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What Is an ETA Movement? Swiss Watchmaking Standard, Stability, and History

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ExcerptETA movement is the standard Swiss general movement widely used in the global watchmaking industry. It is famous for its excellent stability, easy-to-maintain modular design and rich functional expansion. From the basic 2824 self-winding movement to the complex 7750 chronograph movement, it has provided many well-known brands...
  What does ETA stand for? As the pillar of Swatch, the history of ETA movements can be traced back to the end of the 18th century: the watch factory established in 1793. In 1855, another factory specializing in the production of Ebauches was opened. Later it was named ETA. replica watches
As one of the largest watch and sports manufacturers in the world, its annual output has exceeded US$100 million. ETA's main businesses include: ensuring technical research on Swiss watches; mass production of low-cost accessories, sports and complete watches; mastering all skills of watches and production machines; mass installation of sports and watches; ETA self-development.
Many Swiss watches use ETA movements, such as Breitling, Fortis, Inager, Titono and even Rolex. Watch brands based on ETA movements include IWC, Oris, Tag Heuer, Tudor, etc.
As one of the largest watch movement manufacturers in the world, ETA movement has strong skills and strength and basically covers all watch functions! What do you think of ETA used ETA movement watches?
How to maintain watch movement:
1. Any watch should not be worn in warm water or in the bathroom, because the sealing rubber is easy to heat and the surrounding water vapor molecules are relatively small and can easily enter the watch case and cause internal mechanical damage.
2. If there is any abnormality in the watch, it should be sent to a specialized watch shop for inspection immediately.
3. When the mechanical foot is active, it must be worn for more than 10 hours a day to operate normally.
4. Wear different watches for different occasions. For example, when exercising, it is best to choose a sports watch with good waterproof and shock resistance.
5. If there is a watch marked WATERESESTENT or 3ATM on the watch cover, it is generally only suitable for pressure-free splashes or light rain.
6. Due to the different internal mechanical structure of each watch, the error of a mechanical watch or a mechanical automatic watch is within 30 seconds per day (this standard is announced by the national ministries and commissions), while the error of a quartz watch is relatively low and accurate.

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