A watch has long ceased to be just a device showing time. Today it is, first of all, an indicator of status and taste. Switzerland is always in the first place for the production of high-quality watch models.
Real Swiss Watches
Not all watches produced in this country receive the title of "Swiss". According to local law, only devices with a mechanism manufactured in Switzerland (at least 70% of parts), the assembly and final inspection of which took place precisely in Switzerland, can receive the inscription Swiss made.
Only high-end Swiss watches come with a lifetime warranty. This rule was laid back in the 16th century, when the creation of low-quality watches could face the death penalty.
Swiss excellence
Surprisingly, the buyer of a Swiss watch pays for functionality and filling, not design. Costly metals and precious stones make up no more than 20% of the cost of the model. But a set of additional mechanisms that provide such functions as: a calendar for 10, 000 years, a power reserve indicator, a leap year indicator, a chronograph, a moon phase indicator and others, can result in a tidy sum. The fact is that it is rather difficult to fit such a list of possibilities in one building. And it was the Swiss manufacturers who achieved mastery in this.
Watchmaking is done manually. Some models are assembled for a year or more.
The record of one of the manufacturers is 9 years of painstaking work to create a model, which included 1728 parts.
Do not forget about the mechanisms developed by Swiss watchmakers. Despite the fact that the basics of creating watches have not changed for 200 years, subtle mechanics continue to move forward. Now very popular watch with a tourbillon. This is a mechanism that compensates for gravity and creates the perfect watch.
When it comes to Swiss watches, many are ready to forget even about convenience, preferring the importance of status. After all, a handmade work of art from a world famous manufacturer with platinum spraying on internal parts that are made of gold alloy is a good reason to ignore the significant weight of the device on the wrist.
