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**GtmFeqJJ** · 07-26-2012, 04:35 AM

Ye..e.e.ss. Maybe. Depends. sometimes, it's not worth their while. Sell the non-running watch, just to keep some turnover going, let the buyer decide if they love the watch so much they'll risk the cost of repairs.

And, watch repairers etc buy off e-Bay, too.

Yair, that's a fair assessment.

Supply of spare parts in Australia is a nightmare these days.

I've looked over the Tag Heuer 1887 cal..
"Intellectual property

Caliber 1887’s base is Seiko Caliber TC78, intellectual property purchased in 2006 when reliable chronograph calibers could not be found in Switzerland in quantities necessitated by TAG Heuer. The La Chaux-de-Fonds-based brand purchased the exclusive rights to produce this movement in Europe. And though the design of the movement remains the same to ensure reliability and precision, TAG Heuer now manufactures the components needed to achieve the Swiss Made label and accommodate desired features, and has also increased the quality of the finishing. The base plate, bridges, and rotor are manufactured at TAG Heuer’s industrial facility Cortech in Cornol, where a large percentage of the brand’s cases are manufactured. " So basically all Tag Heuer do is make the plates pretty and add an escapement, to keep it "Swiss" the escapement was The oscillating subassembly comprising the balance spring, pallets, and escape wheel are pure Nivarox, the Swatch Group-owned specialist for escapement parts. .. but is now To replace the Nivarox Hairsprings, TH will source Hairsprings from a both Atokalpa (Switzerland) and Seiko Instruments Inc (“SII”) Sure, they redesign some top plates, polish the parts and stamp their name on them before assembling them. All they have really done is switch from ETA to Seiko. the base model

I could buy cases and movements in blank form. Tool up and finish the blanks off with my unique style, put my name on the dial. It would still be an ETA or some other. There have been numerous respectable brand names which were exclusively produced in Australia, simply by assembling imported movements and cases. A couple you may remember were Felicia and Lauris(later known as Taurus). Another more recent would be Adina.

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GtmFeqJJ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Ye..e.e.ss. Maybe. Depends. sometimes, it's not worth their while. Sell the non-running watch, just to keep some turnover going, let the buyer decide if they love the watch so much they'll risk the cost of repairs. And, watch repairers etc buy off e-Bay, too. Yair, that's a fair assessment. Supply of spare parts in Australia is a nightmare these days. I've looked over the Tag Heuer 1887 cal.. "Intellectual property Caliber 1887’s base is Seiko Caliber TC78, intellectual property purchased in 2006 when reliable chronograph calibers could not be found in Switzerland in quantities necessitated by TAG Heuer. The La Chaux-de-Fonds-based brand purchased the exclusive rights to produce this movement in Europe. And though the design of the movement remains the same to ensure reliability and precision, TAG Heuer now manufactures the components needed to achieve the Swiss Made label and accommodate desired features, and has also increased the quality of the finishing. The base plate, bridges, and rotor are manufactured at TAG Heuer’s industrial facility Cortech in Cornol, where a large percentage of the brand’s cases are manufactured. " So basically all Tag Heuer do is make the plates pretty and add an escapement, to keep it "Swiss" the escapement was The oscillating subassembly comprising the balance spring, pallets, and escape wheel are pure Nivarox, the Swatch Group-owned specialist for escapement parts. .. but is now To replace the Nivarox Hairsprings, TH will source Hairsprings from a both Atokalpa (Switzerland) and Seiko Instruments Inc (“SII”) Sure, they redesign some top plates, polish the parts and stamp their name on them before assembling them. All they have really done is switch from ETA to Seiko. the base model I could buy cases and movements in blank form. Tool up and finish the blanks off with my unique style, put my name on the dial. It would still be an ETA or some other. There have been numerous respectable brand names which were exclusively produced in Australia, simply by assembling imported movements and cases. A couple you may remember were Felicia and Lauris(later known as Taurus). Another more recent would be Adina.
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