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Re: some thaughts

In Response To: some thaughts ()

: Omega needs to start to be manufacture again
: and drop completely the eta 2892a2 as base
: movement and come back to the 1010, 1020 and
: 1030 series
: of its inhouse 28800 bph calibres that never
: knew a single problem. The ball rotor system
: is not the most robust rotor system, the
: most robust rotor winding system is the
: jeweled pivot system found on rolexes and on
: older omegas with inhouse movements.

Excellent idea, as long as it doesn't result in the watch costing $2000+ more than it does now. I wonder how many of the people calling for this switch would actually buy the resulting watches. I know, for example that you haven't yet spent the $4000+ to buy the Rolex you keep touting.

Business are in business to make money. If the demand was there to make the switch, I believe they would make it. I believe Omega will probably end up with an Omega-only movement manufactured by ETA, with ETA using economies of scale to keep the cost at a manageable level. Sort of the best of both worlds.