These two Frederique Constant Runabout Automatic watches are the latest Runabouts from the Swiss watchmaker
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
When talking about exceptional watch design you have to take a look at this rather weird Pierre DeRoche TNT Royal Retro Skull
The Edox Sharkman I Limited Edition is a clear example of how a proper diver should look: big, clear and kind of mean
The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Rio 2016 celebrates that Omega is the official timekeeper of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The latest Rolex Cosmograph Daytona comes with a monobloc Cerachrom bezel in high-tech ceramic and keeps the famous calibre 4130
The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph not only sounds complicated, it is complicated. Which is great
This special Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963 Tribute Edition underlines the alliance between Baume & Mercier and Carroll Shelby International
Desert camouflage for the latest Alpina Startimer model, the Alpina Startimer Camouflage Pilot Big Date Chronograph
This is the new Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman, a remake of the Frogman that appeared in the movie The Frogmen in 1951
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon Extra-Thin Openworked Yellow Gold makes this model even more notable