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Omega entirely made their own movements up until the 1980's. At that point, they shifted to uniquely customized versions of ETA movements.
: ETA is a part of the Swatch Group, which also
: owns Omega and a number of other fine watch
: brands. The movements used in Omegas are
: modified versions of the stock movements.
Correct. The base movements are made by Omega's parent company's other division, ETA.
: The ETA 2892A2 used in the SMP is heavily
: modified. So is the ETA 7750 used in the SMP
: Chrono.
Correct. These modifications that Omega makes are significant--mainly oriented to increasing the performance and durability of the movement. In some cases, Omega adds unique features to the movement.
: These movements are also used in a large number
: of other models of other brands in and out
: of the Swatch Group.
That last sentence is potentially misleading because it is not a complete explanation.
The BASE ETA movements are used in many other brands. A number of brands use the base ETA movements without any modifications of their own (like Fortis). Some brands do their own cusom modifications (like Breitling), but few if any do modifications to the extent that Omega does.
But the OMEGA MODIFIED versions of these movements are completely exclusive to Omega watches!
: I'm not sure who makes their quartz movements,
: but I'm assuming its also ETA.
Correct.
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