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Here’s what I don’t get about Kobold… Sure they make some attractive watches but what have they done that’s really innovative? I really like their SMG-1 but their modifications to it have been sort of a failure and they had to discontinue it and refit problematic ones to be sans mods. They get ETA movements, pop them [...] There seems to be quite a lot of confusion on how ETA will be delivering movements to it’s customers. Even watch centric sites like ablogtoread.com and the Hour Time podcasts are getting it wrong. Let’s start with a bit of history and context. ETA, a division of Swatch, supplies almost all of the Swiss market be [...] Let’s talk about Swiss watch movements, specifically the 2824 and the 2892. The two most common mechanical Swiss movements you’ll find today are from a company called ETA, a subsidiary of the Swatch group. The 2824-2 and 2892-A2 movements are about as common as Goodyear or Bridgestone tires. Meaning you’ll find them in the majority [...] Can you imagine buying a Chrysler with a Toyota engine (wait this doesn’t sound so bad) or a BMW with a VW engine (this sounds terrible). Appropriate isn't it The movement of a watch is what moves the skinny long sticks around the dial and indicates how late you’re running to your next meeting. It could be [...] |
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