Sellita (Sellita Watch Co. SA) is a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch movements based in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel. Founded in 1950, Sellita operated as one of ETA's major outsourced assembly company for their movements until 2003.[1] Since then, it has been developing its own movements based on ETA calibers with expired patent rights[2] and has managed to become one of the main movement manufacturers of the Swiss watchmaking industry.[3]
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Founded | 1950 |
Headquarters | , |
Website | sellita |
Movements
Hublot, IWC, Lilienthal Berlin, Oris, Raymond Weil, Sinn, and TAG Heuer are among the brands that utilize Sellita's movements or slightly modified versions to power their watches.[4]
References
- ^ Jahnke, Johannes. "The ETA v Sellita Story". Christopher Ward.
- ^ Hartov, Oren. "The Workhorses: A Guide to Common Automatic Watch Movements". Gear Patrol.
- ^ Ferenczi, Balazs. "An Exclusive Peek Inside The Sellita Manufacture!". Fratello.
- ^ Buttery, James. "Supply and Demand: An exclusive visit to Sellita HQ". QP.