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what is an exceptional movement

In Response To: Re: I disagree ()

A high grade movement is something known for its reliability, robustness, over the long accuracy and good resistance to shocks.Those caracteristics are found in older inhouse Omega movements alongwith Rolex new and old movements. A high grade movement is generally manufactured or it can be an ebauche that is highly modified by the watch firm. But if the movement is modified by the movement supplier then it is far to be the same quality than a movement manufactured or modified by the firm itself.
The eta 2892-a2 a $175 movement, the eta 2824-2 a $50 movement and the eta valjoux 7750 a $250 movement are not something exceptional because they are built in millions, offer nothing exceptional in terms of robustness, reliability and over the long run accuracy.
A high grade movement never knows problems like the 33xx and the 1120 and is still a reference after many many year even if its production stopped.Lemania and Piguet are very high grade movement, there is also Renaud and Papi (belonging to AP) and Jaeger Le Coultre that are considered as very high grade movements.