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>>15791961
both SW200 and PT5000 are clones of the ETA2824, just that the former is "swiss made" (or rather, swiss assembled i guess). They are functionally the same.

>Just like Sellita has been doing with the SW200 for years, HK Precision Technology has created their PT5000 movement based on an already proven formula.
>The only problem with the ETA 2824 now is supply, and that's where companies like Sellita and HKPT come in. For the past decade or so ETA has been slowing down the production of their movements with the goal to eventually decrease or even stop supplying outside of Swatch group (Who they are owned by). This has created an opening for other companies to clone the design and continue the supply of this incredible movement to the rest of the industry, since the design is so old now that it is no longer protected by any sort of patent.
>In a bid to challenge the perception of Chinese made movements being unreliable and inaccurate, HKPT brought their highest grade of PT5000 to Glashutte in Germany to have it's accuracy reviewed by the Chronometer Observatory (They couldn't get this done at COSC; the worlds best-known accuracy certificate system, as they only test Swiss movements). According to the China Horologe Association, the standard set by the Chronometer Observatory at Glashutte is the world's most rigid. The observatory has seven testing categories, and only allows a mechanical watch a deviation "ranging from minus 3.8 seconds to plus 5.8 seconds within a day"
>This movement then went on to be China's first-ever watch movement to reach chronometer certification.
https://www.watchgecko.com/what-is-the-pt5000-watch-movement/