Reply With QuoteHow about Swatch Chrono Auto for £186 on Amazon??
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swatch-Chrono-A ... 428&sr=8-5
Here's a challenge. As per the title.........anyone know what's the cheapest new 'Swiss Made' watch available now.
(Not including quartz)
My vote goes for the Hamilton Khaki Auto (approx £360)
Can anyone beat that?
How about Swatch Chrono Auto for £186 on Amazon??
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swatch-Chrono-A ... 428&sr=8-5
Tissot PRC200 about £325
Ollech + Wajs, from below £200
http://www.chronotime.ch/7201/index.html
ktmog6uk
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I saw a swiss made rose gold patek philippe nautilus with display back replica selling for £150. Seems like it's a pretty good deal in itself other than the fact that it's a replica.
UHR-222 from Uhr watches E189=£150 (ish)
They claim they only use swiss movements.
http://www.uhr.info/en/Three-Hand-watches-from-UHR
i assume the op means fully swiss made whatever that really means these days rather than just using swiss movments?
steinhart has to be up there as well, as do zodiac.
if he's happy with the watch not stating swiss on the dial but using eta movements, if he clicks the timefactors link up there ^^^^, he'll find loads of goodies, the speedbird iii being the best vfm eta powered watch available currently imho.
http://www.timefactors.com/speedbird.htm
ktmog6uk
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Don't know the watch, but that looks like it says 'autoquartz' on the rotor.Originally Posted by Neilo
Tissot PRC200 about £325
swatches version of the kinetic quartz normally more associated with seiko.Don't know the watch, but that looks like it says 'autoquartz' on the rotor.Tissot PRC200 about £325
ktmog6uk
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[quote="ktmog6uk"]i assume the op means fully swiss made whatever that really means these days rather than just using swiss movments?[/quot
´Swiss Made´ means anything up to 75% of parts/cost incurred elsewhere.
´ETA engined´ is not any different is it?
in my opinion no it isn't- as you can see from the list below my sig - but some make the distinction
ktmog6uk
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They are a German company, but if you're just judging it on the movements, UHR is probably the cheapest option.
With a very important differnece though; a miniature main spring:swatches version of the kinetic quartz normally more associated with seiko.
Another one of those wónderfull borderline cases is indeed the ETA autoquartz with more mechanical gearworks than many ´mechanical´ watches.
The :bounce: of all is the Hamilton ETA automatic:
that is marked ´Automatic´ by Swatch corp.
A sobering thought for this topic is the price development of the ETA2824-2 and ETA6497 over the last 15 years.
Prices of watches with ´Swiss ETA´ is as clear an example of Swiss marketing taking the pink micky as .... Richemonts interpretations of the ´historic´ italian Panerais.
Evisu, Swiss Made Automatic Movement w/ Date £116.10
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evisu-Shiro-Sta ... 95&sr=1-27
john
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
And Brêh-món?They are a German company,
The thing is that anything marked ´Swiss Made´ with a wiggly spring controlled movement meets the topic title.
As long as 25% of cost is incurred in Switserland it can have an only party Swiss made/assembled engine largely outsourced in China.
How big a customer of watch parts is Switserland for China?? :idea:
Back to the OT question interpreted as ´Swiss engined´ I think among the cheapest are the Swiss engined homages like; STERILE SUBMARINER DIVING WATCH with CERAMIC BEZEL and SWISS ETA 2836-2 --- $279,- .
The price uplift for a swiss versus asian mechanical 6497 type engine is typically some 150$.
That is kind of a joke when we consider the base swiss quality:
Ah, the famous Swiss EV-7005 caliber :mrgreen:
I thought cal.7005 was a Seiko base caliber one; ancestral to the 7S26.
Are you sure that is a genuine 6497? The base 6497s I have seen are average, but not that bad. Maybe that is a Chinese clone?The price uplift for a swiss versus asian mechanical 6497 type engine is typically some 150$.
That is kind of a joke when we consider the base swiss quality:
tell/ show me more of this Hamilton please!
With a very important differnece though; a miniature main spring:swatches version of the kinetic quartz normally more associated with seiko.
Another one of those wónderfull borderline cases is indeed the ETA autoquartz with more mechanical gearworks than many ´mechanical´ watches.
The :bounce: of all is the Hamilton ETA automatic:
that is marked ´Automatic´ by Swatch corp.
A sobering thought for this topic is the price development of the ETA2824-2 and ETA6497 over the last 15 years.
Prices of watches with ´Swiss ETA´ is as clear an example of Swiss marketing taking the pink micky as .... Richemonts interpretations of the ´historic´ italian Panerais.
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
Yes; as fitted to the Panerai 318 costing :shock: :shock: :shock:
No; Chinese clones are better finished.
It was thé reason for me to make my 5218 homage regulator; viewtopic.php?f=5&t=222704&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
It´s the Hamilton Pulsomatic.
It has the same ETA autoquartz digital as the Rado ceramic digital.
The winding bit is shared with the Ventura Sparc.
The littlle barrel ´barilet´realy is a stroke of genious.
The rotor winds the small spring and that releases the tension over a ratchet, kickstarting the generator thus easily surpassing the charging threshold even when leading a leasure lifestyle.
In a way it is a very 8) mechanical micro main spring keeping a solid state digital display on the boil.
Yes, it is indeed a form of spring drive; an autocharged spring keeping a quartz controled clock on the boil, displaying the time in digital format. The pr being stored in a battery or a spring does not amount to much does it?!
In real life the Hamilton is a bit :roll:
You would be fár better off with the very much more value for money and lots 8) 8) Ventura Sparc RX (or Sigma).
Fantaastic value and mine gets plenty of wear at the moment. Made in Germany but with a Swiss movement.
Eddie's pieces are indeed great VFM, as others have noted.
Apart from them, this one of mine is around £260 new I think:
thanks for this, time to investigate further...
It´s the Hamilton Pulsomatic.
It has the same ETA autoquartz digital as the Rado ceramic digital.
The winding bit is shared with the Ventura Sparc.
The littlle barrel ´barilet´realy is a stroke of genious.
The rotor winds the small spring and that releases the tension over a ratchet, kickstarting the generator thus easily surpassing the charging threshold even when leading a leasure lifestyle.
In a way it is a very 8) mechanical micro main spring keeping a solid state digital display on the boil.
Yes, it is indeed a form of spring drive; an autocharged spring keeping a quartz controled clock on the boil, displaying the time in digital format. The pr being stored in a battery or a spring does not amount to much does it?!
In real life the Hamilton is a bit :roll:
You would be fár better off with the very much more value for money and lots 8) 8) Ventura Sparc RX (or Sigma).
ktmog6uk
marchingontogether!
Please tell me you are joking!!!
Just google it.Please tell me you are joking!!!
Yikes!Yes; as fitted to the Panerai 318 costing :shock: :shock: :shock:
No; Chinese clones are better finished.
It was thé reason for me to make my 5218 homage regulator; viewtopic.php?f=5&t=222704&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
I missed your homage thread. Beautiful watch - the movement is stunning.
Thanks.
Being in the review section it ís a bit hidden and neither ´DSN´ nor the cyrillc is very enticing :wink:
How about a swiss ETA powered automatic watch for £107?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swatch-Metal-Sk ... 520&sr=8-1
The Swatch Body&Soul indeed, hard to beat that one, good call!
In-house, too!How about a swiss ETA powered automatic watch for £107?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Swatch-Metal-Sk ... 520&sr=8-1
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