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Am I a SELLITA CALIBER SW200-1 Snob ?

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With so many watches from $500 to $10000 now with the SW200-1, I find I turn off anything the minute I read it has a Stellita movement.

Don’t get me wrong it’s not the $500-$1000 range I have a snobbish to it’s the over $2-3000 watch with a Stellita



Can a $5-10k watch have a SW200-1

Thoughts ?
 
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Yes. My Oris Aquis Date has it. For +/-$2k, It’s one of the best watches I’ve ever had, and I’ve had many.
 
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With so many watches from $500 to $10000 now with the SW200-1, I find I turn off anything the minute I read it has a Stellita movement.

Don’t get me wrong it’s not the $500-$1000 range I have a snobbish to it’s the over $2-3000 watch with a Stellita



Can a $5-10k watch have a SW200-1

Thoughts ?
I just grabbed this one for around $290, so yeah, it's crazy they overpriced some pieces out there.

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Yes. My Oris Aquis Date has it. For +/-$2k, It’s one of the best watches I’ve ever had, and I’ve had many.
That’s a beautiful Aquis; even more awesome that it runs so well for you.
 
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That’s a beautiful Aquis; even more awesome that it runs so well for you.
Thanks. I’m fairly certain Oris has things figured out pretty well given that they’re one of the oldest independent Swiss watchmakers.
 
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I feel the same about the 7750.
I hate the layout and it’s in everything.
 
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With so many watches from $500 to $10000 now with the SW200-1, I find I turn off anything the minute I read it has a Stellita movement.

Don’t get me wrong it’s not the $500-$1000 range I have a snobbish to it’s the over $2-3000 watch with a Stellita



Can a $5-10k watch have a SW200-1

Thoughts ?

Isn't that why they make the SW300-1? 😁
 
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Foo2rama Foo2rama
I feel the same about the 7750.
I hate the layout and it’s in everything.
Reliable and proven I believe mind you I only had one but read up on it and the one I had was modified
 
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The only watch I have ever owned which had a persistent fault (sticking reversing wheels), and was returned for a full refund, had the SW200-1 movement. As a result I wouldn’t touch another watch with that movement and it’s put me off Sellita in general, thought I understand there other movements are better.
 
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All comes down to how it's finished IMO. I've had micros with the reversing wheel issues and generally dislike the lower end watches with them. But I also have an IWC and a Breitling that both use the SW200 base movement, that you'd never know it from how it handles - buttery smooth winding and no reversing wheel issues in sight.

The real problem IMO is when a company like TAG Heuer puts them in $3-4k watches without any finishing. Then you have an expensive shitty watch.
 
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Not that it's a bad movement but.......
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I can;t see the whole advert, but I would be concerned that at that price your are getting one of the Chinese clones, and not an original SW200-1.
 
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When it comes to this specific movement type, I would take the ETA version over the Sellita every time personally.

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But I also have an IWC and a Breitling that both use the SW200 base movement, that you'd never know it from how it handles - buttery smooth winding and no reversing wheel issues in sight.

I know Breitling used this type of movement, but I wasn't aware that IWC did. I know they use 2892's and SW300's, but what model has the SW200 in it?
 
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The only watch I have ever owned which had a persistent fault (sticking reversing wheels), and was returned for a full refund, had the SW200-1 movement. As a result I wouldn’t touch another watch with that movement and it’s put me off Sellita in general, thought I understand there other movements are better.
Aren’t the reversing wheels part of the automatic winding works, which is normally added-on by the watch manufacturer?
 
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I feel the same about the 7750.
I hate the layout and it’s in everything.
I had the 7750 in my Baume et Mercier Capeland XL, which was great. I also have a derivative of it in my Speedy 3513.53, which is stout.
 
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Aren’t the reversing wheels part of the automatic winding works, which is normally added-on by the watch manufacturer?
That is assuming that the manufacturer have done some finishing on the movement which, in regards to my watch, certainly wasn’t the case. Talk of the helicopter effect with SW200-1 movements is heavily discussed on the internet.
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Aren’t the reversing wheels part of the automatic winding works, which is normally added-on by the watch manufacturer?

No, it's part of the movement as it comes from the movement manufacturer.
 
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I know Breitling used this type of movement, but I wasn't aware that IWC did. I know they use 2892's and SW300's, but what model has the SW200 in it?

Oh maybe it is a SW300 instead. I have a version of the Mark XVIII (Tribute to Mark XI) that's a Sellita base. I think all their 3-handers are still based on the Sellita too, though they've made more improvements since the XVIII afaik.
 
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Oh maybe it is a SW300 instead. I have a version of the Mark XVIII (Tribute to Mark XI) that's a Sellita base. I think all their 3-handers are still based on the Sellita too, though they've made more improvements since the XVIII afaik.

Yes, that would be the SW300. I don't think I've ever heard anyone describe the SW200/ETA 2824 as "buttery smooth" when winding. More like "full of gravel"...😉
 
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Yes, that would be the SW300. I don't think I've ever heard anyone describe the SW200/ETA 2824 as "buttery smooth" when winding. More like "full of gravel"...😉

Right, maybe the Breitling is a SW300 too. I'll have to check
 
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