quote:EXCELLENT post, I can't believe I forgot about that one. The IWC ingenieur is a fantastic piece.
How about an IWC Ingenieur?
quote:EXCELLENT post, I can't believe I forgot about that one. The IWC ingenieur is a fantastic piece.
How about an IWC Ingenieur?
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It's definitely the most well known luxury watch company.
I'm not a huge fan of Rolex but I like that one that BAC posted earlier.
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don't forget this beauty.
I always pegged you for a "work makes me carry a phone that tells time, so I don't need a watch" guy.
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I'd love to get a hook-up on the new Planet Ocean Deep Black.
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Reputable site suggestions for speedmaster pro bands?
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ETA basically makes all watch movements. Very very few watch movements are made in house. Some manufacturers buy ETA movements and finish them.
RGM makes in-house movements in the US. But they have to to buy some pieces from Switzerland.
Shinola had to remove Made In USA recently. The FTC ruled that it was deceptive as they didn't really make much, only assembled. If the movement is Swiss, it's a Swiss watch in my opinion.
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Reputable site suggestions for speedmaster pro bands?
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Sure and not Rolex either. But generally ETA or Swatch subsidiaries (like Nivarox) make nearly all components and/or movements. It's a cartel.
Just saying it's ok for zenith to say made in Switzerland. It's not ok for Shinola or Weiss to say made in USA. Whether anyone can say in-house movement is a whole other topic.
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Reputable site suggestions for speedmaster pro bands?
otto frei
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ETA basically makes all watch movements. Very very few watch movements are made in house. Some manufacturers buy ETA movements and finish them.
RGM makes in-house movements in the US. But they have to to buy some pieces from Switzerland.
Shinola had to remove Made In USA recently. The FTC ruled that it was deceptive as they didn't really make much, only assembled. If the movement is Swiss, it's a Swiss watch in my opinion.
And of course it matters. It's like saying a computer is made in the USA if the case is made in the USA and it's assembled here but all the internal components are still made overseas. What's the computer? What's the watch? (It's not the case or the strap or the face or the crystal...in my opinion)
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ETA basically makes all watch movements. Very very few watch movements are made in house. Some manufacturers buy ETA movements and finish them.
RGM makes in-house movements in the US. But they have to to buy some pieces from Switzerland.
Shinola had to remove Made In USA recently. The FTC ruled that it was deceptive as they didn't really make much, only assembled. If the movement is Swiss, it's a Swiss watch in my opinion.
And of course it matters. It's like saying a computer is made in the USA if the case is made in the USA and it's assembled here but all the internal components are still made overseas. What's the computer? What's the watch? (It's not the case or the strap or the face or the crystal...in my opinion)
I will never understand why anyone spends big money (a few grand or more) on a watch with an ETA movement or something similar.