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: I know that the 2824 is a much cheaper, less
: refined movement than the ETA 2892-A2 (the
: basis of Omega's caliber 1120). I don't have
: any information on shock testing of this
: movement, but I can't imagine it would
: surpass that of an Omega 1120. You'll note
: in that article that they said the 2824 is
: used in watches that cost up to 1000 pounds,
: which is less than the cost of an SMP.
: Tissot even uses the 2824 in their watches,
: which cost only a few hundred dollars.
: The use of the 2824 was one of the reasons I
: gave up on Breitling. They were trying to
: get away cheap by using this movement with
: minimal modifications in their SuperOcean.
: I've been told that they have since switched
: to the 2892-A2, but putting a 2824 in a
: $2200 watch is inexcusable.
I agree with John 100%... The ETA 2824 is MUCH cheaper than the movement used in the Omega SMP. I believe it actually retails for around $100 or so (check the ofrei.com the link is below) while the ETA 2892 has a base price of around $300.
I ran into the ETA 2824 when I was doing some research on Omega replicas... Those little wannabees also use the 2824 in their watches to cleverly disguise the fake with a 28,800bph second hand... Just like a genuine Omega.... I don't know if this is the 'application' that you're looking for Dell.
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