The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Enamel Monet Venice Series pays a tribute to the French painter Oscar-Claude Monet
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
A cool new Extreme model, the Alpina Alpiner Extreme Skeleton Automatic, with an open-worked dial. Or better, there is no dial
The TAG Heuer Carrera Tourbillon Centenary Edition is a limited edition of 10 pieces of TAG’s pretty affordable tourbillon
The last watch of the start of a new chapter of the revived Swiss brand is the Favre Leuba Chief Date, part of the new Chief series
IWC teams up with the Swiss Air Force Aerobatics team for this IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX Patrouille Suisse Titanium
This is a diver with chronograph, the Tudor Black Bay Chrono Blue, a proper model in the Black Bay series. And a follow up of the pink version
The almost inexhaustible Excaliber series gets a new variant with this Roger Dubuis Excalibur Monotourbillon White Gold with 60 diamonds
The Zenith Defy Skyline Tourbillon Felipe Pantone is a collaboration between the brand and the artist whose name is connected to this watch
The “Chief” is revived, just like the brand itself, leading to this Favre Leuba Chief Chronograph. Based on the 1970s Chrono Valjoux 23
The Piaget Polo Skeleton Ceramic is a new open-worked addition to the Polo series. The same a s the Only Watch 2023 model but now in black