SJX
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I do not think that movement is in-house.
The movement is made (many of the parts are literally made there) by DR et GG in Le Sentier and I have seen the watchmakers there assembling it; I doubt Bvlgari has moved production of the calibre to its facility in La Chaux Fonds. Not only is the movement made by DR and GG, the movement was in use by DR long before Bvlgari laid claim to it. Bvlgari tourbillons originally used GP calibres.
As for the line about it being "made by one master watchmaker", it smacks of Bvlgari marketing, neither DR nor GG make that claim in their own marketing material (except for maybe the grande sonnerie).
But then again, that's only my humble and personal opinion.
- SJX
This message has been edited by SJX on 2009-03-24 05:20:26
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Wonderful post, Kong -
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Ed, you are right ...
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Thank for post . very details . But what is the "in-house " ?
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Different perspective, I guess ...
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Does its movement manufacture under the rooth of DR&GG ?
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I do not think that movement is in-house.
The movement is made (many of the parts are literally made there) by DR et GG in Le Sentier and I have seen the watchmakers there assembling it; I doubt Bvlgari has moved production of the calibre to its facility in La Chaux Fonds. Not only is the movemen...
Need guidance - very very clear one
What is the difference between "made by one master watchmaker" and "assembled by the same master watchmaker"? Regards Ling
Movement assembled in DR ...
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As owner, Bvlgari could be pedantic
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Funny yet an intriguing point made
while its simply amazing many veterans here can tell whether a movement is made by whom/where/how...seriously how do u do that!? to me, able to build in house movement is a gauge of measuring a brand's technical competence, other than that, i m not too co...
Whether a movement is in-house is moot BUT
when a brand claims it makes a movement itself, and it does not, then that requires a but more thought. - SJX
