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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.

Based on the problems I've had, I can honestly say that the worst problems were with the 2627 co-axial power reserve caliber in my DeVille. My 1120 problems weren't nearly as severe. By the time I had sent the DeVille in for service I was honestly convinced I was never going to get it started again. I wound it and shook it for what seemed like an eternity before the second hand finally started to move.

This has me wondering whether the problem lies in the base ETA 2892-A2 movement or in the modifications made to them to form whatever Omega calibers they ultimately become. If the problem were solely with the 2892-A2, I'd expect to see a lot of the same problems with watches from other manufacturers like Breitling, TAG, etc. who also use this movement. The 2892-A2 is so ubiqitous in the watch world that I would think any inherent problems with it would have been uncovered and corrected by now. It's puzzling to say the least.