Home » Camy Superautomatic Diver (ETA Cal. 2789)…

Break out your paisley shirt and bell bottoms folks, we’re hitting the funky part of the 70’s once again with this awesome Camy diver.

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Although there is very little information to be found about Camy, the company was quite a prolific manufacturer and some of their more interesting models were produced during the 1970’s as part of their Superautomatic range.

Of all the watches that I’ve written about on the blog, one of most popular posts was a watch a from the same range that I deemed at the time as a ‘candidate for the ugliest watch in the world’, the Camy Superautomatic Airport (that post here).

Though not all the Superautomatic models were so extravagant in terms of design, many of them still had catchy model names such as the Sputnik, Time Square, Piccadilly, Montego and Jet King to name a few.

The majority of the range was powered by ETA automatic calibres and the watch in this post is no exception, an ETA cal. 2789 in this case. Produced between 1969 and 1976, the cal. 2789 is a good quality mid-level Swiss calibre with 25 jewels, a beat rate of 21,600 and a quickset for both the day and date via the crown.

The movement was running on arrival, albeit poorly and the gasket had liquified, though thankfully hadn’t spread too far into the case. There was little else to report about the movement, which just needed a routine service to bring it back up to scratch.

Much like the Superautomatic Airport, this diver is no shrinking violet on the wrist.  Measuring 43mm excluding the crown and almost square, the case is another serious lump of steel. The friction fit bezel bezel is bi-directional with a bakelite insert and the (Camy branded) crown screws down in traditional diver fashion.

With the case disassembled ready for cleaning it’s worth taking a look at the crystal, ‘top hat’ in profile and super thick, it protrudes 3-4mm above the bezel. Made from acrylic it’s not uncommon to see these crystals with significant dents around the edge, but this one was still in excellent condition and just needed a light polish to remove a few surface scratches. The case is attractively shaped and finished with a mix of brushed and polished surfaces.

The dial too is worth a mention. The central section is maroon in colour and the paint has an almost liquid finish that is hard to capture in a photograph. The original lume was all still intact and the applied markers tower above the dial, completing the 70’s vibe.

With the movement serviced, case cleaned, crystal polished and a new caseback gasket fitted, the watch was soon back up and running and ready for more wrist time.

Rich.

** Many thanks to Rory O’Connor for letting me feature his watch on the blog. **

1 thought on “Camy Superautomatic Diver (ETA Cal. 2789)…

  1. These MRP.SA cases are one of my favorite vintage diver case designs (along with “Monnin” cases). I have four watches in my collection that use the same case – a Baylor, 2x Technos, and a Montange.

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