Sellita (Sellita Watch Co. SA) is a

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manufacturer of mechanical

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based in

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in the canton of

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. Founded in 1950, Sellita was one of

ETA Eta ( ; uppercase , lowercase ; ''ē̂ta'' or ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel, . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative, , in most dialects of Ancient Greek, it ...

's major outsourced assembly partners for their movements until 2003. After 2003, Sellita developed its own movements based on ETA movements with expired patent rights and has become one of the main movement manufacturers of the Swiss watchmaking industry.

Movements

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, IWC,

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, Oris, Raymond Weil, Sinn,

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, and Christopher Ward are among the brands that use Sellita's movements or slightly modified versions to power their watches. * SW 200/215/400 (based on

2824-2 and ETA 2836-2) * SW 300/1000 (based on ETA 2892-2) * SW 500/510/600 (based on

Valjoux Valjoux (for ''Vallée de Joux'', "Joux Valley") is a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch movements, based in L'Abbaye, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the Jura-Nord Vaudois district in the Vallée de Joux. It is known prima ...

7750 a.k.a. ETA 7750)

References

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