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Re: Cost of watch movements...

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: No way of knowing what the final cost of a
: completed Omega 1120 movement is after
: Omega's significant enhancements and COSC
: testing.
Actually I had a sneek at the price list of Omega components at another of their showrooms. 1120 (there were four prices) was priced between FFr. 240-280/=.

: But the low cost of the base movement is not a
: negative issue. Sure, the basic materials
: and components for a watch are not
: expensive. In case you hadn't noticed, the
: technology that goes into a mechanical watch
: that merely tells time and date is neither
: new or high end stuff.

You've got me wrong. I was just looking at the price of 1120 from a "worst-senario" angle. How much would I have to shell-out in a complete SNAFU.

Thanks
Bhups

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Cost of watch movements...

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What currency is that again please? (more)

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0 wallclock secs ( 0.21 usr + 0.03 sys = 0.24 CPU)