Who Run Thunderdome?

July 24th, 2006

Master Blaster listen to the law:
“This law is based on a concept according to which Swiss quality depends on the amount of work actually carried out on a watch in Switzerland, even if some foreign components are used in it. It therefore requires that the assembly work on the movement (the motor of the watch) and on the watch itself (fitting the movement with the dial, hands and the various parts of the case) should be carried out in Switzerland, along with the final testing of the movement. It also requires that at least 50% of the components of the movement should be manufactured in Switzerland.” Hold on a second Charlie, 50% percent of the components can be made in a singapore garage and it still can be called Swiss? Yes! So how do we assure ourselves that we get pure Swiss product. Research the product, the deeper you dive into the manufactoring process the more you will see how work is farmed out to differenet sources. Many companies use a bracelet assembled in China and a Swiss movement, or an all Chinese bracelet/ case set fitted with a Swiss movement. It can be advantageous if some circumstances when a company like Fricker(German) makes the case or any of the fine Italian gold folks make a bracelet. Still, rarely does the outsource scream quality. Swiss Made is a true mark of quality, just make sure that is what you are getting isn’t a “deal” or you may face the wheel. CTWG (a.k.a. Ragedy Man)

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