This wristwatch would be the thinnest timepiece at the time with a 0.98 thickness and would be fitted with a quartz movement. The “Museum” is another record-breaking wristwatch which was developed by Eterna in the 1980s. At the time, it was the world’s thinnest men’s wristwatch and it also featured a date window. The “Eterna-Matic 3000 Dato” an automatic, self-winding movement timepiece was produced in 1962. It would also witness the launch of the “Centenaire”, an Eterna timepiece with an automatic movement. The “Golden Heart” timepiece would be worn by both Brigitte Bardot and Gina Lollobrigida.ġ956 was the year that marked the 100th anniversary of Eterna.
In the 1950s, Eterna wristwatches would be a firm favorite amongst movie stars at the time. This timepiece was made in tribute of the expedition of Thor Heyerdahl, an explorer from Norway. Also, in this year the “Kon-Tiki” was launched. Eterna would go ahead and produce the smallest wristwatch which was fitted with a baguette movement, this was done in 1930.īy 1947, the Eterna-Matic was produced alongside the first rotor system mounted on a ball-bearing to minimise friction. In 1914, Eterna introduced the world’s first wrist alarm clock which was also serially-developed. By 1910, the “Grand Prix” honors award was presented to Eterna during the Brussels World Exhibition. In 1870, Eterna launched its first ever watch which was designed, developed, and assembled in-house.Įterna filed for a patent for the first ever wrist alarm clock developed by the company in 1908. Some of these memorable events have transformed not just the company, but also the watchmaking industry. Over the years Eterna has recorded a number of notable milestones which have made the watchmaking company what it is today.
This investment holding company is based in Hong Kong and was previously known as the China Haidian Holdings. Today Eterna is managed and controlled by Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Limited. Since then this watchmaking establishment has gone through a number of transformations. 1856 is the year when in the city of Grenchen, Canton Solothurn in Switzerland, Josef Girard and Urs Schild founded the Swiss based luxury timepiece company called Eterna.