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ceramic cases are made in house
ceramic cases were contracted out when JLC started to look at having ceramic cases.
Apparently, it was hard to get a consistent quality and reliability (especially for delivery times) for teh ceramic cases, so JLC invested to produce them in house.
for ceramic, this is a significant investment as the machines able to cut and finish ceramic cases are very special to be able to stand the erosion of ceramic cuttings (a mateiral that is twice as hard as stell). So imagine throwing fine cuttings or powder made of ceramic everywhere and you can foresee that "standad" machinery would not last a week.
JLC cases
Hey All, A question came up, so I thought I would ask the experts here, as you seem to have the deepest insights. Are JLC cases made in-house, or do they source them from a case maker and then finish them in-house? Best, Daniel
In most cases they are made 100% JLC in-house
Reverso All Reverso watch-cases are 100% JLC made in-house Simple round case 60% up to 70% JLC rounded watch-case are made up to 70% in-house by JLC. Usually to begin with, simple round case are contracted out and finished by JLC, if the demand of a model...
Ceramic cases
Hi, AFAIK ceramic cases and parts are not made in-house, which is not surprising as it is an industry in itself! Cheers Dje
ceramic cases are made in house
ceramic cases were contracted out when JLC started to look at having ceramic cases. Apparently, it was hard to get a consistent quality and reliability (especially for delivery times) for teh ceramic cases, so JLC invested to produce them in house. for ce...
AFAIK....
Poy, is correct, that Reverso 100%. Round cases (Master Contols) usually made in-house, but new models are sometimes made by suppliers until a new model is retired to make room for in-house production. Same for Master Compressors. Atmos are made in-house,...
100% in house ... but how much is 100%
has not much sense. I would think that in the case of the polaris, JLC probably does not manufacture the plexi of the watch. However, JLC is one of the few brands that integrates the design and production of all main components of the watch in-house. The ...
Current production I don't know, but the vintage Polaris case was outsourced
In the case of the vintage polaris E859, the case was outsourced (to EPSA), the dial too (to Singer), as well as the hands So, only the movement was in-house. But at that time, this was quite the norm in the industry (and nobody really cared about the con...