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Re: the swatch group
In Response To: Re: the swatch group ()

: Swatch group like many other have parts of the
: business in Asia. Swatch have produce
: movements in Asia for many years they are
: used for the fashion brands and to sell on
: to other manufactures. If the watch has
: Swiss made then most parts are made in
: Switzerland. I remember seeing an invoice
: from a watch company that had origin of
: parts on it and only a couple of parts came
: from Switzerland some came from Asia other
: from the rest of Europe.

: In this day and age it is a case of economics
: not always quality

: Richard
very good answer richard. so is their way to know what parts of my OMEGA is from switzerland and what parts came from Thailand, Malaysia or China?

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