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In Response To: Re: Ball bearing versus Jewel *LINK* ()

Bababnin has his point of view, but many calibers of rolex despite they are age are clearly superior to the ball rotor system because they pass decades without being serviced and keep very good times. An eta 2892-a2 or an eta 2824 doesn't offer the same resistance to shock than a rolex or an older inhouse Omega movement that are far better built,have better accuracy and far better reliability over the long run. Eta is eta a middle of the range manufacture. Patek uses the jeweled pivot system and there are some very high brands who use it as well, many brands in the past used that system instead of the ball rotor.
A rolex 3035 or a cal 1012 will is far better than an eta in terms of accuracy, reliability and finish.