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Some time ago, I bought a vintage Eterna-matic Centenaire with questionable provenance. It's clearly an Eterna-matic; I'm just not sure it's a Centenaire model. As usual, I did some research on the internet first. However this time, I got it despite the question marks, because it was - ahem - just so gosh-darned pretty [I know, a very superficial reason!!], and I've been wearing it quite regularly. It was a bit of a guilty pleasure for me, but since the forum has just opened this new Vintage sub-board, I thought I would share a few pics of this watch together with some of my research. Obviously the research didn't stop me from acquiring it, though! Here's a pic: The Centenaire models were released from 1956 onwards, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the company founded in 1856.

I found lots of Centenaire pics on the Eterna-Fanatic.com site. However, definitive facts/details about Centenaires were sketchy. I did a search of the WUS forum - there was a thread that made me aware of franken-Eternas. The font used for the 'Centenaire' on my watch is something I've only seen on Roland Ranfft's site in pics of 2 early (1956) Centenaire models, plus (if I recall correctly) another early Centenaire on the Eterna-Fanatic site. Phan Mem Crack Win Xp3 Iso there.

See here for example: Based on the serial numbers on my movement and case, my watch dates to around 1961 (45xxxxx). (Note: for Eterna vintage serial numbers, go to, click on the 'Fur Uhrmacher' ('for the watchmaker'?) link on the left frame/column on the page, scroll to the bottom of the main frame and click on the link marked as 'list of serial numbers from 1900 to 1974' in German) However, it would appear that the 1960s Centenaires had a different font for the word 'Centenaire', based on pics from the Eterna-Fanatic site. Also, most of the pics I've seen of 1950s and 1960s Eterna Centenaires seem to have Dauphine hands, except for these 2 ads (apparently from 1963) which show Centenaires with stick hands. These 2 watches do have similar recessed hour markers like mine (but not the raised triangular markers at 3, 6, 9, 12), although the 'Centenaire' logo is in the different font I was referring to: Ads are from here: Also, Google searches seem to show stick hands mainly on Eterna Matic 3000s: The raised '5 ball bearings' logo would indicate that the dial was indeed from an Eterna.

The question is whether it's truly a Centenaire model or the said word on the dial was added in later (for instance, on an Eternamatic 3000). Or it was a Centenaire but someone repainted the word in the wrong font. In the close-up photo, there does appear to be some rough edges in the capital 'C' in the said word, although it's not really noticeable unless you really look. On the other hand, maybe in 1961 the Centenaire font was in transition and some models were still using the old font. Movement is the calibre 1429U, which is the type usually found in Centenaires.

The brushed patterns on the dial are beautiful, and the hour markers at 12, 3, 6 and 9 are very nice. I paired it with a genuine tejus strap in burgundy, and I enjoy wearing it a lot, regardless of its origins. It runs very well and accuracy is good. Case size is 35mm.

Those who have spent some time browsing through this website will have gleaned that we are very interested in the technical evolution of the luxury wristwatch. From the pioneer days of World War I right up until the mid-1970s, there was a steady stream of innovations that filtered through to the products supplied by the top tier Swiss houses to the general public. The watches that featured these landmark developments are of great historical significance and because of this, we feel that they make very safe investments in the portfolio of any collector. For however long there is an interest in wristwatches, models like the Harwood, the first self-winding wristwatch, the early Rolex Oyster, the first really useable waterproof release and the Breitling Navitimer Chronomatic, the earliest automatic chronometer, will always be regarded as highly desirable. We have advised our customers to purchase these key models for more than twenty-five years and so far, those that have followed this route have seen a very impressive return on their outlay. This very attractive gentleman’s Eterna-Matic from 1952 fits squarely into the bracket of an important model and we cannot recommend it too strongly. Eterna was founded in 1856 and is probably best known today for its offshoot ETA, the corporate movement maker that supplies almost everyone, from IWC, Rolex and Longines through to Omega, with raw, unfinished movement blanks that can then be processed and refined as required.