Wait... "Swiss Made" Watches Aren't Actually Swiss Made? #luxurywatch In order for a watch brand to write "Swiss Made" on the dial, it doesn't necessarily need to be 100% Swiss made! The standards are a lot LOWER than you think!
It’s more than I thought, I’d heard of the 60% law but it’s reassuring to know the movement is Swiss and assembled in Switzerland and the final check is done there too
Yes! This seems to be the only part people talk about! 😅 so I thought that was where it began and ended as well! Turns out: there is a bit more to it! ^_^
What if a Chinese guy is the one who does the inspection, but he's in Switzerland... does that still make it reassuring? Does it still count as Swiss? 🤔
@@BabyJesus66who says the Chinese guy doesn’t have Swiss residency and lives there 😂 I doubt the Swiss flies out some guy from China. 😂 AP/Patek/Rolex = hey yeah China 🇨🇳?? It’s the Swiss here🇨🇭👋 , it’s time for our quarterly inspection can you please send Ho Lee Fuk here on a jet 🛩️ to come do the inspections .. what’s that ??? No we don’t care that he secretly agrees to do our inspections so he can pass on the detailed progress of our watches to the clone / replica factories in China 🇨🇳 😂😂😂😂
Actually, the movement goes through the same rules. This means that not all components are made in Switzerland. Typically, it's very easy to reach the 60% value threshold with just the most expensive components like the escapement and balance, while all the rest (wheels, bridges...) Is manufactured in Asia. Cases and bracelets are also made either in China (for low tier brands like Tissot or Hamilton) or EU countries like Portugal for brands like Longines. Probably even Omega does not make everything in Switzerland. I'm not implying that these products are not good quality products. Just know that, especially for the entry level brands, just the bare minimum is made in Switzerland. Dials come from China as well.
I've always thought this was stupid... a Swiss screw costs more than a full Chinese automatic watch. So making 60% of the manufacturing cost Swiss means almost nothing.
We have these types of nice expensive watches, then we have watches like my 12 dollar Casio databank. No clue how some kids at my university can afford Rolex watches aside from parent’s money. I guess it makes sense given it’s a private university, but still.
Nope the prx is all made in switzerland even the movement is made in switzerland by a company named eta There’s a video on RU-vid showing the entire tissor inventory and final inspection in their factory in Switzerland
Chinese parts pre-assembled into bigger parts in China, then shipped to Switzerland, where some Swiss person places a couple of Chinese manufactured screws into these larger parts and then BOOM it is suddenly a Swiss Watch…
They are well aware that 100% swiss made is less profitable. China to the rescue. Also, these luxury items serve a purpose. Not just pretty accessories. IYKYK.
@@HelloMyanmarOfficial yeah? But "Longines" makes 0% of the components used for their watches. Rolex produces 98% of every Rolex. Even refining their own gold.
@@robertdoan499Someone's being reading too much Rolex marketing and believing every word. They have never ever backed up any of those claims with any evidence and a number of high ranking ex employees say its BS.
@@floridaboybrandon954you do realise that technically the watch strap/bracelet is not considered part of the watch but an accessory to the watch. GS still kicks Rolex's ass.
