Debate on what it takes to make a high end watch.

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(09-11-2015, 05:34 PM)willy Skrev: http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/24/the-i...mechanism/
http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/from-...iber-1-96/

Would you call the IWC High End watchmaking or not? Walt calls the LUC caliber maybe the best Swiss caliber of the present day.But how many know about it

Pictures of the caliber parts you see through a glass backcase,do not tell how well a caliber is made or how it is finished.You have to look at the keyless works as well.And not many if any do this today,when they review a watch.Most opinions about calibers are made by self appointed experts,without watchmaking experiece.And i include myself in their number.

I just wish we had more of the real experts today,who could dissect watches and tell us the true story.Walt was one of the few who did this.And he caused a veritable shit storm,when he took a good look at a Rolex caliber a few years ago.

But to be fair,we have to remember that a lot of what he wrote is a few years old.And many of the brands have changed their quality up or down in the present day.Rolex definitely upwards i hope.http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/the-a-b-cs-of-watch-finish/

http://www.timezone.com/2002/09/16/the-r...70-part-2/ Not really in the Seiko GS class in my opinion.

Den "rigtige" og eneste beslutning om et ur er high-end findes kun i ens eget hoved Willy  

Hilsen
Per

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(10-11-2015, 01:08 AM)peterkaa Skrev:

(07-11-2015, 06:58 PM)TimeToWatch.dk Skrev: Jeg vil ikke vurdere IWC's aktuelle finish på deres 7-days værker ud fra et tegnet presse-kit billede. Her synes jeg faktiske billeder af værket er en bedre kilde.

HEr et bar billeder der viser hvor svært det er at spotte uden at komme helt tæt på:


Ser jo umiddelbart ganske lækkert ud.


Men dykker vi helt ned i detaljen så mangler de lidt for at nå high-end klassen.

Når det så er sagt har jeg aldrig anset IWC som high-end, så det er vel ikke uventet finishen er som den er. Det er bestemt ikke dårlig finish. Bare ikke helt oppe at ringe.

/Mads

Ja, den ser godt nok "crude" ud inde bag balancen omkring kl 2.

Den urmager der har skruet i det ur bør holde sit værktøj bedre i orden. Finishen er sådan set ligegyldig hvis ikke uret behandles med respekt.
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