Interesante el concepto y la lista de Manufacturas según el autor :
"The watch companies of the ‘old school’ referred to as a ‘manufacture’ are Audemars Piguet, Girard-Perregaux, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, A. Lange & Söhne, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin and Zenith.
However, of these only Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rolex, A. Lange & Söhne and Ulysses Nardin are believed to have the capability of producing their own balance springs, although one must doubt whether Rolex can produce sufficient for the 800,000 or so timepieces they manufacture a year.
Of the ‘new boys on the block’ that can be considered a manufacture it is generally accepted that Chopard, Franck Muller, Frédérique Constant, Maurice Lacroix, Parmigiani-Vaucher, Roger Dubuis and François-Paul Journe, who is currently seriously investing in the necessary machinery, and most recently Bovet, can produce at least some, if not all, of their own balance springs and movements.
Much has been written in Europa Star about Chopard, Journe, Franck Muller, Parmigiani-Vaucher and Roger Dubuis and there’s more in this issue from the pen of Pierre Maillard. Consequently, let’s take a look at Bovet, Frédérique Constant and Maurice Lacroix the latest brands to move into the ‘manufacture’ category.
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