Three new versions of the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante are launched, referring to IWC’s flagship stores in Europe
When a watch is Swiss made, it is often seen as a quality stamp, a guarantee for quality. Which is not necessarily true. The label is nothing more than a guarantee that a watch has a movement that is Swiss and its movement is cased up in Switzerland and the manufacturer carries out the final inspection in Switzerland.
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A watch movement is considered Swiss if the movement has been assembled in Switzerland and the movement has been inspected by the manufacturer in Switzerland and the components of Swiss manufacture account for at least 50 percent of the total value, without taking into account the cost of assembly. From 1 January 2017, the Swiss law set the minimum at 60 percent.
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Again, it is not a guarantee for quality, it is more a Swiss law to protect watch industry. Just like champagne can only be called champagne if it comes from that area in France.
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Swiss made watches
The Zenith El Primero Tourbillon Skeleton Intense Black combines sinister looks with great technology. Almost everything is black
The Rolex Yacht-Master 40 Everose Rolesor brings a combination of steel and gold, the first time Rolex offers this on the Yacht-Master
The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe Automatic is updated for 2017 with some subtle changes: a thinner case and a new dial
The TAG Heuer Carrera Ring Master Calibre 5 Muhammad Ali honors the most legendary boxer of all time with two limited editions
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Sphérotourbillon is one out of three new Jaeger-LeCoultre models within the Duomètre collection
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Chronograph is not completely new, it only has a new dial in magnetite grey with an opaline finish
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Quantième Lunaire with 18K pink gold case is also available with a magnetite grey dial
Another new Breitling, and it’s black again! This is the Breitling Professional Chronospace Evo Night Mission. And the dial is not black but blue
The Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Unico is updated, just like Ferrari’s sometimes need a facelift. The case, pushers, and dial got some cosmic changes