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Re: Most comfortable watch you wear. Tough one to
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: Roger the basic question is no. Tutima uses ETAs and the only firm I know of, still able to get SWATCH Group to manufacture the remarkable Lemania 5100.
Reason being that Tutima has the exclusive contract since 1985 of distribution rights for the German Air Force and NATO air forces. Excludes USA. The L 5100 is used in their Military line and the newly released Yachting model. SWATCH group still produces the movement because of the large volume contract that Tutima has, and that movement is specified in the contract. Sounds like the Omega's Moon watch with NASA.

Not to hijack my own thread, Holmes, but are the movements on
: Tutimas all "in house"? I know little about the brand,
: other than the fact they are nice looking. Roger.

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