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Re: Strong vintage Blancpain DNA

Thanks!

Indeed, watches that inspired me are Blancpain, Omega, Eterna, and so on. I'm a diver myself, born and raised by the sea, I surf, I've been a lifeguard etc. So it made sense to me to start with a dive watch.

The movement used is the STP1-11 caliber. There are various reasons why I chose that:

1. ETA is still available on the market but it's becoming harder and harder to get them, impossible to get them from ETA themselves. => Modifications are impossible.
2. There are a few companies left to choose from, Eterna cal. 39 (too high imo), Sellita SW200, Soprod and STP. Communication with STP was the best and they were willing to offer movement modifications.
3. STP added an extra jewel to the movement, it's basically a reworked ETA2824 clone but they made it better
4. By choosing STP I had the possibility to ask for 2 crown positions only, winding and time setting, an important feature in my opinion. They are easy to service as well.

I wanted to launch my first model with a proper workhorse movement, that is reliable and not overexpensive.

A video of the movement manufacturer:

https://youtu.be/OLb7A5Jn9_U

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