ETERNA – SUPER KONTIKI Chrono – Lady KonTiki DIVER Automatic
DIVING IN BONAIRE
ETERNA ADVENTURES INTO MAGICAL WATES
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ACCOMPLISHED DIVER AND WATCH EXPERT, JASON HEATON, TAKES ETERNA UNDERWATER FOR A REAL-LIFE TESTING EXPERIENCE.
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Eterna tests all of its diving watches for water re-sistance, durability, functionality and more, but nothing quite beats strapping a watch onto a wet-suit and diving to the bottom of the ocean to really understand how well it performs. It is for this reason that Eterna enlisted the help of experienced diver and watch expert, Jason Heaton, for a real life test of its Eterna SuperKonTiki Chronograph and its Eterna Lady KonTiki Diver. Heaton chose Bonaire in the Ne-therlands Antilles for this extensive test that would take him on over 18 dives over a period of six days.
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Bonaire is a fascinating place, a small arid island off the coast of Venezuela, it is best know for its age-old salt production, but more recently it has become a mecca for both advanced and recreational scuba divers.
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A shallow reef rings the island, which is accessible from shore in most places. Years of steadfast marine conservation efforts have resulted in a very healthy underwater ecosystem with abundant soft and hard corals, as well as the countless creatures that inhi-bit them, from barracuda and tarpon, to rays, turtles, octopus and colourful reef fish.
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Heaton wore the Eterna SuperKonTiki Chronograph, while the Eterna Lady Kontiki Diver was tested by his diving partner, Marìa Clara Aboleda, a Colombian dive instructor who lives and works in Bonaire. The duo started their assessment in relatively shallow waters under Bonaire’s giant loading pier, where ships dock to pick up their cargo of the island’s salt. They had to wait until the dock was empty before being able to dive, but once the coast was clear, they found it is tee-ming with fish of all kinds thanks to the coral that grows on the huge vertical support stanchions of the pier.
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“The Super Kon-Tiki is one of the great names in dive watches so it was a pleasure to be able to spend a week reviewing and photographing the latest of its lineage in its intended environment. The Super KonTiki Chronograph represents a big step forward for ETERNA and a worthy bearer of its legendary name”.
Jason Heaton
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Their next dive was to be very different as they vi-sited the “Hilma Hooker”, a shipwreck that sank in 1984 under rather mysterious circumstances. They were to dive here on four separate occasions, explo-ring the 80-metre long Dutch freighter that is lying on its starboard side. The wreck is situated between two coral reefs at a depth of 30 metres and is conside-red one of the best diving sites in the Caribbean. Hea-ton and Aboleda were able to explore both the inside and the outside of the ship, enabling them to examine the watches’ accuracy and performance at such a pro-found depth.
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They also tested the watches at night as Heaton ex-plains: “On a night dive in Bonaire, I held an underwa-ter torch to the dial of the Super KonTiki for 30 seconds before descending and it glowed brightly for the enti-rety of a 45-minute dive in black water. Huge tarpon (silver scaled two-metre game fish) hunted by the light beams of our underwater torches, sharp-tailed eels came out of hiding and spectacular basket stars unfur-led their tentacles to hunt.”
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Underwater, I used the bezel for timing intermediate activities. In Bonaire, where diving is largely done from shore and is self-guided, navigation is most easily done using timed swims. Zero the bezel, swim one di-rection on the reef until half a tank is empty, note the elapsed time, zero the bezel again and return the way you came for roughly the same amount of time.
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Heaton was impressed with both Eterna’s diving ti-mepieces, “I wore the Super KonTiki Chronograph, either the blue or black, on all dives, and Marìa Clara Aboleda wore the Eterna Lady KonTiki Diver. The watches performed very well in all conditions, proving legible and accurate, with secure straps and highly functional timing bezels.”
At first glance the striking face reveals its kinship with the famous family of KonTiki watches. On the one hand, the prominent Roman numerals at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock as well as the hour marker are generously designed. On the other hand, and in particular, lies the distinctive cha-racteristic of all KonTiki models – the typical triangular index at the 12 o’clock position. The Lady KonTiki Diver displays hours, minutes, seconds and the date in a win-dow at the 4 o’clock position - that’s all a lady needs in the water or on dry land.
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A design inspired by gentle waves, the brilliant white ru-bber strap is effortless and light to wear. While sophisti-cated, the model’s cool stainless steel linked watch strap emphasises the sporty look. Like the spray on the stormy sea or the surf on a deserted sandy beach, the shimme-ring white face reminds modern globetrotters of unfor-gettable hours spent by the sea.
