Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, but I think you'll find it's the other way round. Swatch own rather a lot of premium labels, e.g. Omega, Tissot, Longines, Blancpain, Breguet, Rado. I am afraid that your Omega is in effect a Swatch! Not that it is any the worse watch for that. If you don't believe me: http://www.swatch.com/fs_index.php?haupt=information&unter=sitemap look under Mr.Swatch, aka Nicolas Hayek. Peter Dzwig JCB wrote: > At 08:52 AM 10/27/2004, Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > > >> If this good word for Swatch watches would benefit Leica, Swatch has my >> praise. Its quality is excellent and its support in the US is first >> rate. And it's >> affordable. To buy Leica I always need to miss at least one meal a day >> for two >> years. I got the Swatch watch as a birthday present. > > > > > In 1998 I picked up my new Omega Speedmaster at the Omega factory in > Switzerland. The factory is in a fenced environment with a guard at the > gate. On the grounds, besides the Omega buildings, there are Swatch > buildings. I'm not a watch aficionado, but it seems to me like Swatch > must be part of Omega. Like Leica, Omega has always enjoyed a good > following. > > I realize that a lot of watch nuts will make disparaging remarks about > Omega. Well, here's a lot of camera nuts that make disparaging remarks > about Leica. I read it daily here on the LUG. I could care less. I like > and use Leicas. And I like Omega watches. Especially the one I got at > the factory. > > JB > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >