Sellita Movement Makers: A Little Bit of China In Switzerland
Most watches companies do not make their own movements. Quality watch makers buy their movements from mostly ETA, the Swatch Group owner mega movement maker. In 2010 however, ETA will stop selling its movements to outside companies. It will continue to provide movements for it's house brands, of which there are several. ETA is part of the Swatch Group which makes a number of brands as seen in the link. When ETA stops providing movements to out-side brands, they will have to go elsewhere for movements.Sellita is a growing movement maker in Switzerland, but has had a bit of a copycat history. They mostly copied ETA movements. Can they do this? Well, probably, at least in the US. Most ETA movements have been around for a while and in the US Patents last for 20 years only. Because movements are machines, they only intellectual property protection they would have is a patent, and presumably the European patent laws are similar to those of the US. Take the ETA 2824-2 movement, which has been

Should I or should I not?
Bring my AP's in vacation. We are taking a cruise. See picImageUploadedByTapatalk1371062668.478464.jpg for destinations.

3940/5140 vs. 5970/5270 Comparison..
I have been contemplating a perpetual calendar (5140) to compliment my perpetual calendar chronograph (5270). After doing extensive research I have noticed when comparing the perpetual calendars to their chronograph parallel the value just has not been there in the previous references which tells me maybe not to purchase the current 5140 if I were to go long for the future.. Looking at previous perpetual references.. the 3940 and prior has not done nearly as well as the 5970.. 3970 etc. The perpetual calendar chrono's mostly hold their retail value and or increase versus the 3940 etc.. which one can find at significant discounts below retail.. I know one is a chrono and the other is not.. but is there any other reason to this madness?

Do you think that this is the start of a trend?....more
After going through the Panerai website this afternoon, I see more of a mix of 40, 42, 44, 45 and 47mm watches that we have seen in the past.True, there have always been the 40mm (Pam 48-50), the 42mm (Pam 98 and 141), 44mm of course, Radiomirs in 45mm and the big Luminor cases.....but I see a few 42mm with the Radiomir 1940 case....and I think there was also a white dialed/date that stood out to me.Is this the start of a trend for Panerai?Elliot

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