104th Auction

2021/5/22

Lot 385

Eterna

A large and solid vintage wrist chronograph

estimated
4.5006.000 €
Price realized
-
specific features
Case
Steel, screw back.
Dial
Silvered.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.3149382
Cal.E704
Diam.38 mm
Circa1945
Ctry.Swiss


An attractive wrist chronograph with unusual lugs, catching the eye right away with its charmingly aged dial and the red, central chronograph hand; the watch also boasts an impressive, masculine 38 mm case size.
Inside beats the vintage chronograph calibre E704, which corresponds to calibre Valjoux 71 and was used in Heuer’s "Pre-Carrera" model. This is the predecessor of the legendary chronograph calibre Valjoux 72, which was slightly smaller and used for many years in models such as the Rolex Daytona.