Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quite right. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, 28 May, 2007 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or sitesthatofferIWC watc... > Depends which model. The DaVinci models certainly use a unique movement, > maybe others too. > Frank > > On 28 May, 2007, at 18:58, A. Lal wrote: > >> Hi Joseph, >> >> IWC do not make their movements. There are only a handful of Swiss >> companies still making their own, >> >> TTBOMK, many of their watches - if not all - are based on ETA or >> Valjoux movements which are 'messaged' to varying degrees in-house. The >> Portofinos use an ETA movement, I believe. >> >> That is why in an exchange some weeks ago - when Jerry L. expressed his >> admiration for IWC - I made the following joke: "Nevertheless, I am >> delighted to see that you appreciate the virtues of ETA movements :-)." >> >> Regards, >> AKhil > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >