[Leica] Re: Swiss Watches (was: @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with this crap)

[Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu>]

A watch anecdote that reminds me of some Leica owners:

I lived in Zurich for a couple of years after college and would indulge in 
the Swiss pastime of visiting watch stores to look over the new models.

On one such visit, I noticed that the owner was wearing one of my favorite 
watches, an Omega Seamaster Chronometer (their most water resistant, good 
to 300M/1000ft).  I commented on the watch and he said that it was also one 
of his favorites.  I asked if he was a SCUBA diver and, when he said that 
he was, whether he wore the watch diving.

"Oh no," was his reply, "you cannot wear a watch like this diving.  It is 
far too expensive.  For diving I wear a Casio digital."

- -Aaron

Jean-Michel wrote:
>Jerry
>
>I do want to blame any swiss watchmaking company, so I would like to give
>you a link to a list of the most commonly used calibers (movements) of
>mechanical watches made in Switzerland.
>http://www.ozdoba.net/swisswatch/caliber.html
>It is not really up to date, but I hope it will show that IWC does not make
>their own ebauches (movements). Nevertheless International Watch Company in
>Schaffhausen makes excellent products.
>
>Jean-Michel
>
>
>
>
>Jerry Lehrer 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-Miche

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