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Originally Posted by Z K
I think it's both good and bad. You can brag that you have a watch with an in house movement which costs more.
I don't really see anything wrong with an ETA movement - they make many different grades so the one in a Tudor is better than the ETA in a Tissot.
For true watch enthusiasts looking for innovation in mechanical watch movements - they look for the super long power reserve movements and things like Seiko Spring Drive to truly geek out. Just having "in house" movements doesn't mean anything.
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Using in-house calibers is very much a barrier of entry to "real" luxury watches to many,
many enthusiasts. Just pop into a Patek or A. Lange forum and you'll see what I mean.
As a Panerai fan, I heard the "they just use decorated ETAs, not worth the money" more times than I can count. Richemont didn't spend all that money to acquire Minerva just for kicks. They needed in-house movements for their long term plans for both Panerai and Montblanc.