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 Posted: Sat Jul 14th, 2012 08:02 am
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Hi Oscar,

Honestly, you will be one of the first to receive one once it is done. As I explained to you before, we are now assembling the watches in house, so we purchase material ourselves and get cases made separately as opposed to ordering complete watches as most do and as we used to do before. Does this guarantee that I won't be shafted, well no, but it does limit the possibility and at least I will find out before it's too late down the chain.

This allows greater control, but involves alot more work. BTW, have you sent your AG back for a dial change?

oagaspar wrote: movas wrote: Hi Oscar,

This is generally untrue. Bronze has been used in China for a long time now. Just not for watches AND not with the CuSn8 composition. Brass does not equate to Bronze in China or vise versa. If by Bronze you just mean CuSn8 and nothing else, then yes, it is not available in China in the form required for watches (as I mentioned they come in sheets).

To me, getting material from another country so it can be processed in China does not make sense (and as i said, it's my opinion). You either get it swiss or german made.

Making a Bronze with the same composition as CnSn8 in China is possible and what we are doing now. Like I said, it won't be as pure I am sure, an analysis after the fact will determine this, and the percentages we end up with. We will not advertise our watches as CnSn8 because that is not what it is (as I mentioned that is a tradename, not a material name).
Sean...the bronze used in China,as you say "for a long time now" is called "Commercial bronze" ...known in other parts of the world as "Brass"...90% copper 10% zinc....send me one of your "Chinese bronze" watch cases with your new mix when you have a case made,and I will gladly test it for you...until then you are just blowing smoke my friend...