ETA 2824 or Miyota 9015?
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I voted for the Miyota simply because of the hand winding issue with the ETA 2824, I don't mind rotor spin.
Realistically I have not noticed a difference between the two movements when it comes to wearing watches powered by them. They both are thin, and have a pleasing seconds hand sweep...
ETA 2824 - No justifiable logic really.
Just better long term experience with the ETA 2824 and ETA movements. If you asked which do I prefer, the ETA 2824-2 or the Sellita SW200-1, I'd probably still pick the ETA. When I have a choice of movements in a watch, I'll always go with ETA.
I have plenty of watches with Miyota movements in them, and haven't really had any bad experiences.
Just a preference matter for me.
The ETA is a workhorse of a movement, proven by nearly 50 years of use. For years, the 2824-2 was virtually the only movement used in Swiss three hand automatic watches.
Miyota and Selita are virtual clones of the ETA since the ETA patents ran out. Selita was an OEM supplier of parts to ETA until ETA decided to get out of the ebauche business. It was a relatively simple step for Selita to step into the market with a near perfect copy of the entire movement, to the point where Selita parts were interchangeable with ETA parts as replacements.
The grade of ETA, Selita or Miyota chosen is more important than which manufacturer makes it because throughout the various grades, they are functionally like for like with each other.
Miyota and Selita are virtual clones of the ETA since the ETA patents ran out. Selita was an OEM supplier of parts to ETA until ETA decided to get out of the ebauche business. It was a relatively simple step for Selita to step into the market with a near perfect copy of the entire movement, to the point where Selita parts were interchangeable with ETA parts as replacements.
The grade of ETA, Selita or Miyota chosen is more important than which manufacturer makes it because throughout the various grades, they are functionally like for like with each other.
The Miyota 9000 series is not an ETA clone as far as I'm aware
The ETA suffers from reversing wheel jam ups so when you hand wind it spins the rotor like mad. Any one know if the Miyota has any issues like this?
AFAIK the Miyota 9 series is not an ETA clone like suggested above. Still, I see them trading punches evenly specs wise. Miyota 9 seems to be a little more robust but has a noisy rotor that winds to only one direction. ETA has its issues or so I've read. I've owned multiple of both and never really had any issues with either of them. If I had to choose one I think I would still go with the ETA.
I'm honestly shocked that it was such a runaway.