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Originally Posted by Tools
Rolex began producing their own Tudor movements and even bought out the Sellita patents and productions that are based on their early ETA movements just so they have a reliable source of parts.
It is Swatch that began restricting access to ETA ebauchs for non-Swatch watch manufacturers. Rolex is picking up major brand watches who previously used those ebauchs and are transitioning to Tudor movements. Brands like Brietling and Cartier.
Just because Rolex is presently restricting 32xx movement parts does not mean that as more and more production is geared up that they will never be available to independents.
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Sure, but ETA parts are still plentiful. Tudor isn’t making parts available for the Kenissi movements, either, and we already saw the longtime, well known watchmakers loose their Rolex accounts 5-6 years ago. I just don’t see a way to spin any of that as a positive for buying an object that’s supposed to last generations, especially as we’ve also seen Rolex stop supporting older movements already.