Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon Lamb wrote: > Greg > > IWC? Nearly the Leica of the watch world but not quite - too much > competition. Good make though. The Leicas of the watch world are > undoubtedly Patek, Breguet, Lange und Sohne, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron > Constantin. Some of the newer boys on the block are getting there like > Franck Muller and some have a niche, like Jaeger-le-Coultre with the > Reverso. > > I have been around the Breguet, Lange and Patek manufactures. Stunning > attention to detail and commitment to excellence. Much as I would assume a > Leica factory to be. In the Breguet manufacture they have people who make > the hands. They cut the metal, shape it, put it into a copper dish, heat it > to blue it, polish it and keep doing this until each hand is the right > colour. Amazing! > > Simon Sigh. Wake me when the black paint and/or titanium models are available. :-) Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html