Year: 2021

PT5000: ETA 2824-2-Clone of HK Precision Technology

The ETA 2824-2 is probably the most widely used mechanical Swiss movement. Its predecessor, the ETA 2824, came onto the market as early as the beginning of the 1970s, some 50 years ago. Without a doubt a success story!

The patents on the movement have long since expired, so there are many manufacturers who produce clones, i.e. largely 1:1 copies of the ETA 2824-2. In addition to Swiss manufacturers such as Sellita, these include some Chinese companies such as Seagull with the ST2130 or Hangzhou with the 3601.

Hong Kong Precision Technology PT5000

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