Who is ETA?
ETA is a Swiss movement manufacturer owned by the Swatch Group. Its history goes back to the year 1793. The vast majority of Swiss watch manufacturers buy ebauches (raw movements) from ETA. Lower-end manufacturers use the movements as-is, while better firms such as Breitling modify them to their own specifications and requirements. ETA owns the Valjoux firm. For more information, please see ETA’s official Web site. Who is Valjoux? Valjoux is a company whose history goes back to the late 1800s. It is well known for its early column-wheel chronograph movements such as the Valjoux 72. In more recent history, the Valjoux 7750 has been used by a great variety of watch manufacturers including Breitling. Another common Valjoux movement is the 7751 which, in addition to the 7750’s time/date/chronograph functions, has day and month indicators, a 24-hour indicator and a moon phase indicator. Valjoux is owned by ETA. What is a 2824? The 2824 is a mechanical self-winding (automatic) time/date move
ETA is the largest of the 3 major movement manufacturers in Switzerland, making all types of movements, including quartz and mechanical. ETA makes 85% of the movements found in fine Swiss watches including such brands as Omega, Longines and Croton. ETA has a number of specialty movements which are made available only to the select few on their approved list of watch manufacturers. Croton is an ETA approved watch manufacturer and therefore we are able to offer these movements in the fine horological masterpieces that we create. The other two major Swiss movement manufacturers are Rhonda and ISA. All three companies manufacture high quality, Swiss made movements.
