1)I think generaly In-house means exclusiveness,
I mostly agree with you. Just this in-house
thing, IMHO "in-house" means a lot
to the collectors, but doesn't mean too much
for a casual watch hobbiest. A better watch is better not because it's "in-house", rather simply because it's better in many aspects.
2)I don't have first hand experience of Omegas
famous 5xx serial calibres. I heard that
they are very good, and they are many
collectors darlings. Since it's been 40
years, I am not sure how they compare with
today's ETAs, especially ETA 2892-A2. I've
owned dozens of ETAs through the years. Most
of them can achieve chronometer performance
easily and seem trouble free. They generally
start losing time at 5~6 year mark, but
that's because they need to be serviced
(COA).
3)I am not saying ETA is superior, they
are just not that bad.
1)Inhouse means better quality, better durability and stricter quality controls.Inhouse meansa lot for a person who wants a quality watch not some watch which is a pure product of marketing or fashion for example Paneraļ or Breitling. There is also the policy buying a product for buying because it is popular and there is also buying a product because it is something made to last and which doesn't too much TLC
2)I have experience with cal my grandfather cal 501, it was serviced twice in 48 years and despite it is a 19800bph movement it keeps better time than an Eta, has a bigger power reserve as well. Have also experience with my cal 344 bumper auto seamaster, serviced three times in 55 years keeps better time than an eta +1/+2 sec per day. I know a friend of mine who has a constellation of year 1975 with cal 1011 (the first series of omega 28800bph movements) never serviced it and it keeps fabulous time +1sec per day and yet you try to say that inhouse is not better than eta? Nonsense again. Older Omega movements didn't need to be serviced each 5 years unliked etas that is why they are better than them
3)Eta was always a middle of the range movement manufacture and so will it remain for the rest of its days.
