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Miyota 8215 caliber: dimensions and drop-in group

The published footprint of the Miyota 8215 and which movements share it.

Used in: the low-cost Japanese workhorse, common in entry-level and fashion automatics.

Close to the Swiss 11 1/2 core in diameter (26.00 mm) but taller at 5.67 mm and with a different dial-foot pattern, so it is not a drop-in for an ETA 2824 dial. Its seconds hand also has a soft, non-hacking stutter that is characteristic of the caliber.

Drop-in group: Miyota 8200 footprint (26.00 mm x 5.67 mm). Matching diameter and height is necessary but not sufficient. A donor is only a true drop-in when the dial-foot positions, hand-hole sizes, stem length and calendar layout also match. Two movements can share a case and still need a new dial, re-broached hands or a cut-to-length stem.

Drop-in and related calibers

Miyota 8205same footprint (26.00 mm x 5.67 mm)
Miyota 821Asame footprint (26.00 mm x 5.67 mm)
Miyota 8215 vs Miyota 8205drop-in comparison
Miyota 8215 vs Miyota 821Adrop-in comparison
ETA 2824-2 vs Miyota 8215drop-in comparison
Miyota 8215 vs Miyota 9015drop-in comparison