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Re: my 2 cents on this "WAR"

In Response To: my 2 cents on this "WAR" ()

: but Rolex still wins, albeit slightly, with
: their movements. From my understanding Omega
: still uses modified ETA mov'ts (which are
: very widely available - not sure about the
: Co-Axial system's availability to other
: manufacturers) while Rolex has moved to
: proprietary in-house design &
: manufacture that is not distributed to any
: other manufacturers. I heard that ETA is
: vigorously trying to limit the distribution
: of their movements (a bit too late in my
: opinion).

I agree with most of your post...however your statement about the Rolex movement doesn't make much sense to me. The movements both keep time as well and last just as long...I'd have to say that the difference between them is more in people heads than in reality. If this adds to someones enjoyment of there watch on some intangeble level thats fine, but you have to consider that many high end watch makers with watches costing many thousands of dollars more than Rolex use ETA movements. Such as IWC, UN, paneri...I think this calls into question the significance of the "In house"