Lee7saucebetter bankruptcy and reorganize than sell out to a fake "watch" company who has misled so many people for so many years. Swiss made? Not even Swissese made.
koimasterOther than secretly swapping out ETA for Sellita (which is still a Swiss movemen), I saw no drop in terms of quality and I own 4 Airman abd Combat models pre-Invicta. Glycine as well as all non-Swatch group brands no longer have access to ETA movements or parts.
Lee7sauce"Other than secretly swapping out ETA for Sellita" which is business as usual for Lalo and crew, I have no issue with the SW200, just the ownership and what is happening now aka movement swap and where these watches are currently being made. Are they still made in land of the cheese or has Haurex now taken over building these with finish work in Cheeseland? A while back lalo pulled a similar scam on folks in regards to movements. He sold watches claiming they had Valjoux 7750 movements when in fact they had SW500 movements. No apologies for deceptions but of course claims that 1. they did not know. 2. SW500s are the equal to or superior to the V7750 and a few more bullshit excuses and claims.
Lee7sauceNo more drilled lugs on the Airman DC-4 Purist, they used to be drilled (even double drilled, for more precise adjustment of straps) before the Invicta purchase. I haven't owned a pre-Invicta one so can't say whether there were other changes that are not visible just by looking at online pictures, i.e was the lume that terrible before the Invicta purchase? Is the steel quality the same? Was the bezel action as "not satisfying and cheap feeling" as it does today? Are the dials, hands outsourced from the same suppliers or changed to cheaper (and possibly less lasting) ones? Those are just impossible to know without owning both pre and post Invicta, and letting time do its dark magic!
AleskbLots of brands still have access to ETA and I do not see that changing any time soon. Reminds me of the Dubois claims and fiasco inflicta had several years ago.