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Mafkees
·Elegant buckle.
Eterna Matic
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eternalover
·Just went to pick up my now working eterna 3000 in 18k from watchguy who did a great service and mended a deformed hairspring. It is totally beyond me how you learn to do that without wrecking quite a few. Appaerently it looked like smeone clumsy had had a poke around and bent it but otherwiswe all well.. Now running w decent amplitude, o error and a strong power reserve. Anyway although I love this brand nearly as much as Omega, I have to admit that the dial design and watch shapes of the standard dress watches are often jarring to my eye. Square set narrow lugs, and bezels that are too thick or thin. often with beautiful hands but indices not always well matched. perhaps it is just me. Nice movement shame about the face, maybe.
Anyway here it is back on my wrist and the reason I flag it up is the beautiful facetted indices
which really catch the light. IMHO The overall design including the line. dial really integrates well. I picked it up as a non-runner but in pretty a1 condition and am over the moon with it.
Anyway here it is back on my wrist and the reason I flag it up is the beautiful facetted indices
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fan
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dandog
·1949 or thereabouts. Cal 1249
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dandog
·My black dial equivalent (1951, cal 1249) says Hi. I am intrigued that the hour markers on our watches are all the same, including snowmen/Christmas trees at 3, 6, and 9 - but yours point in to middle of the dial, while mine point outwards...
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Allnew2me
·New member and first forum post. My grandparents went to Italy in 1953 and while there, they bought a gold Eterna-Matic for my grandfather and a stainless version for my Dad. I am fortunate enough to have them both along with the original box from the jeweler A. Moglia in Gallarate where they were bought.
I doubt that they have ever been serviced but still wind and run perfectly.
I doubt that they have ever been serviced but still wind and run perfectly.
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__ryan__
·New member and first forum post. My grandparents went to Italy in 1953 and while there, they bought a gold Eterna-Matic for my grandfather and a stainless version for my Dad. I am fortunate enough to have them both along with the original box from the jeweler A. Moglia in Gallarate where they were bought.
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TimeODanaos
·New member and first forum post.
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Allnew2me
·Growing up, the Speidel band on my Dad's watch is all I remember ever seeing him wear. For sentimental reasons I would never change that but certainly understand that returning it to original form is a plus in some regards. If I had bought these watches I would likely take the time to return them to close to original issue, but as family history is concerned I'm just happy to have them as they are, as they speak to my past.
Thanks for the welcome!
Thanks for the welcome!
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Waltesefalcon
·That is a great pair of watches! Welcome aboard.
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Allnew2me
·Many thanks, looking forward to learning.
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Bruce235
·This one is a decade newer than yours but I see that the font is similar with the "fading" bottom of the letters. I had wondered if someone did that while cleaning the dial. Now I know it is supposed to be that way.
Although my second hand appears to be a little short and may be a replacement.
Although my second hand appears to be a little short and may be a replacement.
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·I had noticed that gradient lettering but because they are both the same I didn't give it too much thought. But you are right in that it does look to be polished away. Had I only one watch I can see where it is quite likely that I too would have wondered as you did. Thanks for pointing that out!
Your previous comment regarding the gold hour markings on the steel dial also caught my attention. Having looked at my Dad's watch for all of my life I again never really paid attention to it. I do see that the contrast is kind of nice.
I can also see that my photo skills are lacking so I'll work on that going forward.
Your previous comment regarding the gold hour markings on the steel dial also caught my attention. Having looked at my Dad's watch for all of my life I again never really paid attention to it. I do see that the contrast is kind of nice.
I can also see that my photo skills are lacking so I'll work on that going forward.
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__ryan__
·Here's a steel case with gold batons. Just a simple dress watch (cal. 1406), which has managed to stay pretty sharp.
I was worried about the text when I received it, as it doesn't have the top-heavy font as above. But others clued me in that there have been variations over the years.
I was worried about the text when I received it, as it doesn't have the top-heavy font as above. But others clued me in that there have been variations over the years.
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osterman
·I have recently found an almost identical watch. It was not expensive, but looks quite worn (and has no original crown or crystal)...
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·Here's a steel case with gold batons. Just a simple dress watch (cal. 1406), which has managed to stay pretty sharp.
I was worried about the text when I received it, as it doesn't have the top-heavy font as above. But others clued me in that there have been variations over the years.
Excellent conditions!
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