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Reading this news and other recent posts about the different movements/brands, one can only assume Sinn is unhappy with the quality of Selitta but has its hands tied. They have to rely on them for one reason or another, but they simply don't function as well.

My U1 had an issue 5 years ago under mfg warranty that they repaired. I bought it within the first six months or so after switching movements to SW. Upon repairing it they scratched the inside face of the watch, not that noticeable, but upon returning to Frankfurt and Sinn factory they acknowledged it was their mistake and fixed at no cost.

Sure this is just one example, but my U1 alone has probably costed them $500+ in repair costs. Sounds like I'm not alone.

 

If I buy a new watch under $200 dollars I don't really care what mechanical movement they put in the watch. But for thousands of dollars I would personally like to know what I'm buying and what movement is being provided with my watch.

On another note, one responder stated that the reason Sinn stopped installing Sopord movements and switched to ETA's in the T2's was due to poor timing or other issues. It is my understanding that no reason was given and many are just speculating.

 

 

Oh man I was about to post my 856 UTC S for sale....might have to reconsider if they’re going to use Sellita movements in the future. I’ve owned two 104s and both have had issues with the movements. Never again will I buy a watch with an SW2xx movement

 

Some have suggested you ask the retailer what movement is in the watch at the time of purchase. They couldn't tell me yesterday (Watchbuys). I still made the purchase of a non-utc 857 nonetheless. The reality is I trust Sinn and I have a 3-year warranty and I wanted this watch, which was not showing up on the secondary. I cannot very well blame Sinn for wanting to keep production lines moving and this watch had been out of stock for a while at Watchbuys.

I do wish they just annotated the movement in the pamphlet that comes with the watch. Steinhart does that.

PS - "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference" - Mark Twain

That is applicable for those that get in back and forth quips on these forums. I pity you.

 

You are the most entertaining and although it's hard to differentiate. I will say most mediocre troll that I have burned on this forum by a long way bratnimax and I have burned a few.

Keep posting memes buddy. I am not the only one who is laughing at you.

 

Just checked the Sinn website, and it seems as though they've listened to the worried customer voices and made the movement information available again-- albeit with a caveat:

"The information on the mechanical movement corresponds to the current production situation in Frankfurt am Main. Due to technical changes, it may happen in individual cases that stock items of our sales partners deviate from this information."