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During my limited time here
at WPS I have learned a lot from studying many interesting posts from various people. In my book your posts Patrick are always top class. Bon weekend Pelle
To be or not to be HAND MADE
Who has the most potential to put the most "hand made" hours into producing watches? I recently read through an interesting article on SJX, and wanted to collect some opinions. watchesbysjx.com If you have not yet read this article, I highly recommend...
I really like this exercise
Obviously it doesn't even purport to tell the story of how, and how excellently, these companies are making their watches. But when looking at an industry that makes a lot of general claims about *craft* and *handiwork*--and charges an awful lot of money ...
I personally don't really care about having something hand made
Industrial production is what gives us reliability and makes watches more affordable. Plus what about advanced materials? You can't craft silicon components by hand. You can't make a ceramic/polymer case by hand. Hand finishing is the only thing that's wo...
In other words....
Two of my all-time favorites - VC & Piaget, are great 'value' propositions according to this chart ........
No....
I didn't imply that VC or Piaget were 'the best' value, simply that they offer great value relative to their 'lower' price points....
Agree with Andrea but…
Of course it’s what you’re looking for. I commented on an owners disappointment in performance and a purist replied “but it’s hand made”, and for a collector that may matter. I am an Omega enthusiast that relies on my watches to perform as promised. Of co...
Some handmade brands not on the stats
Albeit i do not look at industrial made and hand made. A factory Longines fits me well. A hand made Grönefeld will for ever be desired. A RG is mesmerizing. My dream watch a Chopard tourbillon is maybe handmade.
Hand made hours are not the only metric for value and pricing.
The article is interesting and provides one way to judge value for money based on cost per hours of production and the number of individuals involved. I believe that the value of a watch has other metrics that are outside the strict economics of productio...
Thanks for sharing. One interesting point is that even being part of a group (ALS with richmemont, BP with swatch), you can get somewhat value watchmaking/cost compared to independent/family owned brands.
I am surprised about GO in this graph. Which looks like a best value proposition.
Interpretation of this article is too wide…
A lot can be drawn from this article. But unfortunately not all of our readers know what all the inputs are for watchmaking. This article simply looks at number of employees and output. Which is oversimplified. For instance, GE was a great company. Huge p...
During my limited time here
at WPS I have learned a lot from studying many interesting posts from various people. In my book your posts Patrick are always top class. Bon weekend Pelle
Why thank you!
That’s very kind of you to mentioned. I’m touched! I don’t try to take the contrarian viewpoint. But sometimes I see our readers make assumptions and I just feel compelled to remind them that things are never that simple. VW Group and Toyota both make aro...
