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A beautiful Swiss watch by Manson
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What you'll find here is an ever changing collection of watches of all makes, models, and conditions, with one thing in common; all are Swiss Made. What you won't find are ultra-mega-high end watches like Patek Phillipe, Blancpain, etc. I'm not a watch expert, horologist, or high-end watch 'flipper'. I'm just a guy who loves well-made, well-styled watches, be they Impex, Timex, or Rolex. I'm not a watch snob. If I find a watch I like, I don't care if it's as common as dirt or as rare as a First Folio. The pieces I collect are for my pleasure, not to impress some dorfwad snob who thinks acquiring some rare piece of horological art gives him some measure of importance. Don't bother writing to tell me one of my watches is not this or not that and why yours is better. I could not possibly care less. If you're a critic just for the sake of being a critic, we can't be friends. I get enough of people griping and complaining at my day job. This site is for people to enjoy; myself included. So, if you're one of those all-too-common people who would rather whine and complain than say anything nice, I suggest you leave my site and find a nice blog through which to vent your frustration. Everyone else is welcome. I hope you find something you like.
What you'll find here is an ever changing collection of watches of all makes, models, and conditions, with one thing in common; all are Swiss Made. What you won't find are ultra-mega-high end watches like Patek Phillipe, Blancpain, etc. I'm not a watch expert, horologist, or high-end watch 'flipper'. I'm just a guy who loves well-made, well-styled watches, be they Impex, Timex, or Rolex. I'm not a watch snob. If I find a watch I like, I don't care if it's as common as dirt or as rare as a First Folio. The pieces I collect are for my pleasure, not to impress some dorfwad snob who thinks acquiring some rare piece of horological art gives him some measure of importance. Don't bother writing to tell me one of my watches is not this or not that and why yours is better. I could not possibly care less. If you're a critic just for the sake of being a critic, we can't be friends. I get enough of people griping and complaining at my day job. This site is for people to enjoy; myself included. So, if you're one of those all-too-common people who would rather whine and complain than say anything nice, I suggest you leave my site and find a nice blog through which to vent your frustration. Everyone else is welcome. I hope you find something you like.
A Few Words About "Swiss Made" Watches -
Let me say right off that I'm no watch expert. There's much I don't know. However, I do know that just because the word "Swiss" appears somewhere on a watch doesn't mean it's Swiss made.
According to an article on thewatchlounge.com a watch can be labeled Swiss Made only if-
it satisfies the following criteria:
Many watches read "Swiss Parts" which means presumably that they don't meet the above criteria and put the word Swiss on the watch simply to increase prestige.
Also, many brands that were originally Swiss Made have gone under and been reincarnated under the same brand name with different, and lesser, parts and quality control. Two examples are the brands Gruen and Elgin. Both have long and distinguished pedigrees, and both made exceptionally fine watches during their heyday. Unfortunately, the rights to both names have been purchased by companies unrelated to the original. The result is that contemporary watches bearing the names Gruen and Elgin are of far poorer quality than the originals. It goes without saying that the modern models are NOT Swiss. Take a look at the pics on the right to see an example.
According to an article on thewatchlounge.com a watch can be labeled Swiss Made only if-
it satisfies the following criteria:
- its movement is Swiss and,
- its movement is cased up in Switzerland and;
- the manufacturer carries out the final inspection in Switzerland.
Many watches read "Swiss Parts" which means presumably that they don't meet the above criteria and put the word Swiss on the watch simply to increase prestige.
Also, many brands that were originally Swiss Made have gone under and been reincarnated under the same brand name with different, and lesser, parts and quality control. Two examples are the brands Gruen and Elgin. Both have long and distinguished pedigrees, and both made exceptionally fine watches during their heyday. Unfortunately, the rights to both names have been purchased by companies unrelated to the original. The result is that contemporary watches bearing the names Gruen and Elgin are of far poorer quality than the originals. It goes without saying that the modern models are NOT Swiss. Take a look at the pics on the right to see an example.
A beautiful, Swiss Made vintage Gruen.
A modern quartz Gruen. Not a bad watch, but it is NOT Swiss Made.