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Kmmdad57
·What are everyone's thoughts about Omega sourcing watch parts from outside of Switzerland?
Omega sourcing watch parts from outside of Switzerland
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaCould you be more specific?
What parts?
From where?
What parts?
From where?
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Pastorbottle
·So long as the quality is monitored to be up to a high standard, it shouldn't matter much.......but they can't let the parsimonious bean counters erode to standards of quality, just to save a few quick bucks for short term gain!
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Kmmdad57
·So long as the quality is monitored to be up to a high standard, it shouldn't matter much.......but they can't let the parsimonious bean counters erode to standards of quality, just to save a few quick bucks for short term gain!
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesThis is what is being said by whom?
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerSo I am hearing that jewels, straps, crystals and bracelets. Not sure which models use what but this what is being said.
Please provide the source...
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Meme-Dweller
·You got some empirical data instead of hearsay?
I know for straps/bracelets and the parts that I've come across, they've come from: Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, France, and Germany. The only weird one is Thailand for the steel deployant clasps.
The only object I know comes from China are the wooden watch boxes, but that has nothing to do with the watch itself.
I know for straps/bracelets and the parts that I've come across, they've come from: Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, France, and Germany. The only weird one is Thailand for the steel deployant clasps.
The only object I know comes from China are the wooden watch boxes, but that has nothing to do with the watch itself.
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Evitzee
·Classic 
post. Will not be productive or end well.
post. Will not be productive or end well.
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Canuck
·I recall, decades ago, when Rolex decided to discontinue selling parts to watch material houses, Tudor watches had ETA movements in them. Rolex Canada found it necessary on occasion, to order ETA parts from a prominent Canadian watch material source. They declined to supply ETA parts to Rolex Canada! Karma!
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Porteroso
·It helps to simply know what the regulation of the term "Swiss Made" implies, and then to assume the worst. Unless you get info from Omega itself, or its suppliers, it's all speculation.
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·Here are the Swiss rules for what can be called "Swiss Made".
A watch can be called “Swiss Made” when:
A movement can be called “Swiss Made” when:
Source: Fratello
https://www.fratellowatches.com/what-does-swiss-made-mean-and-why-is-that-label-so-important/
A watch can be called “Swiss Made” when:
- Its technical development is carried out in Switzerland;
- Its movement is Swiss (see below);
- Its movement is cased in Switzerland;
- The final inspection has been done in Switzerland;
- 60% of its production costs are generated in Switzerland.
A movement can be called “Swiss Made” when:
- Its technical development is carried out in Switzerland;
- It is assembled in Switzerland;
- The final inspection has been done in Switzerland;
- 60% of the production costs are generated in Switzerland;
- 50% of the value of all its components is Swiss made, excluding the assembly.
Source: Fratello
https://www.fratellowatches.com/what-does-swiss-made-mean-and-why-is-that-label-so-important/
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesI only saw the narrator. I didn’t watch the video.
You gotta ask yourself. Would you buy a watch from this guy?
You gotta ask yourself. Would you buy a watch from this guy?
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Mute
·All I see is a lot of speculation but not much empirical evidence of these claims.
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TradeWinds577
·It helps to simply know what the regulation of the term "Swiss Made" implies, and then to assume the worst. Unless you get info from Omega itself, or its suppliers, it's all speculation.
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Is this Groundhogs day? Its like this BS comes back every year, every year for the past 2 decades....
Next someone will say the only truly fully integrated maker is Patek... (its not)
Then someone will rightfully correct them and tell them the most integrated watch maker is Seiko.
The old guys that have seen things that new collectors cannot even dream about will agree, and the OP will go home but hurt, as well as at least 1 person who thought Patek is fully integrated.
OK someone truly special might try to argue Rolex is all made by Rolex in which case I will insult their intelligence, and mourn for the genetic legacy they may be leaving behind.
Can we close the thread?
Next someone will say the only truly fully integrated maker is Patek... (its not)
Then someone will rightfully correct them and tell them the most integrated watch maker is Seiko.
The old guys that have seen things that new collectors cannot even dream about will agree, and the OP will go home but hurt, as well as at least 1 person who thought Patek is fully integrated.
OK someone truly special might try to argue Rolex is all made by Rolex in which case I will insult their intelligence, and mourn for the genetic legacy they may be leaving behind.
Can we close the thread?
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GrouchoM
·If it's not made in Switzerland, can tariffs be lowered?
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TradeWinds577
·If it's not made in Switzerland, can tariffs be lowered?
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFSo I am hearing that jewels, straps, crystals and bracelets. Not sure which models use what but this what is being said.
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