Lemania is Manufactre Breguet is Swatch Group...!

Yes, Lemania/Nouvelle Lemania is Manufactre Breguet, according to Mr. Nicholas G. Hayek (who founded Swatch/Swatch Group and saved Swiss watch ass, to put it tres joliement, c'est simpa, oui), and MB, as well as Montres Breguet (and Omega, and Tissot, and... look up www.swatchgroup.com) belong to the Swatch Group (just like Tag Heuer, Ebel, and others, belong to LVMH - Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesey, look them up, Tiger Woods wears a Tag Heuer, etc.). Seems there are not many independent watch manufacturers these days, but you'll find 'em here in purists/watchprosite land.

Breguet rocks! Abraham-Louis would be proud as to what Mr. Hayek has done with the famous brand. Omega rocks, too, they are the flagship brand of Swatch. What makes a watch movement "in-house"? The watch brand owns the movement manufacturer's 'house', that's what. Judge by performance, cost, and reputation, etc. Frederic Piguet and ETA-Valjoux (also owned by Swatch Group) make very good movements, and the Lemania you have in your Breguet reminds me of the caliber 321 (and a bit like the 861) in the Omega Speedmaster, aka, la montre de la lune (the moonwatch).

Then there's the Dark Side ("Luke, you don't know the power of the Dark Side!"), aka, Rolex. Yippee.

Enjoy! =:^D

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Thinking about a Classics Chrono......

By: MAWhite : July 17th, 2009-06:30

Hi All. First let me start by saying that I have never owned a Breguet. I've seen a few in the metal and thought they were very nice but just not my cup of tea. I've always been more of a sport chrono (Rolex Daytonas) or minimalist dress watch (Patek, VC,...

Lemania is Lemania

By: aaronm : July 17th, 2009-07:37

I wouldn't judge this movement on it's "in house" or "not in house" status. Just judge the movements on it's merits, it is one of the finest chronograph movements in current manufacture, from the glory days of Lemania as an independent movement shop, spec...

So what makes In-House?

By: MAWhite : July 17th, 2009-08:28

I know this movement can be found in other brands but since SWATCH bought Lemania and re-branded them as the Breguet source could not an argument be made that these are now considered in-house? I know I am starting to split hairs. Thanks for the reply and...

Not by any definition I'd use

By: aaronm : July 17th, 2009-11:06

It was developed by Lemania for Lemania's customers, Breguet just bought the rights to it when they bought Lemania. It is also still sold, or at least it has been sold during Breguet's ownership of Lemania, as a Lemania movement to PP, VC, I think RD and ...

Lemania is Manufactre Breguet is Swatch Group...!

By: chaser579 : July 17th, 2009-12:00