oooo.....you're opening a can of worms

Andrew,

Do you really want to go there?

I was not being "obtuse".....just diplomatic. But if you want to ask............

FP Journe now makes nice gold movement plates that people can focus their attention on - beautiful. The average owner does not need to see the gear train or other components. FP Journe watches are sold on the dial design, slim cases and some horological talking points e.g. remontoir, dual-balance wheels' coupling, dead-seconds.

Clients are not drawn to the source of the gear train or exact technical specifications of the keyless works.

The watchmaker assembliers in Geneva do NOT do the finishing polish on each watch they put together......

Regards,

MTF

This message has been edited by MTF on 2007-10-30 00:23:05

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