Hi esteemed members, I could not find a definitive answer to this question so was wondering if anyone knew for sure. According to blogs such as Hodinkee/ABTW etc it seems the C.30110 is a Sellita movement. However some people are saying it is still an ETA movement and the Sellita one is actually called c.35111.
I really love the new MARK XVIII watch and just want to know exactly whats inside!
Can anyone tell me what the answer is? Thank you!
Movements with a certain reference number must be uniquely identifiable on quite a lot of characteristics, or what would be the use of such a number? I am quite sure that even if the ETA-based movement would be technically identical to the Sellita-based movement, they would have different numbers. Assuming I am right, then the 30110 is ETA-based and the 35111 is Sellita-based. The Mark has had the 30110 since the Mark XVI, so the Mark XVIII has that same ETA-based movement. A very proven movement!
Kind regards,
Paul
Hi Paul, many thanks for the clarification. That is also what I read but I wanted to be sure! I know they are pretty much the same movement, clones, but given the choice, I have an easier time justifying for an ETA base rather than a Sellita for some reason.
I believe the 30110 is listed as having 21 jewels (ETA 2892-A2) and the 35111 is listed as having 25 jewels, same as the Sellita SW300.
So, I'm fairly confident the MK XVIII has the ETA movement.
The c.30110 in the Mark XVIII has been definitively confirmed by IWC as an ETA 2892-A2.
Regards,
Adam
Wonder if you can share the reason to more easily justify ETA than Sellita? If we get more specific, what if the Sellita movement utilized to make 30110 is the clone of the 2892-A2 utilized to make 30110?