Yes, an no. Minimum order for customization of date wheels is ordering 1000 movements so really not that simple. For orders below 1000 pcs all you get is white disc, black numbers and with crown at 3 as they say their production lines are still being optimized and they want to keep work flowing...
Problem with some of the ETAs you may have is that they are new old stock. The STP are factory fresh as Miyotas are and therefore better time keeping.
Unlike the Asian clones of ETA STP uses Swiss Made components as can be attested by the increased power resistance that no Chinese clone is able...
Sellita also uses Nivarox springs.
ETA is simply not able to cut currently supply for springs as per court rulings.
Also we have been discussing this with STP and they are working on a new Swiss source for the future but they want to do this in steps not leaps to keep costs and quality under...
Video showcasing production of STP movements.
Lots of automated production which is a good thing as it means less tolerances and lesser human mistakes.
Basically prices are
ETA 2.5-3 x more
Miyota 9015 and STP about the same price but Miyota 9015 is getting harder and harder to source and they are talking on another 30% price increase in September-October.
STP seems to have good time keeping and with longer power resistance than ETA 2824-2.
Although ETA has been cutting supplies of their movements some new contenders start to appear as it is the case of Ronda with their series 100 movement (though not available before mid 2017) and STP Watch Movement with the STP1-11 that are direct replacements of the ETA 2824-2.
The STP1-11 is...
This is not an internal competition on who arrives first. Both projects are on schedule though we are pushing to see if the Estoril is ready quite soon as we are just basically waiting for movements to arrive.
Non date versions can come with black or white wheel as that is not problematic. However we want to deliver all versions at same time.
Regardless of that we are on schedule for July as mentioned from beginning of pre-order.
The project is not delayed. As mentioned from beginning of pre-order
EXPECTED DELIVERY DATE: JULY 2016 THOUGH DELAYS MAY OCCUR
The delivery date remains and we expect movements in June. We are just trying to see if we can be ahead of schedule.
All parts are now produced.
We are just waiting for Miyota to deliver movements.
According to them that should occur in June but we are trying to see if we can at least receive some movements before that date.
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