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The eta 2892-a2 is movement which origins remained from the mid 70's but at that time it was easily beaten by Omega 101x-102x movements and Rolex 303x movements and it is still beaten by those movements in terms of quality and finish. The eta 2892-a2 was and is a mass produced movement and also one of the thinnest movement available on the market.However its rotor ball winding system doesn't like very brutal shocks like tennis, golf or shooting with heavy calibers.I have seen the rotor getting loose und unscrown with watches powered with that movement, the jeweled pivot system doesn't knwo those problems and is far more robust as compared to a ball rotor winding system.The etachron regulating system isn't the best precision regulating system as comparet to a triovis or a mircostella balance wheel.The movement itself costs $175 so we are in the middle of the range movement market nothing close to lemania or piguet movements in terms of quality and finish. Should I add that the movement is not modified by Omega but by Eta and that it has also encountered sudden stop problems.