Omega and others have outsourced dials for decades and decades...
The whole idea of everything being made "in house" is fairly new. Many companies still outsource piles of parts for the their watches, including dials, hands, cases, etc. Some bigger companies have bought out the smaller companies that made those parts, and therefore made them in house but many have not.
The more you bring in house the more susceptible you are to market fluctuations...from a business standpoint having everything in house is not a great idea.
Cheers, Al
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