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Subject: Re: [Leica] Forbes article on mechanical wristwatches
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 00:34:57 -0400
References: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10009141439320.17051-100000@stargate.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>

Hi
Watches are an on and off hobby for me
There are very few swiss watch makers
still building their own movements.
These include Valjoux, Eta, Zenith
Rolex and a few of less important ones
Zenith* and Rolex use the movements in
their own watches leaving ETA and valjoux to supply
the industry. While different watches with diifferent brand names
may match for movement and caliber they will not necessarily
be of the same grade or build quality. Any of the movement builders will
hand select
parts for the movements if the watch maker is willing to pay the extra
$$$
Also, many watch makers like to massage and tweek the movements
a bit further for use in their top of the range watches.
So even though your swatch has the same movement as someone
else's speed master The speedmaster is likely to have a better balanced
balance wheel, and will likely have been adjusted in several positions
in  temperature and humidity controlled environment. These extras
will pay off 25 years from now when the Speedmaster is still running,
perhaps a few minutes fast and the Swatch has long been thrown out
or perhaps used to supply  parts for a speedmaster


*Zenith does on occasion supply other makers with movements
It provided Rolex with detuned rainbow movements for their early
daytonas.

See Ya
Javier

PS: Please don't tell me that I forgot to
mention Patek Phillip. I'm talking about
serious watch makers here, Not ritzy
ditzy bozo watch makers.




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