For the NSD: Asian2824 or Sellita SW200?

[flieger123]

Which one do you guys have? For the price of the SW200 I am inclined to just get the 2824. But is it worth the extra $100. I'm not a watchsmith by any stretch of the imagination so I will be wearing it as is straight out of the box. Will the SW200 have a longer life than the 2824?

Thanks, and sorry if this has been asked before but haven't really seen many threads about it.

 

[watchman12345]

2824 for me. They're decent movements now, and in a few years if it needs a service, it's easy to get done.

 

[flieger123]

If I get the SW200 is it easy to open the caseback to check to see i got what I paid for?

 

[watchman12345]

Yep. Very.

 

[Luthier]

Both are robust Swiss movements, don't ee any difference.

 

[flieger123]

Cheers dudes, I'll get the 2824.

 

[WSL3333]

I just got the NSD with SW200 and I would never buy the asian movement again to be honest...the SW200 mvt feels so much tighter and solid when compared to the asian version...I am loving the NSD with swiss mvt...granted, the asian I am comparing to is the asian 7750 as I just received a IWC Aquatimer Cousteau Divers with the asian 7750 and it feels sloppy and loose although it is keeping time accurately.

The SW200 is well worth the extra 120.00 imho.

But , the SW200 doesnt feel as rock solid as a Breitling rep that I have with genuine swiss 7750 in it.

 

[fpharryc]

Comparing different movements here using your impression with 7750 is simply wrong.

2824 or 2836 are good to say at least.


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[investinwaffles]

My swiss 2824 feels a lot smoother than my asian 2824 does.
Rotor is so smooth, and winding with the crown is seriously like butter and my Asian 2824 just doesnt feel as tight.

They all definitely feel like workhorse movements though, I have not had a problem with any of them, and the second hand is only slightly smoother on the gen ETA watches I have. I think it would be more worth it to get an Asian 2824 and swap in a gen ETA one when you can (I bought an NSD with an ETA 2824 out of a Hamilton and it is also feels quite smooth).

 

[justudor]

If you check my thread I had my Asian 2824 eventually fail after a week. The manual wind was quite gritty, and was quite disappointing.
Anyway, I took it to a watchsmith and he inspected it quickly and told me a service would do the trick.
Picked up today and it's working well. The manual wind is as smooth as my miyota.
During my inspections with the movement, the finish was quite nice.

Jeez, I didn't really answer your question... Sorry!

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[WSL3333]

Both are robust Swiss movements, don't ee any difference.

The OP said the 2824 was asian not swiss...sure if 2824 was swiss, then there prob wouldnt be any difference.

 

[ressmeplz]

Buy the asian 2824, later you can swap it with a gen ETA movement

 

[flieger123]

Buy the asian 2824, later you can swap it with a gen ETA movement

$300 is a lot of money to me, if I buy the asian2824 it would be to last. That's why I posed the question in this thread about which is a better built movement. Still debating which one to get as I love this watch and have already bought a strap for it.