The Sellita caliber is a copy, verging on forgery, of the ETA caliber. 699 is expensive for a watch like this though, that should be the price before dismount rather than after.
gargantuaDo you need like better explanation? The SW300 is a clone of the ETA 2892. The caliber costs less than $300, which is why it's a cheap replacement. They're a drop in clone for ETAs, genuine parts cost more and aren't always available. When it's inside, nobody will notice.
$300 for a plain case and band is hefty but they charge for the name, they are rarely made my the name's sake though.
I'm not sure which point you took issue with, but I assure you I do know what I'm talking about.
Have you seen the machining of a Selita compared to an ETA?
An ETA is going to lack of things like specks of dirt and small hairs.
Selita is a poorer quality caliber even with upgrades, the upgrades are offered by ETA in a different variant of the caliber.
The manufacturing and finishing standards are much higher for ETA than they are for Selita
Even Omega are just part of the Swatch group, which uses ETA movements in most of their mechanical watches. It's a expensive swatch unless you have an early model
boozedIt would be reassuring to think, but no, I do actually know about watch movements. A dodgy movement in a flashy case is a dodgy watch. A good movement in a dodgy case is a bad watch.
If you don't look at both before buying, you're a spendthrift.
The case is less important than the movement, but they should both be built well.
delnerdoDo you not understand the way different companies are subsideries of other companies? Swatch owns a lot of companies, including Omega, Calvin Klein, Longines,... They did well out of the quartz crisis.
ED61The watches I wear do not have a single part made in China. Swiss, London and French made on the older watches. Swiss made and locally finished. 17 jewel but no superfluous complications, so all wheels are jeweled. Only loses a second every 8 months to a year, usually from lack of winding.
The London made is being valued, the French made is valued around $40k, my every day Swiss is only $11k because it's only a Classique and was only intended to be worn once.
I can source you watches if you have the money.
ED61Exactly, ETA movements are in a lot of watches, and you said it was ETA rather than Sellita. Steinhart seem very good but they are a relatively new case maker. You should still consider a NATO strap if you like the watch; you won't lose it if a pin comes loose.
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My open faced 18th century key wind. Keeps perfect time and adjusts for humidity. I'm selling and using the profit I'm making from this to pay off my mortgage.
I bought it from someone who didn't recognise the movement was unique and rare.
ED61You think it's better to practise repairs and modifications on watches worth tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Massdrop watches are good practise fodder.
SDanteYou think I can find one of those on eBay? Steinhart used screws on this bracelet and I put locktite on them I tinker with watches myself swap out movements mods etc quite a bit of tools
ED61EBay is not a good place to sell, but it is a good place to browse.
You shouldn't be putting Loctite on those screws, but if you do, use 222MS. If you have tools, use a torque driver instead. Swapping a movement and dismantling a movement are different things, every wheel should be oiled.