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**24MurinivaMak** · 07-26-2012, 03:23 AM

The sale of movements (ebauches) by ETA to the major watch makers is being restricted to force the manufacturers to make their own and provide more diversity to the Swiss watch industry.

As a result companies like Tag Heuer and Brietling now have in-house movements.

While these watches are nice and very well made ( I own 2 Tags) the cost of servicing the movement after 5 years ( often $500 or more) actually exceeds the cost of manufacturing the entire watch.

I've known people who buy fake watches with Asian movements. These can be flung in the bin when they need servicing thus saving a lot of money.

The resale value of many of these watches is not that great that they could be seen as a good investment. Rolex are seen as holding their value but they cost over $1k to service.

07-26-2012, 03:23 AM	#8
24MurinivaMak Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	The sale of movements (ebauches) by ETA to the major watch makers is being restricted to force the manufacturers to make their own and provide more diversity to the Swiss watch industry. As a result companies like Tag Heuer and Brietling now have in-house movements. While these watches are nice and very well made ( I own 2 Tags) the cost of servicing the movement after 5 years ( often $500 or more) actually exceeds the cost of manufacturing the entire watch. I've known people who buy fake watches with Asian movements. These can be flung in the bin when they need servicing thus saving a lot of money. The resale value of many of these watches is not that great that they could be seen as a good investment. Rolex are seen as holding their value but they cost over $1k to service.
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