40s ETERNA Waterproof Swiss Gents Dress Watch Garland

40s ETERNA Waterproof Swiss Gents Dress Watch Garlandempressissi is pleased to offer this very rare and all original ETERNA Swiss manual wind dress watch for men from the mid 40s with an encapsulated design for early waterproof system. The watch houses an uncommon cal. 1005 high grade caliber which is based on the ETA 1000 famous caliber, running on 17 jewels with sub seconds hand. It is cased in a elegant gold plated bezel with monobloc stainless steel back held by four pressure screws with an internal

It is cased in a rare stainless steel case with stainless front and what appears to be black bakelite sides

chronograph watch measures 35mm side to side (excluding crown) and 43

This rare Gruen watch measures 31mm side to side (excluding crown) and 39mm from top lug to bottom lug

The watch houses a state of the art grade 655 hi grade manual wind caliber which is American made

This one of a kind Tiffany & Co pocket watch measures 51mm side to side (excluding crown)

with a movement of the first series of full rotor automatics from Omega from the mid 50s

with a classic Veri-Thin movement in a sought after 'knotted lugs' design

2892 automatic movement

original crown and mint savonette acrylic crystal

running on 17 jewels with sweep seconds

This 19A-19AS series was considered 'rocket science' in the 50s and are until today some of the best movements ever made by Longines

The dial is factory original and features simulated white enamel finish with 12 pearled index dots and the original set of hands/discs