With the full gold, fish scale bracelet this rare Eterna-Matic 3000 was the world’s flattest self-winding calendar watch with centre seconds. Model reference 746T.
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
From the supplied paperwork, which matches the serial number on the case back, we can accurately date this watch to being sold on Valentines day, 1966.
CONDITION
This was the flagship of the entire Eterna-Matic range, and will have been an expensive watch. The reason you don’t see many is that the price of gold more than quadrupled in the next fifteen years, so the temptation to sell the watch, our even just the bracelet, must have been huge. The owner of this watch resisted the thought of making money, and kept the watch together. In fact they did more than that – they kept the paperwork, and a couple of spare 18k gold links. The dial doesn’t say Eterna-Matic 3000 and is silver rather than gold like the one we have found in a sales catalogue of the day – there may have been variations, or it may be a replacement dial. The movement is Eterna’s 1466U – a super slim 21 jewel movement with quick set date (operated by pulling the crown). It was later developed into the ETA 2892, which can be found as a base ebauche in many high end watches even today. The screw down case back hides the movement, but again is solid gold. The bracelet is integrated to the case and can be taken off for cleaning or to swap the look if wanted. The fishscale pattern is appealing and there is no twisting like affect most integrated gold bracelets. The clasp has a logo we don’t recognise but is stamped 750 Eterna 2344 inside.
This watch will be supplied with an original presentation box, papers and our Certificate of Authenticity.
This watch has been checked against the Watch Register and has not been reported as lost, stolen or implicated in fraud, and a copy of that certificate will also be included.
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SIZE
Width with crown 36.4 mm
Width without crown 34.1 mm
Between lugs 18 mm
Lug to lug length 39.8 mm
Case Thickness 8.4 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 190 mm, plus some extra links that appear to have been cut off and would require a goldsmith to refit if required.
All sizes are approximate. The watch is photographed on a wrist of 190mm/7.5 inches.
Included with this watch is a 3 month guarantee and free delivery to UK addresses. If you live outside the UK we can still deliver to most countries. Please see our Worldwide Shipping information, or Contact Us. Payment can be made by most credit or debit cards, bank transfer or PayPal.
From 1st September 2021 we will be planting a tree for every watch we sell, working with the International Tree Foundation (Est 1922) to make this business positive on carbon. By buying anything pre owned you are effectively reusing what already exists, but this takes it further and makes us feel good.
