ChristianDK
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Assembly is one thing...
The assembly doesnt take very long. Adjusting is an other. Depending on the complication also. A minute repeater can take a very long time to perfect to get the right tempo and strike. When I visited Patek philippe they talked about several months for a single watch. Also precision (competition chronometers) can be very demanding to adjust and used to be a seperate skill in itself. I'm shure that quick assembly and easy adjustment plays an important role in today's movement design as manual labour is expensive in Switzerland.
Christian
How Many Man-Hours to Assemble a JLC Watch?
I am always curious to know how many hours on average it takes to fully assemble a watch from scratch to finish. The one that I am more interested in particular is the Reverso Grande GMT, but I don't think anyone has specific numbers for certain watches? ...
It is an interesting question, which didn't receive any answer, for the moment.
Will ask again, but I guess that assembling is not the longer time in a watch. Look, for example, how many hours are needed in a master class to disassemble then assemble a movement. Unless you work on a Grande Complication such as the Hybris Mechanica à ...
Time for assembly of JLC
Most watches can be assembled in just an hour, give of take a little. Of course when you move into more complicated watches, the time for assembly can turn into a few hours. On the other hand, it likely took many months or more for the watch and all of it...
Assembly is one thing...
The assembly doesnt take very long. Adjusting is an other. Depending on the complication also. A minute repeater can take a very long time to perfect to get the right tempo and strike. When I visited Patek philippe they talked about several months for a s...
That is true, too...
It all depends on who assembles the watch, and believe me, I don't consider myself better than you. Best, Nicolas.
Honestly, it depends on a few factors...
most brands receive "kits" that are pre-assembled. Even within "The Grande Maison," some of the base movements have pre-assembly. If you count assembly of every component of the movement, it can take a day or more (on simple movements). Patek's comment co...
Assemble or Working on it
I dont have the answer. But I am interested to know if your question is specifically relating to just "assmebling" the watch, ie after all the parts are done to specification and the quality that JLC wants all parts to be. OR do you mean how many man hour...