Eta or selitta movements

[Ray Po]

Hi all, looking for authentic eta or selitta movements please reach out. Thank you in advance for any help.....

[alligoat]

Looks like a Sellita would be a little less- maybe around $180. ETA would be a little more- this is for the 2824-2/SW200 versions. I'd expect similar for the 2836-2/SW220.

Seagull clones are quite a bit less- $60 or so. ST-2130 is the 2824-2 clone and ST2100 is the 2836-2 clone. This came from eBay.

[Ray Po]

Thank you so much for your response thats great. 

[automatico]

You might also look for older used watches with ETA 2824 or 2836 movements on eBay etc.  Make sure there is a clear picture of the movement and look for rust, ruined screws, scratches etc.  Rust often collects around where the stem enters the movement because of a defective crown, also look for water spots on the dial.

Look for nos obscure brands with ETA 2824/36.  

 

About 12 or 15 years ago, I stumbled into some new in box 'Oniss' brand day/date watches with ETA 2834 for $65 each in fancy wooden boxes with b/p, but they are all gone now. 

Edit 10-27-22...found four of them, pic below.

USA Walmart stores sold 'Swiss Gruen' automatic watches for a while about 15 or 18 years back with ETA 2824 movements and they blew them out to wholesalers when they did not sell.  I still see one for sale now and then for a fair price....$120 or so.

 

Here are two examples of what to look for...  

Gruen Swiss Automatic Watch, Running, Sold as is #1160 | eBay

mens Gruen Authentic ETA 2824-2 Swiss Movement Automatic 25J Jewels watch GSM043 | eBay

 

 

Here is one on Etsy at a pretty good price...

Rare Gents GRUEN SWISS 25 Jewel ETA 2824-2 Automatic Display - Etsy

They also made a diver style but they do not come up for sale very often...

wristwatch: PREOWNED GRUEN SWISS AUTOMATIC GENTS DIVER'S WRISTWATCH (beautifulwatche.blogspot.com)

 

"A good deal is where you find it."  

 

Show and Tell...

Here are a few of the watches I bought for a small percentage of their list prices years ago just to get the movements.  Many are worth a lot more now than I paid for them back then.

Nos Oniss with ETA2834-2:

The Oniss watches came in nice wood boxes.  The $199 tag was our store price, retail prices were crazy.  Btw, I paid $65 each for them, I changed it above from $60 to $65.

 

Nos Jaques Prevard dive style with ETA 2846:

 

Ole Jaques needed a lesson in bezel compatibility.  Had 10 or 12 to begin with but I used/traded/sold/gave away some over the years. 

 

One ETA 2824 OCTO (!!) and a few ?? Can't remember the name and I have already put them up.  All nos.

When was the last time you saw an OCTO?

 

Nos Swiss ETA 2824 Gruen:

 

Odds and ends:

And one Val 7734 for a Toot MC project.  When?  Never.

 

Nos ETA 2879, one watch and five movements:

Put a nos ETA 2879 in my MBK '5512'.  They run at 21600 bph and are good for vintage projects.

 

If I posted what I paid for them, there would be a bounty on my head.