Chinese movements get swiss made designation?

[archibald]

Just ran accross this thread over @ Watchuseek. Someone claims Claro movements are tian-jin and seagull movements decorated in switzerland, therby earning a swiss made designation. We all know the swiss made gimmick is a gnat's a$$ away from meaningless, but I'd be very surprised if anyone could take a chinese movement (not an ETA made in an asian factory) throw some screws and pearlage on it and call it swiss. If that IS true, there are a lot of folks crapping on "cheap chinese fakes" whilst strapped at the wrist to a "swiss" watch powered by the same movement as a $108 rep and it sure looks like the Swiss will do anything to keep their monoply on fine watches including allowing the mislabeling of chinese products..LOL!

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.ph...highlight=cl888

[statos]

Not impossible at all. EU laws for example allow for a product to be labeled

Edited June 16, 2008 by statos