{"id":4067,"date":"2013-01-14T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T11:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preprod.gmtmag.com\/?p=4067"},"modified":"2013-01-14T12:34:28","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T11:34:28","slug":"eterna-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/nouveaute-en-n-en\/focus-2\/eterna-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Eterna : A legend returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>\u00ab\u20091948\u2009\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Movement\u2009:<\/strong> mechanical self-winding ETA 2824-2, ballbearing-mounted oscillating weight <strong>Case\u2009: <\/strong>polished and satin-brushed steel\u00a0<strong>Diameter\u2009:<\/strong> 44 mm <strong>Functions\u2009:<\/strong> hours, minutes, seconds, date\u00a0<strong>Dial\u2009:<\/strong> sunburst brushed silver-toned <strong>Caseback\u2009:<\/strong> sapphire crystal<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Strap\u2009:<\/strong> black alligator leather<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"contenu_article\">In 1948, Eterna introduced the Eterna Matic ballbearing-mounted automatic winding mechanism \u2013 a revolutionary device that would earn international success. Designed to facilitate the rotation of the oscillating weight, it reduced the wear of crucial parts and increased the operating duration of the watch. The innovation was so striking that the five ball bearings became and have remained the brand symbol. Today, Eterna offers an updated re-edition of its <strong>\u201c1948\u201d<\/strong> in a 44 mm-diameter polished steel case. Like its pioneering predecessor, it features wrist-hugging curved and faceted lugs. The date \u201c1948\u201d is engraved on a small plate at 9 o\u2019clock and the crown at 3 o\u2019clock echoes the classic original aesthetic. The sunburst brushed silver-toned or black dial is enhanced by rhodiumed hands and curving hour-markers. Fitted with a black alligator leather strap, the new \u201c1948\u201d is powered by a self-winding movement equipped with a ballbearing mechanism similar to that of the historical model and which may be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1948, Eterna introduced the Eterna Matic ballbearing-mounted automatic winding mechanism \u2013 a revolutionary device that would earn international success. Designed to facilitate the rotation of the oscillating weight, it reduced the wear of crucial parts and increased the operating duration of the watch. The innovation was so striking that the five ball bearings became and have remained the brand symbol. Today, Eterna offers an updated re-edition of its <strong>\u201c1948\u201d<\/strong> in a 44 mm-diameter polished steel case. Like its pioneering predecessor, it features wrist-hugging curved and faceted lugs. The date \u201c1948\u201d is engraved on a small plate at 9 o\u2019clock and the crown at 3 o\u2019clock echoes the classic original aesthetic. The sunburst brushed silver-toned or black dial is enhanced by rhodiumed hands and curving hour-markers. Fitted with a black alligator leather strap, the new \u201c1948\u201d is powered by a self-winding movement equipped with a ballbearing mechanism similar to that of the historical model and which may be admired through the sapphire crystal caseback.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80],"tags":[448],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}