That's very interesting, how old is that watch? The reason I ask is that it looks quite old and although I'm aware of Seagull having made movements for several decades, I thought they only started...
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That's very interesting, how old is that watch? The reason I ask is that it looks quite old and although I'm aware of Seagull having made movements for several decades, I thought they only started...
A truly superb post, I'm just disappointed he didn't add to our threads on here. :(
Eddie
The interesting thing about the Seagull movements (or any other Chinese movement) is that I can get them and have them finished (refinished) in Switzerland or Germany, have my own calibre number...
All of this is true (well, I don't know about your friend's brother) but the fact is that in 1956 (when the Dream was launched) BSA group were the World's largest motorcycle manufacturer and in 1973...
The older brother of a friend of mine had a Honda Dream in 1963 and you could still buy new BSAs and Ariels in 1963. The Hondas got some really bad press in the early 1960s and the British bike...
Excellent post M4tt. I more or less said something similar some weeks back. For the mid-tier Chinese movements to take hold, they will have to be superior to the Swiss product at the equivalent (if...
We discussed Sellita elsewhere on the forum. They're not cheap and have suffered reliability problems.
Eddie
I got them from my German supplier who keeps "suggesting" that I consider using them due to the current difficulties obtaining ETA at sensible prices. The supply situation will not get better, so I...
I'm interested to see whether you can tweak the ST26 for better performance Bob. Both movements supplied are exactly as they left the factory and the ST24 performed better than many 2824 do...
Bob's summation in no way supports the assertion that the Seagull is crap. If you read the summation, how did you form that opinion?
Eddie
As big as you want for me Bob, others may disagree. :wink:
Eddie