Soprod Caliber C125 Watch Movement

Brand	Soprod
Caliber Number	C125
Base Caliber	Soprod A10-2/M100
Movement Type	Automatic, self-winding mechanical
Lignes	11.5”’
Diameter	25.60mm
Height	4.10mm
Jewels	25
Power Reserve	~42 hours
Vibrations Per Hour	28,800 bph, 4Hz
Anti-Shock System	Incabloc
Hacking Seconds?	Yes
Winding Direction	Bidirectional
Features	Central hours; central minutes; central sweeping seconds; independent central GMT hand; date
Country of Manufacture	Switzerland, Swiss made
Known Models	Oak and Oscar Sandford, Hager GMT Traveler, Mercer Goods Nomad GMT, Serica 8315 GMT Chronometre

The Soprod caliber C125 automatic GMT movement. It is Swiss made with 25 jewels and a run time of about 42 hours on a full wind. This caliber is based on the Soprod A10-2 (now known as the M100), with a GMT module. Soprod is a division of the Festina group.

Caliber Commentary:

According to John who submitted this movement, he says:

Difficult to find a lot of information on it. Oak & Oscar claims to be the sole user of the movement, and it could very well be true.

He also mentioned that the caliber C125 may have been based on the Soprod C105 or developed with Seiko 4L. If you have more information on this, please let the community know below.

When asked about the quality of this movement for daily wear, mrvarmint on Reddit says this:

Roughly equivalent to ETA 2893-2, exact same size, so it will be the ebauche found in a lot of formerly-ETA-supplied budget GMTs. Has a few extra jewels, not sure where though.

Function, fortunately or unfortunately, is the same as ETA 2893-2 with quick-set 24H hand rather than quick-set local time (as on a “true” GMT), because the GMT module is built on what would be the day module.

No complaints of Soprod, some anecdotal advantages in the manual winding works, biggest concern is that they’re relatively untested, but I wouldn’t be opposed to buying one for myself