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Subject: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or sitesthatofferIWC watc...
From: alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Mon May 28 19:51:03 2007
References: <IPEJJPIMDEGNKCCLEDOHIEIKIJAA.joelct@singnet.com.sg><025601c7a151$cda5b340$6401a8c0@xyw> <21DFBDA7-4D06-43B8-84AB-08187234408B@btinternet.com>

Quite right.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, 28 May, 2007 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Watches - can you provide advice or 
sitesthatofferIWC watc...


> Depends which model. The DaVinci models certainly use a unique  movement, 
> maybe others too.
> Frank
>
> On 28 May, 2007, at 18:58, A. Lal wrote:
>
>> Hi Joseph,
>>
>> IWC do not make their movements. There are only a handful of Swiss 
>> companies still making their own,
>>
>> TTBOMK, many of their watches - if not all -  are based on ETA or 
>> Valjoux movements which are 'messaged' to varying degrees in-house.  The 
>> Portofinos use an ETA movement, I believe.
>>
>> That is why in an exchange some weeks ago - when Jerry L.   expressed his 
>> admiration for IWC  - I made the following joke:   "Nevertheless, I am 
>> delighted to see that you appreciate the  virtues of  ETA movements :-)."
>>
>> Regards,
>> AKhil
>
>
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