This auction is for brand new authentic Swiss Made Eterna Tangaroa Automatic Chronograph Black Leather Strap Grey Dial Dress Men's Watch Model 2949.41.16.1261.
About
the Brand:
On 7 November 1856, Dr. Joseph Girard and Urs Schild, a 28-year-old school
teacher, founded the ébauche factory
"Dr. Girard & Schild“. Eight years later the enterprise set out the
mutual rights and obligations of employees and employers in writing. Urs Schild
became a National Councilor in 1882. Six years later, he died at the age of 58.
After the death of Urs Schild his son Max took over the company and soon made a
business trip to the United States. He returned to introduce, to the craftsman,
machinery. Max Schild was ahead of his time and his ideas were unpopular.
Discouraged he left the company and handed power over to his brother Theodore,
with whom Eterna entered a prosperous 20th century.
In the 1900s, wristwatches were just starting to become fashionable. Schild
Fréres, as the company was then known, started to produce lady’s wristwatches
adapted from small pocket watches. In 1905, the company changed their name to
Eterna. The company continued to be at the leading edge of watch development,
and in 1908 it patented the first alarm wristwatch. The watch went into
production in 1914 and was launched at the Swiss National Exhibition in Berne
that year.
By 1932, Eterna had set up a subsidiary company, ETA, to make movements for
itself and other Swiss watch companies. This same year, Theodore retired and
handed over the control of the company to his nephew Rudolf Schild. Theodore
remained on the board of directors after retirement until his death in 1950.
Eterna produced many innovations in their history, the smallest production
wristwatch with a Baguette movement in 1930, an eight-day alarm watch in the
1930s and their first automatic watch
in 1938.
In 1948, Eterna advanced self-winding watch technology with the development
of the Eterna-matic automatic movement. The use of five strategically placed ball bearings made the movement very
efficient and significantly reduced friction and resistance on the oscillating
weight that wound the mainspring. This reduced the wear and tear on internal
parts, increasing the watch’s accuracy and its useful life. The new watch
became popular soon and is probably the most famous Eterna watch and may be one
of Eterna's greatest designs. Its popularity was such that in 1948 Eterna
adopted the image of five ball bearings as its corporate logo.
After 1982, Eterna was sold several times. By 1995, it was owned by F.A.P.
Beteiligungs GmbH. In 1999, Eterna produced a range of watches marketed under
the Porsche Design label. Porsche Design sold
Eterna to International Volant Ltd, a subsidiary of China Haidian on 30 June
2012.
In the 2000s Eterna resumed manufacturing watches and creating the Calibre 6036 in 2004. The ultra-thin automatic 3030 was produced for the 150th anniversary in 2006. In 2009, half-century after the Eterna-Matic, the "Spherodrive" once again highlighted the significance of tiny ball-bearings in mechanical watchmaking. The company remains active in wristwatch design.
The watch comes with tags attached, in Original Box with all Papers included. MSRP: $6,750.00.
Description
Brand |
Eterna |
Model Number |
2949.41.16.1261 |
Series |
Tangaroa |
Gender |
Men’s |
Case Shape |
Round |
Case Finish |
Polished |
Case Color |
Silver-Tone |
Case Diameter |
42
mm. |
Case Thickness |
14
mm. |
Case Back |
Exhibition
screw-down |
Crown |
Push/pull |
Weight |
94
g. |
Crystal |
Sapphire |
Movement |
Swiss Made Automatic Chronograph ETA 7751 Valjoux, 25 Jewels |
Dial Color |
Grey |
Hands |
Blue and luminous hour and minute. Blue second and subdial. Blue and
red date indicator. |
Dial Markers |
Markers |
Luminous |
Hands
and Markers |
Dial Special |
Moonphase
subdial |
Subdials |
30
minute, 12 hour, 24 hour |
Band Type |
Strap |
Band Material |
Genuine
Leather with contract stitching |
Band Color |
Black |
Band Finish |
Reptile
print |
Band Length |
8.5
in. |
Band Width Between
Lugs |
20
mm. |
Band Width |
18
mm. |
Clasp Type |
Buckle |
Calendar |
Day,
date, and month |
Water Resistance |
50M |
Country of Origin |
Switzerland |
Warranty |
2 year manufacturer warranty |
List Price |
$6,750.00 |
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