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Good to see some new market entrants. Have they given it the same dimensions as the ETA 2824 and SW200?
Apologies if this has already been posted
At Baselworld this year, I saw this poster on the Ronda booth. Could be a great alternative to ETA who, as you are all aware, are limiting supply of movements. This is shifting prices northwards. The Ronda automatic could stabilise things nicely as they are a big company and know how to manufacture movements by the thousand. I would not hesitate to own a watch with a Ronda automatic movement
Good to see some new market entrants. Have they given it the same dimensions as the ETA 2824 and SW200?
The rotor at least looks like the ETA 2892. Not sure about the rest of the calibre.Originally Posted by markrlondon
While its also 11.5''', its a tiny bit thinner: 4.4mm rather than 4.6mm. Slightly longer PR as well: 40 hours
A link: http://www.watchpaper.com/2016/03/18...matic-calibre/
And pinched from here:
Tech Specs from Ronda
Swiss Made
25 Jewels
28,800 vph
Swiss lever escapement
Inca bloc anti-shock system
Index system for fine adjustment
Nivaflex mainspring
Average rate: 12 s/d ± 12 s/d at rate CH, 6H
Maximum variance in all positions: 30 s/d
Isochronism over 24h: ±20 s/d
Last edited by Der Amf; 28th March 2017 at 21:41.
Very interesting, thanks. Hopefully they can mass produce the R150 in large volumes to stick it to the Swatch Group.
I have to agree, Swatch could possibly be alienating many of us.
The Ronda is an excellent alternative, very nice looking piece.
Thanks for posting this!
I can't get over the name though. An old mate of mine had one of those Honda Civics that was also rebadged as a Rover 200. We called it the Ronda.
Looks like an ETA 2824 clone to me, which is no bad thing!
Paul
This place in Spain always reminds me.....
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