![]() ![]() It’s also 1.4mm slimmer than its predecessor but retains the ball-bearing mounted rotor for self-winding the same beat-rate (28,800 vph) and the same in-house Etachron regulator (ETA’s proprietary regulation system). The ETA 2892 came around in the 1970s and is a more expensive, evolved and accurate version of the 2824. It allows stopping the seconds-hand at any desired position for precision time-setting and houses 25 jewels. It is amazingly thin measuring just 5mm in thickness and reputed as a workhorse (some say powerhouse) that stores 38 hours of power reserve (fully wound) and beats at 28,800 VPH i.e. The ETA 2824 is a movement you’ll find powering watches that range from being very affordable to astronomically high. It is a part of the ETA 28XX family – the Mecaline series – and has its root in the Calibre 1247, which debuted in 1955 from the calibre 1541. Had there been drastic changes made, the manufacturer would call it a completely new calibre. All these calibres share the same roots and provide the same features with very minor production differences – so much that between the 2892-2 and the 2892A2, almost every part is interchangeable. ![]() The ETA calibre 2892 has a predecessor and two successors, whom we call calibre 2824 and calibres 2892-A2 respectively. Both these movements – we can say – have earned their honour in the horological arena on their own merits. What we primarily discuss today are two of these calibres – Calibre 2824 and Calibre 2892-A2. This makes evident that calibre business is not just about complications but by itself a complicated entity showcasing the select few that display excellence, while hiding away many that never saw the daylights. These Swiss and Chinese manufacturers virtually cloned the ETA movements and made them more generic in their availability and usage. ETA, however slowly reduced the supply over a long span, making other Swiss and some Chinese movement manufacturers fill the void it was leaving. Therefore, Swatch’s sudden attempt to cut-off distribution of these movements to brands not under the Swatch umbrella was bound to overthrow a stable balance. Custom end-products like the Omega 1120 (retuned, redecorated ETA 2892) have for long, stood as absolutely critical factors to the overall health of the entire Swiss watch industry. ETA movements have served as the basis for more customised movements than what we think (or don’t think) we know. ![]() Little is known to the masses about where all ETA left its trails. There are no obligations or restrictions that apply on the lifting of the ban. But you can’t deny the fact that even well-established brands depended on ETA for a steady supply of movements and again they are since 2020 as COMCO, the Swiss Competition Commission, announced that ETA shall resume delivering movements to third parties as they used to before. To some, the Swatch Group’s movement manufacturer forms the cornerstone of the luxury watch industry while others call it an evil organisation under the Swatch-owned cartel. ![]()
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