PORTFOLIO
Eterna Birks
- disassembly
- Movement cleanup
- Repair
- polishing the crystal
- Dial cleanup
- Photographed plainly so the vintage condition is easy to judge.
- Reference
- 106 FT
- Vintage
- 1960s
- Movement
- Cal. 1486K
- Movement type
- Hand wound
- Jewels
- 17
- Beat Rate
- 21600.0 BPM
- Case material
- Gold plated
- Case size
- 35.0 mm
- Lug width
- 18.0 mm
- Dial
- Silver - vertical streaks
- Strap / bracelet
- leather, two piece, shallow gold buckle · Black
Eterna Birks – Manual Wind (Cal. 1486K) Vintage Swiss dress watch from the 1960s, produced by Eterna and retailed by Birks, the Canadian luxury jeweler. It features a clean silver sunburst dial with applied baton indices and a date window at 3 o’clock. Inside is the Eterna caliber 1486K, a reliable Swiss hand-wound mechanical movement known for its solid construction and smooth winding. This type of watch represents classic mid-century Swiss design: thin case, simple dial layout, and durable mechanical engineering. A refined everyday dress watch typical of the era when Birks partnered with top Swiss manufacturers to offer private-label pieces for the Canadian market.