DouglasM
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If it's truly 'Swiss Made', good for him and we'll see, but call me skeptical.......
Feb 04, 2022,18:14 PM
Remember the Franck Muller scandal from years ago where after touting his entirely Swiss Made watches from the mountaintops, he was caught importing Russian movements and movement parts bound for his watches.
While his suppliers may be truly Swiss subcontractors, hungry for keeping their employees working and making a modest profit by making things in Switzerland, they could also be middlemen simply buying ready-made Chinese parts and doing some very basic finishing and calling them 'Swiss Made'
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More importantly..
By: Centurionone : January 19th, 2022-16:28
Do you think anything will come out of this story? Or is it just smoke 💨
The interesting comment at the end
By: Gregineugene : January 27th, 2022-05:51
May explain a lot about the industry... The watch itself is a gadget of little worth — all the value is in the brand.
Interesting concept about "earning tokens" to grow the brand...
By: CR : February 2nd, 2022-17:45
"Anyone who buys a BA1110D watch automatically has the right to earn tokens – which can be exchanged for products and experiences – by selling another BA1110D watch to someone else. An app tracks all of these transactions and encourages customers to keep ...
That just reminded me of..
By: Centurionone : February 5th, 2022-01:04
How they busted Giorgio Armani for having Made in Italy labels on suits that were tailored in China except for the buttons
Seiko isn't made in Switzerland.
By: enjoythemusic : February 10th, 2022-21:25
Love the classic Swiss. Generation after generation has produced, and continues to produce, truly fine timepieces. In the very very early days of 'mechanical computers,' we had mathematicians, scientists, etc from many countries. It took various brilliant...