2012年5月24日星期四

WWII Era Eterna Chronograph With Puzzling Pairs S

We don't often feature Eterna watches, in fact the only Eterna on Hodinkee was one used by the Israeli Defense Forces. However, we were sent a great example of a WW2 era Eterna chronograph that had the looks, quality coach factory outlet, and provenance worthy of a post here.

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Then again 1939 was the year World War II began cheap coach bags, so perhaps this was given to some paratroopers within the German forces. We really don't know the origins of this particular piece cheap coach bags coach outlet, but we do know it has a story behind it, one that we'd love to get to the bottom of.

What exactly is a show jumping tournament?  We'd venture to guess that it was referring to Equine activities coach outlet online, however "Pairs Jumping" wouldn't make sense there. 

Either way, this is a fantastic old chronograph in immaculate condition.  It is priced at 1950 GBP and you can see more photos and details here.

This Eterna Chrono is circa 1939 and in near mint condition. Think about that. This watch is 70 years old exactly and in mint condition. How many of us, in our 50s, 40s coach outlet, 30s, or even 20s would classify ourselves as in "mint condition"? Not I, that is for sure. On top of the remarkable shape, the face of this watch is very good looking. We love the concentric black rings, as well as the two outward dashes at 11 and 1 o'clock.

The other part of this watch that caused us to take notice is the inscription on the back. It reads ""Paarsprigen/I. Preis/Reitturnier Karlsruhe/1939" which translates into English as "Pairs Jumping/1st Prize/Showjumping Tournament Karlsruhe 1939".

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