Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kon-Tiki expedition" in English language version.
In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl wore an Eterna wristwatch on the 4,300 mile voyage across the Pacific ocean aboard the Kon-Tiki. The watch continued to operate during and after the journey without a glitch. However, correspondence with crew, film and photographic evidence indicates that no wristwatches were worn by the Kon-Tiki crew. Eterna decided to name their sports watches "Kon-Tiki" after this journey, as did many other manufacturers of commercial products.
In 1947, young archaeologist and ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl is searching for appropriate watches for a particularly bold oceanic expedition. Dr. Schild-Comtesse decides to help the Norwegian...Eterna undertakes the production of a small series of wrist watches which are particularly water-tight and resistant. It is these very watches which accompany Thor Heyerdahl and his crew made up of five other scientists during their journey on board a balsa raft christened KonTiki.
