Pondering Time: Eterna Madison Eight Days
Would you add this to your collection?
Brand - Eterna
Model - Madison 8 days
Shape - Tonneau / Tank with shaped crystal
Diameter - 38.5mm
Thickness - 13.25mm
Material - SS
Caseback - Exhibition
Lug width - 24mm
Lug to Lug - 53.3mm
Crown - Push Pull
Water Resistance - 30m
Dial finish/layout - Textured sunburst design, Asymmetric, Some branding text
Dial color options: White, Black, Grey
Crystal - Sapphire
Markers - Applied index markers
Hands - Dauphine hands
Lume - On hands
Mvt Function - 8 days, Push button quick set, Center seconds, 4Hz
Date - Big Date
Winding - Manual
Caliber - Cal. 3510, In-house, Dual barrels, Spherodrive
Fit and Finish - Shaped movement, Blued screws, Well finished
Power Reserve - 192 hours and Viewable
Band - Leather
Clasp - Deployment with Push Button Release
MSRP Price - $11,950.00
Often seen with 50% off on the secondary market.
Me rambling on YT:
https://youtu.be/5LAhAmTkTos
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Frank P
Collecting shaped watches, anything but round
Toronto
Member since
Last active: 6 months ago
7.50” / 19.05 cm
Nice looking watch and I respect the specs . Its actually incredible, but it's not my style. I couldn't pull it off.
Rectangle cases wear large. When they are made large, they are too large.
Date at one is an interesting design choice.
Beautiful 🥰 But sounds big for a rectangular timepiece?
Nice watch but pass because it does not represent any of the objectives of my collection.
Rectangle cases wear large. When they are made large, they are too large.
Date at one is an interesting design choice.
Agreed, the size and price is definitely its biggest issue.
Beautiful 🥰 But sounds big for a rectangular timepiece?
Yea definitely needs a big wrist to pull it off.
Agreed, the size and price is definitely its biggest issue.
I think that not understanding size in rectangle cases is the failure in certain Hamilton and Bulova reissues of their back catalogs. They think "modern is bigger" and they just upsize them.
I think that not understanding size in rectangle cases is the failure in certain Hamilton and Bulova reissues of their back catalogs. They think "modern is bigger" and they just upsize them.
I also think many modern rectangular watches may be large because the movements they use are common 3rd party calibers meant for circular watch or like in this watch. Yes it's in house, but maybe they were trying to save cost by using components from other calibers, like main barrel or gear train and etc. This watch was so close, they already designed a shaped movement from the ground up, and yet they still made it quite big.