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| Eterna Grace Open Art Collection |
Eterna is creeping into a higher range of watches partly due to the fact that it has turned from a mere brand to a watch manufacturer. By revealing a new mechanical ladies collection, Eterna is leveling out the playing field between man and ladies watches especially when it comes to mechanical movements. Since the recovery of the quartz crisis and the Swiss watch industry in general, companies figured mechanical watches were too complicated for a women. Quartz was just fine and much appreciated. Within the past 10 years - and I have to give a nod to Girard-Perregaux's Cat's Eye movement created in 2004 - women's mechanical watches have been increasing in number as well as complexity. Currently Jeager-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous Collection are at the pinnacle of women's complex watches and are paving the way for other brands to follow suit.
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| Frederique Constant Double Heart Beat Collection |
Not only is Eterna creating a new mechanical watch collection for woman, but is emphasizing the fact by exposing the oscillations of the balance via a dramatic aperture at the 12 'o'clock position. A gold crescent paved with diamonds seems to capture the heart of the movement in secure embrace. Surrounded by a bezel set with 57 Top Wesselton diamonds, the white mother of pearl dial plays with the light as it serves as a shimmering backdrop to the display of time. A yellow gold case protects an ETA calibre 2824-2 Open Art movement.
ETA is mostly used by Swatch Group owned companies. Eterna is not owned by Swatch Group- so how is it that a new watch collection utilizes an ETA movement. Well it may have to do with the fact that Eterna has quite a history with ETA movement; after all it was Eterna who founded ETA back in 1856 to make movements for itself and other Swiss companies. So there you have it.
The movement chosen to be honored by the Grace Open Art Collection is the most dependable movement out there. The automatic 25 jewel movement is known as the workhorse of the ETA mechanical line. Its precision has been tested over and over again in countless timepieces over many years. Eterna cannot go wrong with this movement and one cannot go wrong in purchasing a timepiece with precision performance.
The case is secured on the wrist by a satin wristband. This watch is also available in black mother of pearl.
Great Post I have always loved Eterna as a brand and everything they make it a piece of art.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see more mechanical watch options for women.
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