The Claro-Semag calibre CL-888 is used in hundreds of thousands of "Swiss Made" watches. I have every faith in the Quality of the movements used by Gerlach, but why bother servicing one if a replacement is so cheap ?Ĭlaro Watch SA owned by watch making US giant Fossil love SeaGull so much they have made it Swiss. Here today and gone tomorrow importers, and a lack of understanding in that when something breaks today, tomorrow is late enough for a replacement. Everything Swiss Made also comes with intangible value as the Swiss are historically great watchmakers and the driving force behind many of the most significant timekeeping inventions of our time."Īs to the accuracy of the above information I can't comment, what I will say, through experience, is that Chinese manufacturers are capable of producing high quality mechanical components in a number of fields, but where they always seem to fall down is in after sales marketing and product backup. It also has less positional variance which means as you move, the time will be kept more accurately. The main difference between the Miyota 9015 and ETA 2824 is the “dual winding rotor” which makes for a practically inaudible watch. The Miyota is considered the workhorse in the industry and is significantly slimmer than the Chinese movement. It’s proven itself over years and is easy to service. The Miyota movement performs at the same accuracy as entry level Swiss movements. Another drawback of the Chinese movement is its bulkiness let’s just say it’s hard to make it look elegant on the wrist. The automatic Chinese movement for $17 isn’t necessarily less accurate, but its cost-friendliness has to come from somewhere: the pallet fork, escape wheel and bearings are often low quality which negatively affects durability and longevity. The Swiss ETA 2824-2 (costs upwards of $146) The Japanese Miyota 9015 movement (costs $55)ģ.
The Chinese Seagull 2551 movement (costs $17)Ģ. These are the three most popular Automatic movements used in the watch industry today:ġ. I don't know how old this is, so the prices may be out of date. I have read comparisons comparing the ST2551, the Miyota 9015, and the ETA 2824-2 in the same group. Seagull ST2551 movements are used by Gerlach and are listed as "grade A" in their applications.
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