Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry I do want to blame any swiss watchmaking company, so I would like to give you a link to a list of the most commonly used calibers (movements) of mechanical watches made in Switzerland. http://www.ozdoba.net/swisswatch/caliber.html It is not really up to date, but I hope it will show that IWC does not make their own ebauches (movements). Nevertheless International Watch Company in Schaffhausen makes excellent products. Jean-Michel Jerry Lehrer wrote: > Jean-Michel > > Yes I know that a lot of the "name" swiss watches are just > "assemblages" of components, but I know there must be some > that are made 100% in house. IWC comes to mind, though I > know there must be more. > > Jerry > > Jean-Michel Tomaschett wrote: > > > What is a "real" mechanical watch? > > Do you think the majority of them are "really" hand-made? > > > > A batteryless wristwatch made in Switzerland does not automatically mean it > > is handmade. > > Most of the Swiss watch companies are not independent. > > Please excuse my English, I live in watch-country. > > > > Jean-Michel > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html