IWC Tribute to Mark XI - It's Official
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Had to look up Sellita movements and there a lower quality movement for the price your paying you deserve a better movement.
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/sellita-mov ... itzerland/
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/sellita-mov ... itzerland/
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Very few modern "Swiss" watches don't have Chinese content. The haute brands, nomos, and Rolex are some of the few.River Rat wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:09 amThis not the movement but tells you were Sellita movements come from a little bit of china in a IWC a dam cheap Chinese movement in a 4000 dollar IWC WTF
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/sellita-mov ... itzerland/
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Also Invicta uses Sellita movement dam IWC the next Invicta just read that in the article I posted.
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River Rat wrote:Also Invicta uses Sellita movement dam IWC the next Invicta
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From article I posted we all know invicta uses cheap movements don't we
(We can assume that Sellita has such technology because large brands such as Invicta have been buying from them at large for years)
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Sorry Mike just because another company uses a movement doesn't mean it is cheap. The SW300 cost a little more than the Soprod A10, which isn't cheap. I had the SW300 in my Aegir and it ran perfectly.
Invicta also uses the SW500 chrono which is also used by other companies.
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Cheap watch doesn't mean cheap movements. And they probably buy in a mass bulk so they get the movements even cheaper than most companies.
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nothing at all wrong with sellita.
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It's a cost cutting move which totally undermines the "luxury" aspect of a luxury watch.
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I don't get it, Richemont owns ALS, JLC, Panerai, Cartier among others. Why do they have to go to a second tier SW, not even ETA?JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:20 amIt's a cost cutting move which totally undermines the "luxury" aspect of a luxury watch.
It's like VW group is gonna start buying engines for their next 911 from Kia
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I think it says a lot about richemont that among all those brands, they haven't bothered to produce an "in group" movement for use across their entry level portfolio. The mark 12 used a (sorta crappy) jlc movement. Looks homage is cool, but this could have been a special one had they homaged THAT aspect of the old watches.Panerai7 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:44 amI don't get it, Richemont owns ALS, JLC, Panerai, Cartier among others. Why do they have to go to a second tier SW, not even ETA?JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:20 amIt's a cost cutting move which totally undermines the "luxury" aspect of a luxury watch.
It's like VW group is gonna start buying engines for their next 911 from Kia
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Yeah, imagine this one had a JLC movement...
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Yeah, imagine the $10K price tag...Panerai7 wrote:Yeah, imagine this one had a JLC movement...
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Imagine if they didn't shove it up their buyer's backsides - sideways. Rolex sells tons of in house models, with bracelets, for way less than $10,000 and they're not exactly a value brand.
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Art, can you elaborate on what is 'second tier' about Sellita? How is the SW-300 technically inferior to the ETA2892?Panerai7 wrote:I don't get it, Richemont owns ALS, JLC, Panerai, Cartier among others. Why do they have to go to a second tier SW, not even ETA?JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:20 amIt's a cost cutting move which totally undermines the "luxury" aspect of a luxury watch.
It's like VW group is gonna start buying engines for their next 911 from Kia
FWIW, Sellita movements are used in many DWC forum favorites, like the Sinn U1.
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First tier are in house movements is what I meant.
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Do you remember the feeding frenzy on here when Sinn announced they were going to stop using ETA?logan2z wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:32 amArt, can you elaborate on what is 'second tier' about Sellita? How is the SW-300 technically inferior to the ETA2892?Panerai7 wrote:I don't get it, Richemont owns ALS, JLC, Panerai, Cartier among others. Why do they have to go to a second tier SW, not even ETA?JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:20 amIt's a cost cutting move which totally undermines the "luxury" aspect of a luxury watch.
It's like VW group is gonna start buying engines for their next 911 from Kia
FWIW, Sellita movements are used in many DWC forum favorites, like the Sinn U1.
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Got it, I thought you were saying it was second tier relative to ETA.Panerai7 wrote:First tier are in house movements is what I meant.
