The Porsche Design Chronograph 1 Limited Edition for Hodinkee is a collaboration between the German brand and American watch seller
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
The Oris Divers Sixty-Five Calibre 400 38 mm in Green follows the wave of watches with a green dial
Two new variants in the Streamliner series, the H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Centre Seconds Matrix Green and Purple Haze
A collaboration between the Riva Historical Society and FC leads to this Frederique Constant Classics Runabout Automatic Blue Dial
For the Windup Watch Fair in Chicago the Swiss brand presents the Perrelet Turbine Splash with some Jackson Pollock-like paint splatter
The open-worked Defy gets a summer touch with the white Zenith Defy Skyline White Ceramic Skeleton, a fresh looking 41-millimeter watch
For Royal Oakies who don’t like rainbow colored gems here is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41 mm Camouflage Gemset
The first Rolex GMT-Master is the ref. 6542 from 1954, although Rolex speaks about 1955. One of the most iconic watches of all time
To make the Endurance available for a broader audience the Breitling Professional Endurance Pro is now available in 38 and 44 millimeters
With three new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Sport 2024 models the brand ads some colors to their chronographs with blue and grey accents