Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jean-Michel I am glad you mentioned Jaeger-le- Coultre as that is my watch of choice. The manufacture is an amazing building and the dedication of the designers and makers is exemplary. Jaeger do indeed make parts for many watch makers and they have over 300 patents out there, but they do make all their movements in-house as you say. Simon On 19/7/03 10:15 am, "Jean-Michel Tomaschett" <jx@bluewin.ch> wrote: > Nelson, > > I agree that Patek make their own movements, but in many models made by > Audemars Piguet, which is one of the very rare family owned watchmakers, you > can find an ebauche which comes from Jaeger-LeCoultre. The same for IWC. JLC > is a real manufacture, 100% inhouse made movements sans exception. See > http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ > I am not affiliated with JLC, I have visited their manufacture (among > others). > > Jean-Michel > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nelson Chan" <cchan@info.com.ph> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 4:04 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with this > crap > > >> Jerry, >> >> IWC do not make their own movement. I know only 2 manufacturer that makes >> their watches 100%, Patek and AP. >> >> Nelson >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> >> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "Don Williams" >> <dwilli10@san.rr.com> >> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 8:16 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with > this >> crap >> >> >>> 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