Eterna Matic 1415U The Eterna Matic, was the the landmark accomplishment of the brand, introduced in 1948 with a game changing ball-bearing mounted rotor powering its self-winding movement. Five balls became the trademark logo Eterna used on the face of its timepieces. This ball-bearing auto-wind system is widely used even today. This Eterna Matic has…
Heuer Split-Second Stopwatch I have owned this Heuer mechanical split-second stopwatch for many years. It is in my humble opinion such a thing of beauty even though it is not a watch as such, but it is worthy of a post. What wonderful manual winding movement, the dial is white white with red Arabic seconds,…
Rado Manhattan mk2 It 1965 Rado designed the Manhattan. Had ’Rado’ finally arrived and become a force to be reckoned with? With the name Manhattan made to replicate the New York Skyline, It is a rectangular watch, wider than it is tall. Some say “Manhattan” on the dial; some do not, and the ones that…
Vintage Omega 166.0191 Geneve Automatic Calibre 1012, a TV-dial watch with an integrated bracelet, signed crown and clasp, a rectangular case and indices make a very attractive watch that shouts aloud the Supersonic decade of the 1970’s. This is the date model with cal 1012, 23 jewel, 28800bph and a power reserve of 42hours. The…
Certina DS-2 Automatic The Certina DS-2 automatic was introduced in 1968 until 1976 as a successor to the successful DS line that was launched in 1959. What is the DS all about? Well its stands for ‘Double Security’ the crown has a double security system, and is partially hidden. The ‘DS’ is made up of…
