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Re: Which part?

In Response To: Re: Which part? ()

: I think generaly In-house means exclusiveness,
: conceptually, but in Omegas case they used
: to manufacture their movements and they were
: in fact more robust that the current ETA
: movements. therefore one can conclude that
: if OMEGA began to make their own movements
: once again, they would be more robust that
: the current ETA based calibers.

: Omari

I mostly agree with you. Just this in-house thing, IMHO "in-house" means a lot to the collectors, but doesn't mean too much for a casual watch hobbiest.
A better watch is better not because it's "in-house", rather simply because it's better in many aspects.

I don't have first hand experience of Omegas famous 5xx serial calibres. I heard that they are very good, and they are many collectors darlings. Since it's been 40 years, I am not sure how they compare with today's ETAs, especially ETA 2892-A2. I've owned dozens of ETAs through the years. Most of them can achieve chronometer performance easily and seem trouble free. They generally start losing time at 5~6 year mark, but that's because they need to be serviced (COA). I am not saying ETA is superior, they are just not that bad.