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Early watch writer Walt Odets wrote that "from the standpoint of both design and execution the caliber 1.96 is link probably the finest automatic movement being produced in Switzerland." Other early watch bloggers shared similar sentiments. Timezone and Montres Passion link both named it their link "Watch of the Year." Here's what made the caliber 1.96 so good.

First the Accutron 214 movement link is incredibly temperamental and difficult to fix. There is a handful of what could best be described as mad scientists who link have to not only fix the movements from whatever parts they can find on the market but then "tune" them to work with the higher-powered batteries on the market today so they don't too run fast. link The SW-330 however is a workhorse and would be easily fixed for years.