Pugwash Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 There was a discussion about this a few months ago. A free snickers bar to the person who can find it first! One of mine, iirc. Oh, and I read the post and thought everything in there was already common knowledge here. Sorry. Swiss Made: 50% of the value has to be produced in Switzerland. http://www.fhs.ch/en/swissm.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 (edited) This thread discussed it a bit: Swiss made definition Edited October 18, 2006 by cornerstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 marv's post is about watches and their bits right? So of course it has relevance here. I can think of some other posts that don't. JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 One of mine, iirc. Oh, and I read the post and thought everything in there was already common knowledge here. Sorry. Swiss Made: 50% of the value has to be produced in Switzerland. http://www.fhs.ch/en/swissm.php Sorry for my tone in the original response. Little cranky yesterday. Bad back and some percocet are not a good combination for posting on the internet. I did think the post smelled a little bit like a lecture on info that was well known here. Sorry for reading other motivations into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Sorry, friend. I've just been exploring the meaning of the word "quality" from different angles. pretty deep posts... philosphy major Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Now THAT is interesting. If it says ROLEX on the dial, does it not artifically gain "value"? One could argue that the 6263 on Ebay, if truly assembled by Rolex while made from the SAME parts, would be immensely more "valuable" than the watch for sale. So isn't the cachet of the name what adds value? Taking this to a ridiculous extreme, a name "Swiss" manufacturer could source Timex parts from Asia, slap a name on them, add 500% to their "value" and it would be "Swiss". See why I like vintage watches? well, toyoto has manufacturing plants in fremont california, but we still identify the product as a japanese car right? the brand and its promise are built on the reputation of japanese engineering which connotes attention to detail during the manufactring process and high quality control standards. is there any difference between how we view toyota and japanese vs how we view of rolex and swiss? EDIT: I hear ya... Einstein was perhaps the greatest philosopher of our time.. ok so now I am off subject again.. i think i am a bad influence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Now THAT is interesting. If it says ROLEX on the dial, does it not artifically gain "value"? Not really. However, if you pay someone to add a pricey cog to the ETA2836, and you pay them a Swiss salary, you have effectively doubled the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Not really. However, if you pay someone to add a pricey cog to the ETA2836, and you pay them a Swiss salary, you have effectively doubled the cost. true, but cost and price are not necessarily related in a free market. supply and demand dynamics, not costs,.drive market pricing for commodity products that have little differentiation. if market based prices do not cover fully loaded costs, as a producer, you have a problem. you either need to drive down unit costs, are consider another livlihood. but this is not a commodity market, it is a luxury market and there is distiction between brands even it is only in the perception of potential buyers. no doubt, the rolex brand carries an intrinsic value appeal that translates to a premium price, or their products would not command that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Sorry, friend. I've just been exploring the meaning of the word "quality" from different angles. Missed the point. Monosyllabically please Bob. JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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