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Omega needs to stop using ETA movements
I would have bought the Speedmaster Mark II if it had a better movement, I love the case shape and the look but the chronograph pushers just don't feel good enough. Such a shame.
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You do know that Omega and ETA are part of the same company.
The co-axial 3330, with silicon balance spring, is as much Omega as you will find in any Omega timepiece for the past 40 years.
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There’s nothing wrong w ETA movements .... want a “better”’movement, buy a different/more expensive watch .
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![]() Are you associating the physical tactile touch of a pusher with the functionality, accuracy, robustness and longevity of a movement? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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The Caliber 3330 is merely a modified Longines L688 movement, the same base that Longine uses in £1500 watches. How can that be as much Omega as you can find? The chronograph movement feels exactly the same as the Longines St-Imier chronographs.
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No, just the robustness and construction quality. It feels as if the pushers don't fit properly and are only loosely connected to the movement. I haven't known any other chronograph movement to feel like that.
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For real?
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I do not think that has anything to do with the movement but the actual construction/design of the pushers is what feels like that.
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+1 The machining of the pusher stems to properly fit in the tubes that are screwed into the case + the O rings fitment are not part of the movement. How Omega’s tolerances and QC compares to Rolex or any other chrono maker is unknown - but feeling one is not the same as others methinks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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One of the things that really get me going is the fact that Rolex makes nearly everything (including the lume now, I hear) in-house. I think that's cool as hell.
Then I started looking at Tudors. No interest in the ETA ones. Got me a Pelagos with the Tudor movement. I think that a company that positions themselves like Omega does should use nothing but their own Omega movements. I'm sure that's where Tudor is going. Maybe it makes no difference, and maybe it's pure cork-sniffery. But for me, it really is the icing on the cake. Think if you could get a Porsche Cayman with the flat-four Subaru engine. What? You'd save some money. See. |
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Both use the modified ETA Ao8.Lo1, which is a reworked Valjoux 7750. Omega modifies the ebauch and adds their Co-axial/silicon spring to make it uniquely "Omega". Your heading was "Omega needs to stop using ETA movements".. Unlikely, they are ETA.
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I will refer you to point 1 in this article.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tw...-to-avoid-them -Will |
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Should Patek stop using Lemania movements? Should AP stop using JLC movements? Are you just saying ETA is too low-brow?
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Well, maybe, some day. The latest chronographs released by Tudor use a movement developed and produced in partnership with Breitling. I happen to think it's a dynamite movement, and I think it's a great idea for good watch companies to partner on development and production because it probably results in better value for my watch-dollar.
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I would be more concerned that you have been here a month and started 11 threads already.
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Is there any information on which watches Breitling have used the Tudor movements in?
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