achievements.

[romanjeremy]

Thanks for the vid, I love my 60 y-o Eterna-Matic !

[katherinelangford]

I just found one of these watches in cleaning up our basement after a flood. It belonged to my Grandfather and seems to still be working. Could use a cleaning though. No water damage. I may just take it to a jeweler or watch repair place to have it cleaned and service. Thanks for your video and the info on it. I've learned a lot. I'm going to see how well it keeps time before I take it in. I'm just curious

[EM]

Thank you for the thorough explanation about the history and movement of this fine watch maker.

[luisdelossantos]

One of the best watch channel in world

[kylemaskewich]

Wow, great video! I was curious about this brand.

[wryn]

These 5 balls can be as well replaced by 5 stars. Great masterpiece!
Don’t know why, but I think it’s time to buy a watch… ;-)
Good job! Thank you!

[martinnunez]

Gracias por compartir la linda historia de Eterna 🙏

[jergarmar]

Great video! I found this trying to find more information about my watch, the FIRST mechanical one I actually bought for looks: a 1962 Eterna-matic 3000. This was the direct replacement for the Centenaire, and the design is an interesting iteration. It stays classy and simple but it goes NARROW. The hour markings are all pencil thin but longer. The 12, 6, and 9 are slightly thicker. There's now a date window at 3 o'clock. The hands are very narrow as well, the second hand basically matching the hour markings, and the minute and hour hands being long skinny triangles, tapering to a fine point.

Personally, I LOVE the look of the 3000, though in such a minimalistic design, the date window might be considered a fault on what's otherwise a clean and unblemished dial. However, I can't help but appreciate the clever mechanism, because to advance the date, you pull on the stem, which is spring-returned and which advances it by one day. Simple and elegant. Also, they actually have SEVEN bearings on the rotor.

I am truly hooked on mechanical watches, and I am extremely happy to have such a watch at the beginning of my collection.

[yetanotherjohn]

Outstanding video! I recently acquired a Loius Erard Chrono with the ETA 7750 movement, and I LOVE IT! It is a bit heavy on my small wrist, but super fun to wear and show off xD

[baoloc]

I am thankful for finding this channel, already like and subscribe. Hope to see more educational videos from you.

[sebastienfoucart]

As a beginner vintage watches collector I seriously consider to add an Eterna-matic in my collection. The manual Eterna watches from 40-50 are also interesting.

[alang]

I inherited a Kontiki erterna-matic and a Zenith from my father. I had them both serviced so they both work. They don’t get a lot of wrist time, but I try and wear them at least one day a month.

[jacksugden]

Fascinating as never heard of this watch brand before