So... I like the brand... I think Omega sells beautiful watches... but the main reason I dont want to buy many of them its because of the ETA movements... I know they are wonderful pieces of engineering, but they are not inhouse movements like the ones we lust about in top brands like Patek, not even the kind Rolex make... so... I have been reading about the 8500 movement... how its used in the DeVille colection and been used in some Aqua Terra models, they even say its going to be the workhorse in some other omega models (Maybe a Planet Ocean?) so... im wondering... its really the 8500 an inhouse movement? does this make Omega a "manufacture"? its really this movement something apart from their ETA cousins? This just keep wondering in my noob head... so... lets hear from the members so I can learn a bit more
The specs:
Omega 8500
PR: 60 Hrs
Jewels: 39
Coaxial, Silicon Based Spring, 2 Barrels mounted in series
The subject: