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Raw brass will tarnish very fast without something on it.
I guess I should register with ETA so I can get access to there partner website then I would be able to find out information about the movements.
I short changed you on my last post.
The long answer is The Swiss have a long History of buying parts from Russia and China. Since the three countries industrialized they have been sharing either intentionally or unintentionally tooling and manufacturing technology. The idea that something is Swiss made is a myth, there are requirements as to what constitutes “Swiss Made” on the dial of a complete watch but in reality a certain percentage of the components can, are and have been produced elsewhere for a long time. Gear train parts have come from Russia, screws from China and Japan. It wasn’t until the last decade that companies like Swatch Group could even claim that they could make a watch entirely “In House” but that is another longwinded story.
There are very few(if any) “Swiss Made” watches that really are entirely Swiss made. If you think you have a “Swiss Made” watch that doesn’t have any Russian or Chinese parts in it you are probably wrong and if you are shopping for a “Swiss Made” watch that is all Swiss you will go without or buy a watch that costs more than your house and still not be totally sure its 100% “Swiss Made”
As long as the movement meets ETA quality standards It shouldn’t matter where the parts come from.