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      07-11-2013, 11:43 AM   #108
mike the snake
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There's a difference between "in-house" movements and movements that are spruced up ETA or Valjoux based movements.

Panerai and many other brands costing much more often use standard ETA and Valjoux movements, as well as also using in-house designed movements on other models. Usually they are decorated, and modified, and renamed "caliber xxx". These are still great Swiss movements.

When I refer to "in house" movements, I mean original in-house designed movements, not modified ETA or Valjoux movements. Companies like JLC, Vacheron, Patek, Rolex, Zenith, Breguet, etc.

The model Panerai you linked to is well known, a number of watches went out without the movements being decorated and modified, and the company changed out those movements to anyone that wanted it, and actually now those that were NOT changed out are more sought after. In any case, that movement was NOT in-house IMO.
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