[Eterna Kontiki Date]

To mark a meaningful personal celebration, I treated myself to something special—a rare Eterna Kontiki Date. Founded in 1856, Eterna made history with the first alarm wristwatch (1914) and revolutionized automatics with their ball-bearing rotor (1948), inspiring the legendary Eterna-Matic movement. Their movement division later became ETA SA, supplying brands like Omega, Longines, and even Rolex. These watches fly under the radar, so I feel lucky to have found one!