Swiss Watches and the Franc

[BobToc]

Are Swiss watches actually still made in Switzerland? I was thinking about buying a JLC and if the franc has just popped up 20%, now might be the right time before retail prices adjust.

[CardShark]

IIRC a watch can be labeled as "Swiss made" if at least 50% of its value is added in Switzerland. For example, a watch can have every single component manufactured and assembled there and call itself Swiss, as can a watch that has every single component made outside Switzerland if the cost of finishing and final assembly in Switzerland is more than 100% of the value of those components (i.e. more than half the total).

As for should you buy now, see these two threads -

http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?321850-Swiss...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...