Craftsmanship pecking order

[mhurley]

Which makes would you say are above Rolex in terms of craftsmanship but below the holy trinity?

I'm thinking JLC and Breguet

Any thoughts?

[reggie747]

Grand Seiko

[ryanb741]

Grand Seiko
Credor
Glashutte Original
JLC
Breguet
Zenith
(Arguably) Omega
Blancpain

[guinea]

I guess it depends on what craftsmanship means. If it means hand crafted, then Rolex is at the bottom of most lists, but if it's more about consistent quality then that's another story.

[aldfort]

I guess it depends on what craftsmanship means. If it means hand crafted, then Rolex is at the bottom of most lists, but if it's more about consistent quality then that's another story.

Yep, exactly this. If you want a hand crafted watch then Rolex would be very low in the pecking order. The smaller the artisan maker and the more of the entire watch they make in-house then the higher up I'd put them in the craftsmanship scale.
If you added to that the need for excellent aftersales support then you might get a very interesting list indeed.

[Griswold]

Pretty much everything.

[julian2002]

Ulysse Nardin
Piaget
Bvlgari