Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Javier You did of course forget to mention the greatest watch maker of them all, Breguet. I went to Breguet and it is amazing the attention to quality and detail. Classic and not ostentatious, just superb watches that will last many lifetimes. Simon Javier Perez wrote: > 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. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > >