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SW240-1

Last Update: June 4, 2019

Brand:Sellita
Family:
Sellita SW200 Family
Height:5.05 mm
Jewels:26
Reserve:38 hours
Frequency:28,800 A/h
Winding:Automatic, Bi-Directional Automatic Winding, Central Rotor Automatic Winding
Diameter:29.00 mm (13 ligne)
  Complications:Date, Day, Hacking Seconds, Outer Day Wheel, Quick Date Correction
Hands:Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Central Seconds Hand, Date Window at 3:00, Day Window at 12:00
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Central-Rotor Automatic
Clockwise Balance Cock
Screw Regulator
Balance at 12:00
Central Rotor
Production: 2008 – Current
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Cal. SW240-1 an automatic movement with day and date from Sellita. Like other Sellita SW200 movements, it is based on the design of the ETA 2800 family, and ETA’s Cal. 2834-2 has similar functions. Sellita has produced this movement since 2008, though the hand-winding version, Cal. SW240-1 M, has only been in production since 2018.

Cal. SW240-1 has an outer day wheel similar to the classic Rolex Day-Date model. For this reason, it is “oversized” compared to other SW200 movements, with a diameter of 29.00 mm rather than 25.60 mm.

Sellita SW200 Technical Information

This image from the Sellita SW200 documentation shows the location of the extra jewel between the barrel and gold-colored ratchet wheel

All automatic winding members of the SW200 family include bi-directional winding using a central rotor. The winding mechanism contributes to the overall thickness of the movement, adding 1 mm compared to the more-integrated winding system on the SW300/2892.

The Sellita SW200 design includes an extra jewel (bringing the total to 26) between the barrel and ratchet wheel. This serves mainly as a technical differentiator between the movements and is not an area of deficiency in the original design.

In 2008, Sellita modified the tooth profile of three wheels in the winding system to make them more resistant to shocks and wear. This resulted in the “-1” series of movements (e.g. SW220 became SW220-1). All other components are identical between these movements.

The similar SW400 movements are larger, at 31.00 mm diameter, but are otherwise similar in design and construction.

Sellita SW200 Family

ComplicationsHand Winding CalibresAutomatic Calibres
No DateSW210-1
Date OnlySW215-1SW200-1
SW400-1 (31 mm)
Day-DateSW220-1 MSW220-1
Date by PointerSW221-1 MSW221-1
Outer Day-DateSW240-1 MSW240-1
Small Seconds at 6:00 and DateSW216-1
SW261-1 M
SW260-1
SW261-1
SW461-1 (31 mm)
Moon Phase and DateSW280-1 MSW280-1
Moon Phase, Power Reserve, and DateSW285-1 M a
SW285-1 M b
SW285-1 a
SW285-1 b
Central Moon Phase and DateSW288-1 MSW288-1
Small Seconds at 9:00 and DateSW219-1
SW295-1 M
SW290-1
SW295-1
Images are taken from official publications and are used here for commentary and educational purposes. Copyright is held by the original owner as noted.
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