zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: This means the movement is not unique and
: may not be as expensively finished as
: movements made in house.

True, but it is important to note that Omega is one of the brands that *does* add their own enhancements and more expensive finishing to the ETA and Valjoux movements. Many brands use them in their stock configuration.

So a 7750-based Omega--as well as all ETA based Omegas--still manage to have unique movements, even though they are not entirely produced in-house.

I still think the in-house concept is quite overblown in the significance that people give it these days. We are talking about megacorporation watch companies pumping out hundreds of thousands or millions of watches a year in large mass production factories. If the factory is owned under the same watch company name (like with Rolex), people cheer it as having virtues of being in-house. Yet if the movement factory is owned by the parent company of the watch brand (as with ETA and Valjoux being owned by Omega's parent company, The Swatch Group), people criticize it as not in-house movements. And some people carry this difference to the extent that they seem willing to pay HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of dollars more for this insanely trivial difference.

: This of course can also affect resale value.

I disagree... most watch buyers don't even know this level of detail, so it seldom enters into the equation. The resale values of Omega watches are good. Your statement above might mislead someone into thinking that they are not.