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: "Nelson Chan" <cchan@info.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 10:04:50 +0800
References: <000001c34d7f$8e348da0$54f1fc3e@steveuns> <00be01c34d88$0ff60be0$0100000a@privatmqfutom5> <3F188DD5.EEB61C52@pacbell.net>

Jerry,

IWC do not make their own movement. I know only 2 manufacturer that makes
their watches 100%, Patek and AP.

Nelson

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; "Don Williams"
<dwilli10@san.rr.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with this
crap


> 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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Replies: Reply from "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree with this crap)
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