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Der kan sikkert findes virksomheder der anvender Swiss uden faktisk at måtte. Jeg aner ikke hvad Steinhart f.eks opfylder, men der er meget klare regler - her juridisk forklaret på engelsk:
A Swiss watch

Only when it is Swiss, may a watch carry the indications "Swiss made" or "Swiss", or any other expression containing the word "Swiss" or its translation, on the outside. According to Section 1a OSM, a watch is considered to be Swiss if:

* its movement is Swiss; JH: se nedenfor hvad der kræves for at værket er Swiss - det er ikke 100% Schweiz
* its movement is cased up in Switzerland;
* and the manufacturer carries out the final inspection in Switzerland.JH: Jeg mener dermed at kasse og skive, godt må være købt uden for Schweiz, men værket skal lægges i og kontrolleres i Schweiz og følge reglerne for schweizer værk nedenfor

A Swiss watch movement

As we have seen, to be Swiss, a watch must use a Swiss movement. According to Section 2 OSM, a movement is considered to be Swiss if:

* it has been assembled in Switzerland;
* it 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. JH Med andre ord, samlet og kontrolleret i Schweiz, men 50% af komponenternes værdi må komme fra uden for Schweiz - ren komponentværdi, da arbejdet jo alt skal udføres i Schweiz

If the movement fulfills these conditions, but the watch is not assembled in Switzerland, the "Swiss" indication may be affixed to one of the components of the movement. On the outside of the watch, may then only appear the "mouvement suisse" or "Swiss movement" indication. Section 3 § 3 OSM requires that the word "movement" appear in full, and be written in the same type-face, of identical size and colour, as the word "Swiss".