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Eterna 1237T

Features
automatic
sweep second
date

Data
12.5''', Dm= 27.6mm
H= 5.85mm
17 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 45h

Remarks
1949
first gents automatic-family with ball-bearing rotor (the very first in 1948 was a ladies size: 1194-1199)
was already in the year of introduction replaced by the 1237UT with different rotor shape
The simultaneous change from T- to U shock device and to a modified calibre (suffix C) lead to many variants. It is unknown whether all calibres were made in the variant TC (old shock device, new calibre); so only the known are listed here. Even signatures of UT versions were changed to UC (cf. 1247UT).
same base calibre like bumper predecessors 1158, 1159
detached manual wind, details cf. 1249UC

family:
manual wind:
1078: 10.5'''
1079: 11.5'''
automatic, without/with date:
1247/1237: 12.5'''
1248/----: 11.5'''
1249/1239: 13'''
1253/1243: 13'''
1254/1246: 13.5'''

Example, year: signature; shock device
1949: 3439030, EXA, Eterna-Matic Watch Co, Swiss, Brev. Dep., 17 Jewels; Eterna-T
(Eterna 1248T, 11.5''')

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