Eterna Matic

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Any reliable chart to look up production year for Eternas?
Was wondering what year this is from and if the lume is radium or tritium?
 
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What an amazing look with those arrowheads!

Right?! It really catches the light.
 
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Any reliable chart to look up production year for Eternas?

Was wondering what year this is from and if the lume is radium or tritium?
Looks like radium to me.
 
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I was wondering if you have been able to find anything post 1974. I for one have a late '70s model and I'm wondering what year it is exactly.

Sorry, but I have never tried to find any, as I have (essentially) never collected post '70s watches.
 
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Sorry, but I have never tried to find any, as I have (essentially) never collected post '70s watches.
Alright, thanks. From 1970 onward there seem to be 100,000 increments in serial no. per year, but one can never be certain.
 
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Looks like radium to me.
Thank you, should be a 1955 since serial starts with 394’.

My gut feeling was late 50s and radium so that sounds correct 😀
 
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Thank you, should be a 1955 since serial starts with 394’.
I have no evidence other than my own experience, but I think these cases were discontinued when the Centenaire was introduced. Therefore no watches younger than 1955 or some transitional models from 1956 should have them. Here's my old pair, sold off a whiiile ago: the black one is from 1955 and the other from 1952. I noticed the earlier one is a tad larger in diameter, in lugs size (chunkiness) and crown. They both took 18mm straps though.


After the Centenaire, basic models typically had cases similar to this one, which are vastly inferior in build quality. These are seen more often than not with lugs all bent, or even detached. The earlier cases didn't suffer from that.
Internet pic:
 
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Just received this print ad, following yesterday strap that arrived...
It is not a Matic per say but it is automatic though 😀 Thought I could cheat a bit.


The watch is from a fellow OF member whom I won't thank enough 😀 It is really a nice time capsule I like wearing a lot.
 
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Just received this print ad, following yesterday strap that arrived...
It is not a Matic per say but it is automatic though 😀 Thought I could cheat a bit.


The watch is from a fellow OF member whom I won't thank enough 😀 It is really a nice time capsule I like wearing a lot.
That's awesome man.
 
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Adding a few I belive I have not presented in this thread earlier. Not all of them are "EternaMatic's" but... 😉

 
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Adding a few I belive I have not presented in this thread earlier. Not all of them are "EternaMatic's" but... 😉

Great stuff and I'd be delighted to see more of that Centenaire.
 
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I just picked this up on the weekend ::psy::



I’ve been looking for a watch with a different mood than my ‘61 Seamaster, and I think I found it in this double-signed Birks Eterna Matic 😎 Birks is basically the Tifanny’s of Canada.



It looked tiny on the black leather strap it came with, and didn’t really pop until the steel strap brought it all together.



Circa ‘62 it seems. I’ll have to wait until it gets to the spa to get the back off and confirm the serial #


Funny enough, I had this NOS metal strap that I thought would pair well with it…



…and I see that @Dan S did too! The strap feels a bit flimsy, how’s yours holding up Dan? https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-7#post-967461

@Canuck noted that Birks held the Canadian franchise for Eterna, certainly explains why a good number of them can still be seen. Some other Birks signed dials from this thread have included:

@krogerfoot https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-10#post-1219989

@Modest_Proposal https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/#post-204575

@gatorcpa https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/#post-204704

@CdnWatchDoc https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-2#post-205026
https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-9#post-1170382
https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-10#post-1219989

@bubba48 https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-5#post-713826

@aap https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-5#post-774028

@0uss https://omegaforums.net/threads/eterna-matic.18900/page-9#post-1173543

Thanks for viewing this 👍

Edit, where are my manners. Thanks to @Northernman for the pre purchase consult

Edit #2. I’ll put up a WTB for a new crown, does anyone know what I should be asking for?

That’s a stunner! Thise markers are fantastic!