For example, you will frequently note that lots of people
find a watch where the base caliber is the ETA 2892 is
prefereable to one with an ETA 2824 movement. Presumably
because the first is higher quality (it does cost more,
after all).
This is what I call "movement snobbism"
(which is different from preferring something which has
known properties which are better)
and think is
basically flawed thinking. For one thing, there's no such
thing as a single version of either of the movements as
supplied from ETA (you can get them in quite different versions,
for quite different prices and either assembled, as parts or
only some of the parts and get the rest from another source),
for another it doesn't take into account what the watch maker has
done to the movement (varies from nothing to quite a lot).
Not being a collector, I don't have enough personal experience
with these to make a comprehensive statement of their
relative advantages, but I can note that there is at least
one maker who's said to use 2824s as a base for watches
that are chronometer certified and there are watches with
2892 movements which don't come that accurate from the
maker, even if many are.
As another example, I can take two of my watches with
"the same" 6497
movements. They behave very differently. One is very
accurate as long as you wind it the same time of day. This
means it's well regulated concerning which attitude it's
in, but the spring delivers its power unevenly. The other
one doesn't care much when or how much you wind it, but
it's extremely sensitive to position and runs much too
fast if left dial up during the night, but quite accurate
when you wear it.
Same movements, but possibly not the same mainspring and
certainly not the same kind of regulation.
Document created 2001 Oct 19 (So it's from the archives. In fact, I don't have any watch with a 6497 movement today.)
2011-04-08
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