ETA 2836-2 vs Clone - how to tell "Swiss" from "Asian"

[Mav2000]

But any input on the movement itself

 

[p0pperini]

Lol....thats my mousepad

Yeah, well you say that...

 

[Mav2000]

KJ2020 tripdog Any help...I can get these quite cheap here and would be interested in any inputs.

 

[KJ2020]

Mido is part of the Swatch group which owns ETA so they should be gen ETAs. If the one in that pic was already serviced it should have had the Incabloc shock absorber spring replaced, it's broken and missing a piece. The movement looks rough, the rotor has a little mangled bend on it, screw heads are a little chewed up. Might be OK if it runs well.

http://blog.watchdoctor.biz/2017/10/...ce-in-a-watch/

 

[Mav2000]

Thanks KJ2020 . I have got an extra rotor for it. Will get it properly serviced locally before using it.

 

[Yoshi_1976]

Thanks for this post with lots of information. Is ETA works always reffered to "Swiss" ?
I remember a time when the hype was "swiss clones", but they didn`t exist.

 

[scottiedog]

Extremely interesting and informative op, with a lot of information in follow up posts too. Thanks to everyone. This was a must read for me.

 

[Powerfluff]

I really appreciate your help, this information has been very helpful!

 

[Powerfluff]

I really appreciate your help, this information has been very helpful!

 

[jfiii]

great info and photo's

 

[daytona4me]

Bump. Good info!