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Not saying it's justifiable, just being realistic.JP Chestnut wrote:Imagine if they didn't shove it up their buyer's backsides - sideways. Rolex sells tons of in house models, with bracelets, for way less than $10,000 and they're not exactly a value brand.
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Yes. Did it stop anyone from buying them?JP Chestnut wrote:Do you remember the feeding frenzy on here when Sinn announced they were going to stop using ETA?logan2z wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:32 amArt, can you elaborate on what is 'second tier' about Sellita? How is the SW-300 technically inferior to the ETA2892?Panerai7 wrote:I don't get it, Richemont owns ALS, JLC, Panerai, Cartier among others. Why do they have to go to a second tier SW, not even ETA?JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:20 amIt's a cost cutting move which totally undermines the "luxury" aspect of a luxury watch.
It's like VW group is gonna start buying engines for their next 911 from Kia
FWIW, Sellita movements are used in many DWC forum favorites, like the Sinn U1.
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Are Sinn and IWC comparable? Nobody, to my knowledge, has ever bought a decent watch because it has a Sellita movement. Plenty of people, however, bought a U1 because it didn't. It's hard to argue that ETA isn't a more desirable movement. Technically better? Who knows. Longer history of solid performance in use? Absolutely.logan2z wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:40 amYes. Did it stop anyone from buying them?JP Chestnut wrote:Do you remember the feeding frenzy on here when Sinn announced they were going to stop using ETA?logan2z wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:32 amArt, can you elaborate on what is 'second tier' about Sellita? How is the SW-300 technically inferior to the ETA2892?Panerai7 wrote:I don't get it, Richemont owns ALS, JLC, Panerai, Cartier among others. Why do they have to go to a second tier SW, not even ETA?JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:20 amIt's a cost cutting move which totally undermines the "luxury" aspect of a luxury watch.
It's like VW group is gonna start buying engines for their next 911 from Kia
FWIW, Sellita movements are used in many DWC forum favorites, like the Sinn U1.
Think they will buy the special sand blasted version of the Sellita? It would go nicely with that forum chronograph with the unfinished (sorry "undecorated") movement.
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I am a fan of Sellita movements, especially the lower end automatic movements used in many of the sub $1,000 watches. But I would expect more from a company like IWC, given the price tag. The industry is really changing. Everyday. I guess it shouldn't surprise anyone but disappointment is warranted IMO.
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I think Marcello C was one of the first micro brands to use the SW's. I owned some that were almost 10 years old with Sellita's in them and they ran excellent. I honestly have yet to have a problem with one of them. ETA is a different story though.
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Doesn't matter.
IWC will it make it buttery smooth. When I find read that my first xviii might have the sellita I was only a bit saddened because it wasn't the 30110... not because of quality but because it was the end of a long stretch of marks without it. Turns out it does have the 30110 but now I know that wouldnt have kept me from the silver version.
I wish they had a non-inhouse version of the big pilot so I could afford one.
IWC will it make it buttery smooth. When I find read that my first xviii might have the sellita I was only a bit saddened because it wasn't the 30110... not because of quality but because it was the end of a long stretch of marks without it. Turns out it does have the 30110 but now I know that wouldnt have kept me from the silver version.
I wish they had a non-inhouse version of the big pilot so I could afford one.
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The SW-300-1 cost me over $300 USD each, closer to $350 from memory. That would come down if I ordered a 1000 of course, but still.toxicavenger wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:08 pmI think Marcello C was one of the first micro brands to use the SW's. I owned some that were almost 10 years old with Sellita's in them and they ran excellent. I honestly have yet to have a problem with one of them. ETA is a different story though.
It is a very nice movement, as is the A10 which is about $30 cheaper.
It winds and runs very smoothly and I am happy to use them. If Invicta use them, then likely they buy heaps for a good price and save in the end, because they will not have warranty returns. Makes sense to me if that is a factor.
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