1961 vintage Eterna Kon Tiki

[rolexpatek363]

Hi all, a foray into vintage recently with this Eterna-matic Kon Tiki, a "conception year" watch, if not quite a birth year!

I am very impressed with this watch, which has gained 17 seconds in the last 8 days at a steady rate of just over +2 sec/day. The bracelet is a super-bling "beads of rice" Gay Freres, and it's a nice antidote to overpriced modern watches.

34mm makes it small by today's standards, but lug height is 42mm, and it wears larger than the measurement would suggest. Eterna was a big-name brand back in the 50s & 60s, the company was originally set up in the 1850s, and it spawned the ETA movement manufacture.

I haven't got round to getting my camera out yet, so here are some better pics than I could take.

https://vintagewatchspecialist.com/c...racelet-c-1961

[rolexpatek363]

Here is Aurel Bacs talking about the Eterna Kon Tiki. I don't know how much a Nespresso machine costs, but the watch cost me £1550 serviced and ready to go. What can you get for that money these days?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6PT...hillipsWatches