Vintage Eterna Eterna-Matic 3003 Ref 646.5051.41

The brand’s origins began with the partnership in 1856 between Dr. Joseph Girard and Urs Schild.  They started a watch movement factory in Grenchen, which produced semi-finished and fully finished movements and innovated the production process by developing automatic manufacturing machines that could be powered by natural stream water and steam engines.  The company’s first fully-produced timepiece was released in 1876, with innovative timepieces following, such as the first series-production alarm wristwatch in 1914.  

The Eterna Eterna Matic 3003 Ref 646.4051.41 features a 34mm square-shaped stainless steel case. The blue linen dial features stick-shaped applied metal hour markers with tritium lume plots, a date window at the 3 o’clock position, and stick-shaped hands with tritium lume on the hour and minute hands.  The in-house Eterna-Matic Brevete Swiss 21-Jewel movement powers the timepiece.  

This timepiece has an unpolished, razor sharp case, which shows some wear, consistent with the age of this timepiece visible in the photographs.  Included is a brown leather strap with a stainless steel buckle.