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Eterna Granges 1856 Automatic Watch

Name: Eterna Granges 1856 Automatic Watch
Brand: Eterna
SKU: eterna-granges-1856-automatic-watch
Price: 959 USD
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Eterna has been making quality Swiss timepieces since 1856. Named for the founding location and year of the brand, the Granges 1856 automatic is an everyday watch with great specs Read More

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Jan 15, 2020

OK Drop'rs... bear with me, because you may think this is the wrong venue for this gripe... but as a long term and many dollar Drop'r myself... I know you may be led down the same creepy and deceptive road that I myself have fallen for! So... think of this as me looking out for you!! It all begins wiwth a couple of sad notes for me and Eterna... and, tho this be Drop... can I say this; Ashford I blame myself... as I missed the Eterna Granges Drop here and really wanted to add one of their classic designs from this storied marque to my collection... so, the sadness begins... Once I realized that I had missed the Drop of the Eterna Granges, I looked for another seller and found that there were only a couple sources... and 1 of them had a "New Year" discount code for 20% off... ASHFORD OK... so I'm a sucker for a good deal. I've never purchased from ASHFORD before (never will again), but...yes I went ahead and built a profile and ordered it...Even paid for expedited shipping! Got the watch on Monday... it is a beauty to be sure! Set it and did what all us watch nuts do, began looking fondly at it and comparing the time to the atomic clock reference to see how it performed, being a fully inhouse reference I was really looking forward to the results. Did really well over the first day and advanced about 20 seconds... I was excited! The next morning I noticed that the dual window date (should have read 14 being I received it on the 13th) read half blank in both windows and only the half severed digits that should have been there! I was chagrined but confident that this may just be an anomaly from not being wound and worn but a few hours... set the date ahead to the proper view and moved on... The next morning...today actually... I noted that I once again only was seeing the serif of the 1 and the ass of the 5... CRAP! this is a DOA!! So...what does a wise collector do? Call ASHFORD's customer service department to request a replacement watch... because what self respecting retailer would allow a PROFILED customer to be disappointed 2 days after receiving this beautiful (but discounted) watch? Oh...that's right... it was ASHFORD! They indicated to me that because I had put it on, it was not returnable... did I say this loud enough? NOT RETURNABLE after only 2 days with a clear MFG DEFECT! DROP... I will give you this...I purchased an Oris from you that was a bit dingaling out of the box and you allowed it to come back with no questions asked... straight refund! But oh no... not ASHFORD... Sorry dude, you gotta send that puppy back to Switzerland or where ever the spastic hell it came from... So that is the tale my Drop'r friends... be sure that you are not lured by your grinning desire for pretty things to the ASHFORD site... no matter the price, it will be too expensive in the end!! I want to GRRRRR, but know it won't get me far... But letting you in on their treachery will take me miles! All the best to you!

Claybaybay

Dec 27, 2019

I know that this is a far higher quality watch, but I can’t look at it without thinking of the orient bambino haha

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Garrettghu

Dec 25, 2019

A lot of watch for the money, not a $5900 watch, not even close but for under a grand it’s not a bad choice. I don’t think you can lose out as well, if you buy this and wear it for a couple years then decide to sell it on the forums I reckon you could unload it for $600-$700 depending on condition pretty quickly. Unless for some miraculous turn of events and JC Biver takes over Eterna and does them like Hublot, it won’t go up in value at all. I do reckon Eterna will just get sold and bought again and again until another company absorbs them and that will be the end of that. However if you ever need to service it by the factory keep in mind that may easily run you $500 or more. (Likely more). It’s funny how I feel a $1000 service was justified for an IWC Big Pilot but most would be an issue paying for a $500 service for a $1000 watch when the amount of labor to perform such a task is the same.

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watchforever

Dec 25, 2019

You have to remember that this is a manufacturer movement by Eterna, so if you need spare parts for this modell it will take weeks since you get them.
Not every watchmaker is certified by Eterna to repair such In-house movements.

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L8_Apex

Dec 25, 2019

I too own one of these and it is a beautiful watch, but keeps pretty lousy time, losing more than 20 seconds/day. Only my inexpensive Orient, Seagulls, and an old SKX lose as much time. I think it is likely a 'quirk' of the movement - maybe the curvature of the movement architecture is more susceptible to positional variation? If you can live with the relative poor performance (I only wear it for a single day at a time every now and then, so the -20s/day isn't a huge issue for me), given its scarcity (only 100 examples of each dial were made) and the fact it has an in-house movement (and the thinnest big date movement in existence at that), the price is reasonable.

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L8_Apex

Dec 25, 2019

That's good to hear. I'm thinking mine will end up going to Ashford or Eterna to get regulated.

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BruceRei

Dec 28, 2019

L8_ApexMine keeps almost perfect time. Wore it for two weeks without any noticeable error.

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tbjs

484

Dec 24, 2019

This has been as low as $899 on Ashford. Thank goodness there is no champagne dial option. I'd be in trouble...

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Omegaman68

546

Dec 24, 2019

Nice looking watch. The Roman numerals really dress it up while the Arabic’s give it a more sporty flair. Good luck with whatever flavor you get, it’s just a little to big for my wrist.

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Rhinoguy

Dec 24, 2019

I had two of these on bracelet ... blue and champagne. As a big Eterna fan of their brand/history - and owner of a few pieces - it was upsetting that I had to return them both. While beautiful, one arrived DOA and the other was wildly erratic ... so both evidently had issues with the in-house movement and that was too concerning for me considering where this brand may be heading in the near future. Just FYI and truly hope you get a good one!

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watchforever

Dec 25, 2019

It is very nice, when guys like you give such a comment. Yes, Eterna doesn´t pay some open bills in 2017. Hmm, it is 2020 soon. And the company is still in business. Perhaps you read the news before you post such a bullshit here. The company (Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group ) earn in 2017 40Mio. Fr. net profit.

PBF123

Dec 25, 2019

watchforeverYeah for dead company they sure make a lot of watches.

ED61

1650

Dec 24, 2019

Such a deal marked down from 6k yeah I went there but all in all seems like watches in general are getting more and more exspensive I might have to get some pre owned Seiko for bang for the buck