Eterna Sevenday Vintage Macro Details

KMII · 2016-08-09T01:53:35Z

KMII shares his vintage Eterna Sevenday with Italian day disc on a trip to Trieste, showcasing its unique details through macro photography.

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KMII shares a personal travelogue featuring his vintage Eterna Sevenday, offering an intimate look at its unique details through macro photography. This post not only showcases the watch's enduring charm but also highlights the joy of discovering intricate craftsmanship on a vintage timepiece during a family trip to Trieste.

As Nico has been posting on Trieste, I felt I wanted to share, too. Last Friday we've been to Trieste with the family and I felt the Eterna Sevenday with its Italian day disc was the appropriate companion for the trip.

I've unfortunately managed to endow it with a couple of scratches in the meantime but the overall shape for something around 45 years old is still good enough

And a very fitting companion to Trieste IMHO.

Armed with my Olloclip, I also had to throw in some macros - finally seeing the details up close like I intended to for a long while. At 10x the lens looks reasonably clean for something not from the absolute premium end of the spectrum and for the age. You can also see a bit of the detail of the funky hour markers.

The day and date discs are grained and form a slight contrast to the dial, if looked at very closely.

The hands are reasonably finished overall, just the back end of the minute hand seems to have been chewed, rather than cut off

Not my doing, I promise

And only visible at 15x magnification.

Here another detail of the hour markers. Quite a complex shape, with a flat, black painted surface to start with, a curved one next and a triangular flat one rising again from it for the end. A small luminous dot on the end. Not that the luminosity is long lasting (it will work on the hands for around 15 minutes but the dots fade into darkness within three or four. I guess after 45 years the effect would naturally be a lot less than on a brand new watch...

The five dots of the brand logo (signifying their patented use of ball bearings for the automatic movements) are to be found consistently - on the dial, on the clasp (here) and on the crown (below). Original lizard skin strap.

Here the crown with the same treatment and the different finishes of the side and top of the case. The polished surfaces are not quite to Grand Seiko standards but again - age and price range

And a signature Blomman shot to finish the detail journey off

This message has been edited by KMII on 2016-08-09 01:54:05

Key Points from the Discussion

The Eterna Sevenday's buckle and crown are particularly lovely, and its hour markers are unusually funky and distinctive.
The author's Eterna Sevenday is a rare high-beat variation, and the detailed macro shots reveal interesting aspects of its design.
The day-setting mechanism on the Eterna Sevenday is not quick-set, requiring more effort due to the crown's design prioritizing aesthetics over full functionality.
Vintage Eterna watches are an 'undercover brand' that often surprise new admirers with their quality and unique features.
License agreements, like the one for the Eterna Sevenday's Italian day disc, add fascinating variety for collectors of watches with unique features.
The author acquired this Eterna Sevenday in New Old Stock (NOS) condition a year prior, marking it as his first vintage watch acquisition.

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Ares501 - Mr Green

Aug 9, 2016

Without justified reason so thank you very much for this post. Being blommanized myself I must say that buckle and crown are just lovely Hours markers are very unusual and funky All in all great vintage full of nice details and perfect fit for tomorrow Sincerely yours D P.S. Good to know you have plenty of material for Mondays

KMII

Aug 9, 2016

Took a couple of watches with, just in case and try to use the opportunities for macro shots, when they appear The Eterna is a fun watch that I managed to get in a NOS state a year ago and was my first vintage. Quite good fun Thanks for your kind comments!

KMII

Aug 9, 2016

To acquire the required material?

Tony C.

Aug 9, 2016

I am a big fan of vintage Eterna, and own more than a few. Your high-beat is an uncommon variation, and the details that you showed are interesting. Thank you! Regards, Tony C.

KMII

Aug 9, 2016

If you have pictures handy. I feel there are many cool vintage Eternas and mine is likely to get a sibling from the same stable sooner or later

Ares501 - Mr Green

Aug 9, 2016

Week 33 is next week but I know you love to work under pressure

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