Press release
Made of bal-sawood and focussing on ecological and ethnographical pursuits like its fabled forerun-ner, the raft Tangaroa swept across a broad swath of the south Pacific, studying the state of its waters.
What's more, the very shape of the Tangaroa case owes its subtly unexpected appear-ance, totally devoid of flat surfaces, to the drawings of an architect fascinated by watchmaking.
Tangaroa, an design with a taste for adventure comes together in mechanical wrist-watches by Eterna.
The call of the sea
Since 1947 and the Kon-Tiki's memorable adventures, an enduring bond has existed be-tween Eterna in Grenchen and the south Pacific. Understandably, then, the Tangaroa raft and expedition bearing the name of a Maori god make a point of selecting Eterna for the crew's timepieces.
For the moment, the Tangaroa collection comprises two basic models, each with its vari-ants of course. They share a case conceived by an architect on the basis of drawings of circles that feature not a single plane surface. Here then, contemporary history joins orig-inal design and Eterna quality.
Tangaroa Three-Hands: a full-fledged classic
The Self-winding Sellita SW 200-1 fitted in the Tangaroa Three-Hands provides 38 hours of reserve power. With its 28,800 v.p.h., 26 jewels, and diameter of 25.6 mm (11 1⁄2 lines), it displays hours, minutes, seconds and the date.
Three rhodium-plated hands and baton hours markers, a date aperture at 3 o'clock and the seconds track on the dial flange round out the Tangaroa Three-Hands' stylish dial face.
A generous 42 mm across, its case devoid of any plane surfaces comes in polished and satin-finished stainless steel with screw-secured back featuring a sapphire crystal case back and glareproofed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. It remains securely water-resistant down to 50 m (nearly 165 feet or 5 bars). A leather bracelet with pin buckle rounds out this attractive design.
Tangaroa Moonphase Chronograph: the perfect instrument
Hours, minutes, seconds, the date, a 24-hour display, days of the week, months, moon-phases in both hemispheres, chronographic seconds and minutes! Who can claim to do better?
At the heart of this chronograph beats a self-winding Valjoux 7751 calibre providing 48 hours' power reserve. Developing 28,800 v.p.h., it comprises 25 jewels and is 30 mm (13 lines) in diameter.
A tried and tested design, the movement delivers its time information to a stylish grey dial face featuring round stud-type hour markers overlaid with a luminescent compound. Its minute track along with the date, day and month display are black while the hour and minute hands are blue and overlaid with a luminescent compound. Also blue are the date hand and its red sickle, the chronograph seconds and the running seconds hands as well as the 24-hour pointer. The two moons appear on a night-blue ground.
Here too, a case 42 mm across in polished and satin-finished stainless steel features a screw-secured back with sapphire glass and a glareproofed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal which together ensure its water-resistance to 50 m (nearly 165 feet or 5 bars). This model comes fitted with a polished and satin-finished stainless steel bracelet equipped with a deployment buckle.
Tangaora ThreeTangaoraTechnical specifications Movement: Sellita calibre SW 200-1; self-winding mechanical movement; 38-hour power reserve; 28,800 vph; 26 jewels; diameter 25.6 mm (11 ½ lines); hours, minutes and seconds, date display.Dial/hands: black; rhodium-plated baton hour markers; rhodium-plated centred hour, minute and seconds; seconds scale on the flange; date aperture at 3 o'clock.Case/back: polished and satin-finished stainless steel case; anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal; screwed-in case back with sapphire crystal opening; water-resistant to 50 m (5 bar) / ~ 165 feet; diameter 42 mm; height 10.8 mm.Bracelet/clasp: black leather with polished and satin-finished stainless steel pin buckle. Reference Number: 2948.41.41.1261Case: Polished and satin-finished stainless steelDial: BlackBracelet / Strap: Black leatTangaroa Moonphase ChronographTechnical specifications
Movement: ETA Valjoux calibre 7751; self-winding mechanical movement with chronograph functions; 48-hour power reserve; 28,800 vph; 25 jewels; diameter 30 mm (13 ¼ lines), hours, minutes and seconds, date, day of the week, month and moonphase display.Dial/hands: silver, rhodium-plated dot hour markers coated with white luminous material; black minute track and date indication; blued hour and minute hands coated with white luminous material; blued centred date with red sickle; blued centred chronograph seconds; blued 30-minute totaliser at 12 o'clock; blued continuous seconds and 24-hour display coated with white luminous material at 9 o'clock; moon phase calendar for northern and southern hemisphere at 6 o'clock.Case/back: round-shaped polished and satin-finished stainless steel case; anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal; screwed-in case back with sapphire crystal opening; water-resistant to 50 m (5 bar) / ~ 165 feet; diameter 42 mm; height 13.95 mm.Bracelet/clasp: polished and satin-finished stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp. Reference Number: 2949.41.16.0277Case: Polished and satin-finished stainless steelDial: Silver, dot hour markersBracelet: Polished and satin-finished stainless steel