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With its elegance and bold femininity, the Lady KonTiki Diver with the steel strap presents a more discreet two-tone design. The warm gold tone is also evident in the design of the white face, the setting crown as well as the bezel, which radiates the brilliant blue of the depths of the ocean. The Lady KonTiki Diver has a chic, timeless and exquisite look with its elegant rose gold casing, which provides an exciting contrast to the dark black rubber strap, face and bezel. Fine diamonds indicate the hours between the golden numerals and make the Lady KonTiki Diver all the more striking. Inspired by the bril-liant blue hues of the water, the Eterna logo on the win-ding button serves as a constant reminder that the Lady KonTiki Diver is still a functional diving watch in spite of all its elegant features.
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KONTIKI
IN MEMORY OF AN ADVENTUROUS EXPEDITION
IN MEMORY OF AN ADVENTUROUS EXPEDITION
The watches in the KonTiki line are a reminder of thecourage and resolution of archaeologist and ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl. Back in 1947, the 32-year-old Norwegianand five other scientists set out from the Peruviancoast into the Pacific Ocean on a simple raft made ofbalsa wood named after Kon-Tiki, an Incan sun god.
Heyerdahl had embarked on his derring-do expeditionto prove that it would have been technically possible forthe pre-Columbian Indians of South America to reach Polynesia with the help of the Humboldt Current andthe Passat wind. On their wrists the researchers worespecially made, extremely tough and reliable watchesfrom Eterna’s workshops. The crew put their trust inthese indispensable navigation aids whenever theyhad to carry out manoeuvres or make decisionsupon which depended not only the success of theirmission but also the survival of the men themselves. After 101 days and nights on the high seas, with almost 8000 kilometres behind them, Thor Heyerdahl and hiscrew finally reached the Raroia atoll in Polynesia.
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“Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.”
Thor Heyerdahl
Their watches likewise survived the journey and shownno sign of damage from salt water, the humidity orthe fluctuating temperatures. The technical findings andexpertise taken from the creation of the timepieces forthis successful expedition subsequently flowed into thefurther development of Eterna’s sports watches.
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Technical specifications
Model: SUPER KONTIKI – Chronograph Manufacture ∅ 45 MM
Ref 7770.41.89.1718 Blue - Milanese bracelet
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Ref 7770.41.89.1395 Blue - Blue rubber strap
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Ref 7770.41.49.1718 Black - Milanese bracelet
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Ref 7770.41.49.1382 Black - Black rubber strap
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MOVEMENT
Calibre Maison Eterna 3916A,
power reserve 60h
FUNCTIONS Hour, minute, second, date, chronograph, flyback
CASE
Polished and brushed stainless steel,
- Black rotating bezel, sapphire crystal opening
- Blue rotating bezel, sapphire crystal opening
∅ 45.0 mm/50.90 mm/ 16.05 mm
DIAL
- Eterna, Blue sun-brushed
- Black, matte
Milanese bracelet, folding clasp
Black/white rubber with wave, pin buckle
PRICE
Milanese bracelet CHF 4 600 / € 4 650 / $ 4 700
Blue/Black rubber strap CHF 4 800 / € 4 850 / $ 4 900
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Technical specifications
Model: Lady KONTIKI – Automatic DIVER ∅ 38 MM
Ref 1280.41.66.1380 White - White rubber strap
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Ref 1280.64.49.1381 Black bezel with black ceramic ring - Black rubber strap
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Ref 1280.41.66.1733 White - Milanese bracelet
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Ref 1280.66.69.1734 White bezel with blue ceramic ring - Milanese bracelet
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MOVEMENT
Sellita SW200-1, power reserve 38h
FUNCTIONS Hour, minute, second, date
CASE
- Polished and brushed stainless steel, rotating bezel with white/black ceramic ring
- Polished and brushed stainless steel, rotating bezel with white ceramic ring
- Polished and brushed stainless steel and PVD 5N, rotating bezel with blue ceramic ring
∅ 38.00 mm/12.00 mm
DIAL
- Off white, laquered endowed with 7 diamonds
- Black, laquered endowed with 7 diamonds
Milanese bracelet, folding clasp
Black/white rubber with wave, pin buckle
PRICE
Milanese bracelet CHF 1 890/ € 1 900/ $ 1 900
(CHF 1 790 /€ 1 800 /$ 1 800)
White /Black rubber strap CHF 1 790/ € 1 800/ $ 1 800
(CHF 1 690 /€ 1 700 /$ 1 700)
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