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2008-04-30 10:38:35
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What is a Swiss watch? At first sight, this question seems to be strange. Let us reason, though. Firstly, nowadays for a watch to have got a cherished tag "Swiss Made" it is enough to meet several requirements. For example, a watch will be considered a Swiss one if 25% of its parts are produced in Switzerland and some assembly operations are carried out there as well. Secondly, Asian manufacturers have recently begun to register their companies in Swiss cantons because of the fact that Swiss wrist watches have come into fashion. With this, the companies are entitled to call their watches Swiss ones. There is not a slightest wish to offend Asian manufacturers amidst which one can see the grandees of the world watch industry, but in majority of cases the quality of their products is inferior to the replica watches.
Modern technologies ensure the possibility to make the wrist watch replicas at such a level, that they are practically indistinguishable from genuine Swiss watches. Surely, one should not expect replica watches to have the same mechanism as a genuine model. But this does not affect the exterior of the replica watches in any way. Besides, the quartz is more convenient and practical, and if we remember the myth about the accuracy of the Swiss watch (in reality any mechanical wrist watch has an error of up to 1 second per day), then the only requirement to the inside part of replica watches is its quality. A good quartz mechanism secures continuous operation without changing the battery for three years.
High-quality replica watches of Swiss manufacturers are made in accordance with all technological norms for creating wrist watches. Normally, the replica watches can be distinguished by the quality of the fine processing. For example, if we compare the bracelet side surfaces of a genuine Swiss watch and its low-quality replica watches, the difference will be noticeable practically at first sight. Badly soldered and finished links always give away copies of wrist watches. Besides, the second sign to be paid attention to is the processing of the winder. If this part in the original is made of steel, at that being trimmed with a decorative thread, then the quality of replica watches retains these signs. The third difficulty is the face. While the faces of Swiss watches are made mostly of steel, in the wrist watch copies carton or alloy inserts are used.
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