Heads Up - Bogus ETA movements in MBW watches

[nelly]

Just a heads up to all those thinking that the MBW watches are a notch up the quality tree (as I did...). I just had my MBW PP Nautilus serviced by The Zigmeister and it turns out that the movement inside is not a genuine ETA movement at all, apparently it has a genuine ETA base plate but the rest of the mechanism is all Asian.....

That just SUCKS

Edited April 17, 2008 by nelly

[Dizzy]

It was only a matter of time.. eventually they will all be asian or asian hybrids as stock dries up...

dizz

[b16a2]

Sorry to hear of this. This is partly the reason I have stopped buying reps as much, I am just not confident that I will receive what I have ordered. I am much more likley to buy the more affordable asian reps now, such as the Asian SOH, or the old Asian Omega GMT.

[bwhitesox]

I thought MBW's came with the old asian movement.?

[b16a2]

You might be thinking of the APROO which has the 21.6k 7750? The Nautilus is meant to come with the ETA movement

[llsteve80]

How did that affect the reliablility? Suppsedly the eta clones are supposed to be ok.

[nelly]

The Zigmeister said it had a list of problems -

Movement defective - would not run with balance [censored] screw tight.

Top jewel too far out - pressed flush with main plate.

Shock units - Asian parts quality poor

Hairspring out of round - fixed.

Not exactly a glowing recommendation.

[bwhitesox]

Sorry, I'm thinking of the MBW's with the 7750 movements.....Carry on

[dluddy]

Who did you source the Nautilus through?

[capice]

Was it sold to you as being an ETAmovement? If so, what had your dealer to say? If not, it still sucks for not working.....

[FasTTaP]

My MBK Nautilus also has a bogus movement... very low power reserve