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: Hi guys.. I was told that the movement of Omega's latest Co
: Axiel is not Omega's own movement but modified from ETA
: 2892-A2, is this true ?

I believe your source is severely misinformed. While that is true for many other Omega movements, the Co-Axial is a very unique piece. Certainly the new escapement is totally Omega designed and made, even if it might be fitted to a ETA base. You would need to ask Omega for a definitive answer on this.

: What happen to the Omega original
: movements?? Well, I do not oppose ETA, but wouldn't it be
: nice that Omega produces their own movements.....

ETA is a different division of Omega's parent company (The Swatch Group), so ETA movements are still part of the Omega family.

I still wonder why this is an issue to people. These are huge manufacturing companies that have long ago outgrown the cute little family owned watch shop scale of doing things where that used to mean something.

Who cares if the movement is made by people whose paycheck has a different company or division name on it? Each Omega watch is built to Omega's specifications. If a different division gets better economies of scale making movements for Bancpain and others, all the better for us Omega buyers!

It is much the same as how auto manufacturers like GM and Chrysler have one division that makes the base engines for several auto lines under the parent company.

Heck, even Rolls Royce stopped making their auto engines and now buy them from BMW. They had to do that because their production volume could not support maintaining a high level of quality and innovation. Similarly, smaller, high end watchmakers cannot compete without better economies of scale.