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I am looking to branch out from servicing / repair of mechanical watches to quartz.  I have serviced and fettled 2 x ESA 9154 and a Citizen Cosmotron and I like the electronic aspects.  What would be a good, serviceable, quartz movement to start with? 

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Probably any of the ETA quartz movements. I like the 955.112 as AliExpress has the PCB.

But probably get a lot of quartz watches from eBay and see what you get. I've gotten a batch with a Bulova quartz and a 214 and a couple of Fossils. Totally worth it.

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It depends what type and era of watches you think you'll be looking at.

The ETA mentioned by @HectorLooi is a good option but you could
look at some Seiko/Hattori as a lot of off brand watches use these.

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I suppose the other question would be are you going to do this for pleasure or profit?

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On 5/2/2025 at 4:16 PM, AndyGSi said:

I suppose the other question would be are you going to do this for pleasure or profit?

Ha! Definitely not profit. It's more than I appreciate the intricacies and want to challenge myself with something different. 

On 5/2/2025 at 2:52 PM, HectorLooi said:

Probably any of the ETA quartz movements. I like the 955.112 as AliExpress has the PCB.

But probably get a lot of quartz watches from eBay and see what you get. I've gotten a batch with a Bulova quartz and a 214 and a couple of Fossils. Totally worth it.

Good idea, you always see lots of quartz watches. It's a cheap way to enter the lottery and maybe find something good. 

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