There are all kinds of fine watches produced today’s numerous companies, old and young. Part of the appeal of luxury mechanical watches in the complexity and detail ticking mechanism so that they work miracles. In specialized markets, on behalf of high-grade watches, clocks and watches several enthusiasts like to raise the pulse of the “manufacturing.” What is the real manufacturer? What does it mean when people hear the movement in a watch is “manufacturing”? This article will briefly talk about these issues and tried to put forward some of his views.
A “manufacturing” is a manufacturing company who have at least one movement of internal, rather than buy a complete campaign – but excellent – from outside suppliers. The word “internal”, but difficult to define, generally refers to the campaign aimed at the nearby exclusive guiding the company’s problems and production facilities owned by the company. If in some areas, such as the hairspring (circular spring thinner than a human hair is installed in the balance of the steering wheel), screws or gemstones set by external suppliers, the movement continues to believe that this is a real sport, because production part of the mechanism is an exclusive design. Some companies, it has close to 100% of the autonomy of sports production, one example is the Roger Dubuis, who finally won even have the capacity to produce their own hairsprings. This part is usually the purchase Nivarox, which is a subsidiary of the Swatch Group, the large-scale company, its client list in the watch industry is an important component of this is long and distinguished. Glashutte Original has a lot of autonomy, in its production facilities, and even screws to produce its own premises, not to mention the board, bridges, wheels and other “big” part.
Examples of “manufacture” of watches today, including Audemars Piguet, which in the past few years introduced two new internal design and built-movement — manual wind caliber 3090, a voluntary winding-up C.3120. The two “basic” movement to join a long list of exclusive internal movement, Audemars Piguet construction, display their highest complications, including minutes tourbillons and repeater. Chopin, they were very fine caliber LUC, there are outstanding very short period of time as a major manufacturing the highest quality. Jhihbo, also shows that he is a remarkable production, these two basic auto-mobile, as well as the great masterpiece of technical complexity, they also have developed an exclusive sports and its subsidiaries to allow Richard Daniel. As mentioned above, has reached the status of Roger Dubuis extremely self-reliance factory and this is very sound and technically demanding sport. International Whaling Commission has become its own back into the manufacture of games, re-”Pellaton” caliber, so that they famous 1950’s — such flows in the number of new lines engineers, as well as the large model, the new Portugal permanent calendar, and other people. Over the years, Piaget has been highly respected sports movement who is specializing in the production of ultra-thin.
Other notable companies producing one or more activists, including alphabetical order, A: Lange & Sohne, plot, Minerva, Palmer, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Vacheron and Constantin, and Zenith. Some talent as an independent tabulation, Philippe Dufour,Francois Paul Journe and others made their own movement, as well as. Breguet can now be considered to be “manufactured” because the Swatch Group, with it, but also access to the traditional production of new Lemania movement and use of this resource to produce a dedicated sports complex Bao watches. Blancpain may fall into this category, as well as because of its movement and its production of Peter Frederick also under the leadership of the Swatch Group, and many He is a purpose-built sports Blancpain.
In some cases, the company launched its own campaign to a small number of exclusive high-end manufacturers. This tradition is not new, in fact, in the late nineteenth century through the early 20th century, many fabulous pieces of complications Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and other elite is built on the “ebauches” (movement of raw materials) make LeCoultre, Victor Peter and other experts. In formulating its own time Rolex campaign in 2000, they provide the highest level is “El Primero” caliber time; still provide the highest state of movement Palmer. Today, the fine materials Jhihbo Harry Winston movement of some of its models, Audemars Piguet, and is increasingly becoming an independent force in the movement of its production, are still using a base diameter from plot LeCoultre, a family of long-term cooperative relationship, and There are many common historical roots, the Valley in Switzerland and Germany • Yukos — Swiss watchmaking tradition of the country’s location, sometimes referred to as “the cradle of the manufacture of watches and clocks.” In addition to love, the plot also supplies this is a very good production base for transfer to other customers some options.
Not all companies think that in the sacred word “manufacturing.” Athens Nardin, as a major example, mainly to avoid the word, even though they are a number of sports, such as found in the Sonata, as well as abnormal, of course, the definition of appropriate and can not be attributed to anyone. Rolf Schneider, who directs the Athens Nardin, are very proud to provide movement, which is built on proven technology from Spain and Lemania, but includes innovative and unique modifications to improve their much higher than the basic packet received in the form of movement. International Whaling Commission’s too much, and more manufacturing branch caliber to continue to provide many basic model with ETA technology, and that there is no need to apologize. It should be noted that the International Whaling Commission in the receipt of such sports package format, and modify these great in many places even more luxury to replace its own components.
There seems to be a consensus that “manufacturing” campaign may become more common in the industry suppliers, such as Spain, Peter Frederick and Lemania (all owned Swatch attention) more and more restrictions on their actions production companies outside the group. Jhihbo also said it would strengthen its rule in 3300 caliber automatic movement, rather than to others, even if their clients have been very exclusive list of the scope. The highest level has made it clear that its “El Primero” movement time will only be available to most foreign companies do not include the grounds that they only watch sports should be in view other than their own is when the campaign in a number of more expensive and proprietary! Parma meet this standard, therefore, it is still a very small number of enterprises still have supplies of the highest realm.
“Manufacturing” campaign is still proud of the company, as it demonstrated their technical expertise and depth of experience. Watch lovers also behind much of the Memorial Award of knowledge, the mechanisms they see is not found in many – if indeed any outside — watches his name on the dial. As producers are widely used in sports, such as Spain, and small producers are also gradually limit their sales to outside companies, the internal movement of the industry may eventually become a necessity, not just a point of prestige, as the current situation. Only time will tell us.
