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Ebel Classic Sport Watches

The Classic Sport collection is a new range of men's and women's watch models from Ebel. The collection features some attractive designs and a diverse range of offerings that hold true to Ebel's DNA. Most important of which is the "monohull" case design. Meaning that the watch case is totally one piece. The back of it is a beautifully soft curved surface that will not pinch of irritate the skin. Everything is put in the case via the top, where a screwed down bezel and sapphire crystal hold the timepiece together. Style is similar to the Classic Hexagon watches, and builds on the brand character. Note the steel bracelets that are a mixture of the iconic Ebel Wave bracelet and a more common three think bracelet.

The collection has a 40mm wide version for men, and two versions for women at 27mm and 32mm wide. The women's versions have Swiss ETA quartz movements, while the men's version is further available with an ETA 2824 automatic movement. The cases have a nice mixture of polished and brushed surfaces. Crystal is sapphire and the cases are water resistant to 50 meters.

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Eterna Contessa Ladies Watch Looking Good

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

I was looking at the Contessa lady's watch with its maker Eterna, and it dawned upon me that mere images of the watch on a table weren't enough. The true value of this timepiece would be how it appeared while worn on the wrist. So the nice woman who was showing me the watches modeled a diamond decorated version of the Eterna Contessa watch, and it was looking pretty nice. Seen here is the top-of-the line version of the art deco era inspired watch for women. In steel, the watch is 40mm tall, by about 25mm wide. The case style reminds you of the 1920s, as well as iconic watches such as the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso.

While a few dials are available for this attractive rectangular style watch case, the version here has one in mother-of-pearl with diamond hour markers. The case is also set with diamonds along the bezel and side. There is also a diamond cabochon in the crown. The dial is impressively easy to read - reaffirming Eterna's ideal of having highly legible watches. Here, that fact does not detract from the aesthetic grace of this flattering timepiece. I like the Belle Epoque style font used for the Contessa name on the dial, as well as the tapered rectangle shape on the dial that helps give the watch more of an organic feel, not being too angular.

The pictured watch comes on a white lizard strap, while other colored straps are available as well as a steel bracelet. Inside the watch is a Swiss ETA quartz movement. Price is very reasonable given the quality and the weight of the diamonds on the case. I believe it retails well below $10,000, and much less without, or with less diamonds.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com

Gallery: Eterna Contessa Ladies Watch