This vintage looking Oris Divers Sixty-Five Green Edition is a direct descendent of one of Oris’s first diver’s watches, introduced in 1965
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
We love watches inspired on cars. Like this Christopher Ward C9 D-Type Limited Edition. Inspired by the iconic Jaguar D-Type
The Certina DS-1 Powermatic 80 Himalaya Edition is a tribute to the expedition that ascended the Dhaulagiri I mountain in 1960
This Hublot Big Bang Unico Retrograde Chronograph Euro 2016 is the model dedicated to the 2016 European football championship
The Eterna Eternity for Him Automatic looks vintage but is very modern. For those who like the old style with modern techniques underneath
With the Breitling Colt Chronograph Automatic Blacksteel the Swiss watchmaker keeps on jumping on the bandwagon of the black trend
The 47-millimeters Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante unites three complications in a contemporary, three-dimensional form
With the Cartier Ballon Bleu Carbon the so called “jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers” takes another walk on the dark side
A new star in the Santos family: the Cartier Santos 100 Carbon. Well, it’s not made from carbon but it is steel with a coating
This Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Chronograph Perpetual Calendar is a new model but also an update. Outside and on the inside