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Re: here is all I know about Omega's movements

In Response To: here is all I know about Omega's movements ()

: Hi

: Omega start manufacturing in its own movements
: in 1848, it has also built the first wrist
: watch with minute repeater in 1894 which
: shared the same caliber than Audemars
: Piguet. In year 1900 has seen the apparition
: of one of the best caliber ever produced the
: calibre 19 followed by many good calibres
: like the
: 30t2,33x-35x,501-505,55x-56x,75x,101x-103x,1040,1041,1045,321,
: 861-186x. Omega ceased to be a manufacturein
: 1984. All this can read in the book Omega
: Saga which only exists in French.
: Omega used only etas since the year 1985 these
: eta were simply engraved with Omega logo on
: the rotor this especially on calibres
: 1111,1108 and 1153. The serious modification
: on Omega eta based calibres started in 1994
: but I can hardly call a movement made by Eta
: for Omega an Omega movement. Same remark
: goes for the 33xx-331x, they are
: manufactured by Frederic Piguet for Omega.
: I think the opinion from the person who works
: for West Repairs can help you.
: To be honest,some authorized dealers stopped to
: sell Omega after it lost its manufacture
: status.
: hope that helped.

: regards

: georges

That is very interesting, Georges. So what you are saying is that Omega DOES NOT manufacture its own movements (ETA and Piguet do this entirely for them and Omega just puts its stamp on it)? I would agree that calling an ETA movement an Omega movement is wrong, which is why I am bothered by the fact that we see movements labeled as "Omega caliber 1120", NOT "ETA caliber 1120".