The ETA 7750 movement, also known as the TAG Heuer Calibre 16, is perhaps the most successful automatic chronograph movement ever produced. While it has become fashionable to regard the 7750 as a generic, “common” movement, the calibre is easily able to meet COSC Chronometre standards (in top spec) and can be found in a range of high-end watch brands,… Read More
POSTED 18 Aug 2013
Sellita
Read all Calibre 11 articles on watches featuring movements from Swiss company Sellita. Sellita have a long history of performing sub-contracting work on behalf of ETA and as those ETA movements have come out of patent protection, Sellita have begun to manufacture their own movements based on the ETA platform.
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