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oagaspar wrote:TempestBen wrote:Here are all the points the watch gets QC.sounds like the cart is in front of the horse?...
1. Watch blanks machined in China, QC before they are shipped to Swiss
2. Watch blanks arrive in Swiss, QC once before assembly
3. Then QC again after assembly before they are sent back
4. QC once they get back to Hong Kong and we start the WR testing
5. QC again before they get shipped to the end customers
We want to make sure we offer a quality product.
I will see what I can do to offer a stap only option.
Ben
if it was so important to have your watches Swiss Made,why not contract a Swiss manufacturer who outsources components to China?...why not use Fricker...they have a outsource service to fit the budget of the client if you wanted to have a watch with Asian components?
...wouldn't it have been simpler and more cost effective to just have a Made in HK production?...we could have all saved... by what is being produced by your competition,and those of us who own them,I would say we are very satisfied with the end results.
I have to agree with Oscar's comments here.
I don't doubt that these QC gates will result in a quality piece Ben (especially since you are personally driven to make sure everything is done with excellence on the final product).
But, these type of production and final inspection steps have me scratching my head a bit at the 'Swiss Made' stamp, and the true value that the end customer is getting by manufacturing this way...
I can agree on that but on another way, if Ben feels better this way as he maybe get a sharper control by beeing in close contact and in person around the factory in Hong-Kong...Why not.
But as you say guys, then the price can get higher than expected and repulse some WIS like me for exemple...
Maybe Ben will change strategy next time, who knows...