Incoming Eterna-Matic

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Good people

Ordinarily I would wait until I have a watch in-hand before posting, however, I felt compelled to share this one before its arrival.

I scored this Eterna Matic on the bay a few days back. The images were sub-par, but enough for me to realise that this (at least to my eyes) appeared to be a lovely piece. What struck me about this Eterna was the dial configuration - I have trawled images (and utilised reverse image-searching) and am yet to find another Eterna with the same numerals. Would be keen to see if anyone within the forum has observed similar.

Additionally, I found the dial text "Ra Swiss Ra" particularly interesting and I believe uncommon - "Ra" denotes that radium may(?) be present on the dial. This was discussed in a post made by @Davidt here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/forget-t-swiss-made-t-what-about-ra-swiss-made-r.84547/

Anyhoo, please see the images from the eBay listing below (and of course, I will share more upon arrival). I welcome any and all discussion!

Thanks
Zac
 
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Yes that’s a radium dial. Also it appears to be quite small, less than 30mm. Boy’s watch as they say.
 
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Great looking watch! Love the numerals! It reminds me of my 1958 Eterna Matic which is also a smallish case at 30mm without crown.