In-house?

[willy]

(24-09-2021, 06:45 PM)aammat Skrev: Willy, jeg håber at du skriver at Lange er de eneste som et udtryk for at der er få ur mærker som har inhouse urværker i deres ure..
Jeg er af den opfattelse at Nomos inhouse urværker er deres egen, men ved du at de på samme måde køber deres urværker udefra..?

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I doubt very much there is a true inhouse watch made anywhere today,except
by maybe Seiko or Rolex.All other brands have to buy some components from
other manufactures.
Nomos do not make every component in their calibers.But they do develop
and build their own calibers,and this is really the core of the matter.
Other brands tell us they are developing and building their own calibers,but
in reality they are getting them from a third party manufacturer.
A caliber is not automaticallly a better caliber because it is inhouse.
ETA and Sellita and other mass caliber producers,make some great products.

                          It has always been a tradition in the Swiss watch industry
to use out of house calibers and components,and to rebuild or finish them to
other standards.JLC supplied most of the calibers to Patek-VC-AP for many
years,and in doing so,helped to build the reputation of these brands .
These calibers from JLC were then modified and finished to a much higher
standard.
                        Most of the early great complication watches from Patek
for example,were made out of house by great independent watchmakers
who built them and finished them by hand.And that is why they are worth
so much money today.
                            Even IWC used to get their ETA calibers in Kit form.
They would then rebuild them to a very high standard just like Patek did
with JLC calibers.Not at the level of finishing in a Patek,but at a level
where they could call these ETA calibers inhouse just like PP did with
JLC calibers.
                         The problem is,more a question of what
brands like IWC-Panerai-Breitling etc etc actually do to these 
standard cheap calibers today,before they stick them into a watch that
costs maybe 40-50.000kr.
                        Buying a wristwatch today is very difficult for a person
new to watches,who wants to spend their hard earned money on a
watch that has some lasting value.
You might be able to fool the public by making watches with bog standard
calibers inside,and selling them for a ridiculous price.
                But you cannot fool the collectors,or the people who sell watches
for a living.And the used prices of these type of watches will always reflect
the quality or lack of it,inside the watch.
                  So my advice would always be to look at the inside quality of
any watch,before you buy it