Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with this crap
From: Simon Lamb <simon@sclamb.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 02:52:00 +0100

There are:

Patek, Breguet, Lange und Sohne and others.

Simon

On 19/7/03 1:16 am, "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> 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-Michel
>> 
>> --
>>


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