Can anyone tell/show me exactly what movement my watch has?
It's a Raymond Weil tango 300 gmt (quartz). And im aware that Raymond Weil use ETA/valijoux movements but even tho I've researched resilliently I can't find the exact calibre/model, and I don't want to open the case back because I don't have a watch press. Can anyone help?
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Elliot
Yes now people let's see some heavy wrist checks
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Is there any writing on the caseback?
Is there any writing on the caseback?
Nothing about the movement, just "sapphire crystal" and the water resistance
Eta does make some quartz movements, but I think they are very rare. Since this is a quartz model, there is a good chance that the movement may not be consistent. Clearly, raymond weil is not proud of it as they do not release that Info.
Wow.. I did 6 different Boolean searches and found nothing beyond “Swiss made quartz gmt”. There’s a first.
This is the closest I found which suggests it’s an ETA. Saw stories about other models that mentioned eta too.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/s4fpv2/raymond_weil_quartz_movement_can_anyone_identify/
Eta does make some quartz movements, but I think they are very rare. Since this is a quartz model, there is a good chance that the movement may not be consistent. Clearly, raymond weil is not proud of it as they do not release that Info.
The hand movement is super smooth and elegant, no 'bounceback' on the hand as it moves and it's incredibly quiet. So it's clearly not a *bad* movement
This seller says it's a Ronda 515.24H.
Eta does make some quartz movements, but I think they are very rare. Since this is a quartz model, there is a good chance that the movement may not be consistent. Clearly, raymond weil is not proud of it as they do not release that Info.
I think a lot of us in the enthusiast community forget about things like Swatch producing over 3 million ETA powered quartz watches a year.
Nothing about the movement, just "sapphire crystal" and the water resistance
Ronda 515.24h
Ronda 515.24h
So are Ronda movements decent then or just cheap Shite?
So are Ronda movements decent then or just cheap Shite?
Its definitely nothing like a Grand seiko 9f quartz movement,
if the watch is good for you then wear the heck out of it, but unfortunately it's a pretty cheap $15 movement.
So are Ronda movements decent then or just cheap Shite?
Most of these quartz movements can be found as a base movement for under $80 USD. Not bad. It will run 20-25 years with battery changes and case maintenance. Really accurate. Nothing to sneeze at.