2452 — the vintage automatic of the 24xx family

In brief

No date, no calendar work under the dial. The 2452 is one of the earliest automatics in ETA's 24xx family, plain and dependable, and it went into mid-range Swiss watches for a good part of the twentieth century.

Short history

Without a date module, the 2452 is the simplest version of the 24xx family, which is why it tends to be treated as the starting point of the line — the base from which the 2472 came, with its date, and much later the 2824-2.

Watches that used it

• Certina
• Tissot