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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:26 am 
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How do i get one of those cool "member" bannors?


Just save the image to your hard drive and upload it into your signature.


Awww, I thought I'd have to do something cooler than that :cry: Now I dont know what to do. Perhaps since I rock a colt, Ill make a "Cult of the Colt" sign :bow:

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A number of models haven't had Swiss Made in the past, although it seems to be coming back, possibly because of the persistent (and completely untrue) rumour that it doesn't say Swiss Made because they aren't made in Switzerland.

There are in fact a number of lesser brands that have Swiss Made on them that are not truly 100% Swiss. The Swiss Made claim requires:

The movement is Swiss
The casing happens in Switzerland
The final inspection is in Switzerland

However.......

A movement is considered Swiss if:

It is assembled in Switzerland
It is inspected in Switzerland
Greater than 50% of the parts by value are Swiss Made


Then just for peace of mind, what assurance do we have that breitlings are Swiss made other than the advertisements and our AD telling us so??

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lobo_oscuro wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
A number of models haven't had Swiss Made in the past, although it seems to be coming back, possibly because of the persistent (and completely untrue) rumour that it doesn't say Swiss Made because they aren't made in Switzerland.

There are in fact a number of lesser brands that have Swiss Made on them that are not truly 100% Swiss. The Swiss Made claim requires:

The movement is Swiss
The casing happens in Switzerland
The final inspection is in Switzerland

However.......

A movement is considered Swiss if:

It is assembled in Switzerland
It is inspected in Switzerland
Greater than 50% of the parts by value are Swiss Made


Then just for peace of mind, what assurance do we have that breitlings are Swiss made other than the advertisements and our AD telling us so??


I think that they welcome visitors to the factory :lol:
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Omega21 wrote:
My Breitling also has a leaning A symbol, but says "made in China" - is that a problem? :(

Don't worry. Only 49.9% of the parts have to be from China for it to say "made in China." The other 50.1% can be from Switzerland.

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lobo_oscuro wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
A number of models haven't had Swiss Made in the past, although it seems to be coming back, possibly because of the persistent (and completely untrue) rumour that it doesn't say Swiss Made because they aren't made in Switzerland.

There are in fact a number of lesser brands that have Swiss Made on them that are not truly 100% Swiss. The Swiss Made claim requires:

The movement is Swiss
The casing happens in Switzerland
The final inspection is in Switzerland

However.......

A movement is considered Swiss if:

It is assembled in Switzerland
It is inspected in Switzerland
Greater than 50% of the parts by value are Swiss Made


Then just for peace of mind, what assurance do we have that breitlings are Swiss made other than the advertisements and our AD telling us so??


Just about the same assurance that any other "swiss made" watch is actually Swiss. Of course you can always flip over your breitling and read "manufacture en suisse" on the case back.

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Of course you can always flip over your breitling and read "manufacture en suisse" on the case back.[/quote]

The only problem is I'm wearing a breitling for bentley 6.75 and the back case has a wheel rim that has the word "bentley" and the serial number. So that doesn't help

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Of course you can always flip over your breitling and read "manufacture en suisse" on the case back.


The only problem is I'm wearing a breitling for bentley 6.75 and the back case has a wheel rim that has the word "bentley" and the serial number. So that doesn't help


Thats a good point :lol: Thats actually the only model I can think of that doesnt have it. On a side note, im sure your watch came with a COSC certification. COSC only certifies swiss movements, and thats the majority of the 'swiss made' requirement. I doubt that there are any non-swiss-made COSC certified watches anywhere.

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