Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are: Patek, Breguet, Lange und Sohne and others. Simon On 19/7/03 1:16 am, "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> wrote: > 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