Here is what the movement looks like when it is flipped upside down and placed side-by-side with a MoonSwatch caseback… The new caliber G10.212 replaces caliber G10.211. That is the older caliber number and is supposed to be discontinued. You may also see this caliber number written as G10.211. We still do not have a watch on hand to strip down, but our research has determined that the caliber in the MoonSwatch is likely an ETA caliber G10.212. Instead of having to remove the entire caseback either by prying or unscrewing it, only the small circle cover needs to be pried off so a fresh battery can be installed. The circular planetary image is actually the battery cover.
#Swatch automatic watches series#
Read more about V8 movements here.Įach caseback of the MoonSwatch series features artwork with the planet the watch is based on. V8 is used by ETA movements that are of Swiss Origin. There is an ETA shield logo next to a V8 marking. The caseback of the Swatch MoonSwatch Speedmaster states that the movement is Swiss Made and has 4 jewels. Swatch Group needs to add Caliber Corner to the press list!) has reported pertinent information such as the exact caliber powering the ceramic Speedy, but we’re digging into it to help further the mission of this site: To Spread Movement Awareness.
Despite all of the press from the major watch blogs and magazines, not one (even the publications who had exclusive hands-on opportunities with the watches ahead of launch, as well as one-on-one interviews with the designers. Here is what we know: The Swatch MoonSwatch is using an ETA quartz chronograph movement. What movement is inside the Swatch MoonSwatch?Ĭaliber Corner has been inundated with emails and DMs asking questions about the caliber powering the new Omega X Swatch Speedmaster collaboration.
#Swatch automatic watches manual#
“The high-tech escapement has no regulator the rate is set at the factory with a laser, making the manual rate adjustments normally required by a mechanical watch unnecessary.” In Swatch’s marketing materials, they say: The rate is set by lasers at the factory during assembly. Therefore, the rate cannot be increased or decreased manually. The Sistem51 movement does not have a regulator on what Swatch calls their “high-tech” escapement. In previous Swatch press-releases, they mentioned Nicolaus Copernicus and his model of the universe demonstrating that the sun is at the center. The entire movement has a single screw in which the entire assembly is centrally based on. The Swatch caliber Sistem51 movement consists of 51 parts, one of which is a screw. “Sistem51’s movement is made entirely of ARCAP, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc with exceptional anti-magnetic qualities.” One Screw “100% Swiss made on a 65-foot-long automated assembly line in clean-room conditions, without human intervention.” Materials Swatch claims that Sistem51 assembly is the first and only mechanical movement with a fully-automated watch manufacturing process.
Even the digital printing of the patterns and designs on the rotor (and other parts) is a completely automated process. The Sistem51 is 100% assembled by machines at ETA’s factory in Bancourt, Switzerland. 100 percent Swiss Made, featuring a self-winding movement with only 51 parts and an exceptional 90 hour power reserve, SISTEM51 continues to be a top seller.” Made by Robots SISTEM51 extends its reach into the innovative depths of the movement itself, now across more exciting models than ever before. Some of the topics covered in the caliber listing: