The Rep Business

[Falco]

could be an interesting read:

http://journal.hautehorlogerie.org/en/echo...recherche=china

http://culture.hautehorlogerie.org/en/haut...iting-1832.html

EDIT: don't miss the video on second thread

also a picture there of our watchsmiths

Edited January 26, 2007 by Falco

[shultzie]

Interesting video indeed.

Counterfitting is such an unfair word - I prefer crafte homage

[Falco]

I prefer crafte homage

[coolfire]

...And I second that!! :thumbsupsmileyanim:

[tenacious_b]

I think any company that outsources to another country with a lower standard of living in order to take advantage of lower costs and make more profits should have to accept this a part of the cost of doing business in a manner that is in my estimation unethical to begin with. I think exporting jobs to other countries is nothing short of government sanctioned treason, and I am happy to see these manufacturers getting bitten in the ass by counterfeiting.

[Richard Tracy]

Hey,.. I saw the reason for all the crooked markers,.. that girl had one eye & it was crossed....

[tvt]

Yea, it's interesting, I posted the same links about a month or two back.

[archibald]

I think any company that outsources to another country with a lower standard of living in order to take advantage of lower costs and make more profits should have to accept this a part of the cost of doing business in a manner that is in my estimation unethical to begin with. I think exporting jobs to other countries is nothing short of government sanctioned treason, and I am happy to see these manufacturers getting bitten in the ass by counterfeiting.

I agree 100% but unless you're one of the 13 people on earth who accept absolutely no hypocrisy in their lives, degree of sin is the operative concept. A few women making fake watches is a water molecule in the Pacific compared to the literally wholesale human rights violations enabled by our pals at Wal Mart and Target, not to mention the completely unnecessary death and destruction subsidized by your tax dollars...