Tudor Pelagos question....

[jh225]

Standard (non LHD) Pelagos question....

When did the Pelagos go from the ETA movement to the Tudor in-house and is there a difference in the dials, or any other easy way to tell like the Rose and smiley on the BB?

[jh225]

Oops, never mind. ETA is a 2 liner. Guess I should have looked closer. Duh!

[bdex75]

Originally Posted by jh225

Oops, never mind. ETA is a 2 liner. Guess I should have looked closer. Duh!

You got it. If it has 2 lines of text, it is an eta. If it is blue or has a book on the dial, in house. The eta is what I prefer for a number of different reasons.



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[jh225]

Originally Posted by bdex75

The eta is what I prefer for a number of different reasons.

Please expound. I know the BB fans like the ETA for the “rarity”, but the reserve time of the new movement is kind of hard to argue with. The ETA is of course a tried and true workhorse, but wouldn’t the new technology be more preferable?

[bdex75]

Originally Posted by jh225

Please expound. I know the BB fans like the ETA for the “rarity”, but the reserve time of the new movement is kind of hard to argue with. The ETA is of course a tried and true workhorse, but wouldn’t the new technology be more preferable?

It is not any rarity that has me in the eta camp and the power reserve is pretty easy to argue with. I give two hoots less about the increased power reserve. Here is why. In my experience people wear watches in one of two ways. They have one watch and wear it every day, or they have a collection and wear watches in rotation. I am in the latter camp. Either way the power reserve difference between 42 hours and 72 hours (or whatever it is) is completely irrelevant. If I grab a watch and wear it for a few days and then put it back in the watch box and grab it again in a month later,other than quartz, there is no PR that saves me the 2 minutes it takes me to set the time/date and wind the watch 30 turns. Which I actually enjoy doing.

The new technology comes with a cost. When you want to have your watch serviced 10 years from now and it is an “in house” Tudor movement, what are your options to have it serviced? Two really (assuming you need parts), RSC or a watchmaker with a Rolex parts account. The latter of which Rolex is 100% in control of and has been reducing their numbers. Either way, you pay their rates and their parts prices. With an ETA 2824 parts are plentiful and any watchmaker can service/repair/regulate pretty easily. So I do not prefer the new technology. Eventually I will not have a choice if I want a new model. But I have every model that I could want right now.

Lastly for me is aesthetics. And this is 100% personal, but the less the better. I don’t like “busy dials” and non essential verbiage on the dial. This killed the blue one for me when it came out. Because I loved the idea, until I saw the 5 lines of text.



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[subtona]

Difference is improved power reserve. Began with release of blue dial version.

[tufty]

the eta has the extra little bit of lume at 3 o'clock as well, which i liked.

[gman5515]

Originally Posted by tufty

the eta has the extra little bit of lume at 3 o'clock as well, which i liked.

I do not own the ETA(i have the LHD), but i definitely liked this extra lume at 3 o clock, looks nicer imo.. and more unique.

[jh225]

Thank you bdex75 for your thoughts and valid points.