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It's funny that I usually buy watches AFTER a factory visit
Aug 02, 2013,11:02 AM
It may just be a coincidence but the current Mrs MTF and I seem to buy watches after visiting the factory.
It happened after visits to Glashuette Original, Patek Philippe, and Girard-Perregaux.
It happened before and after visits to Audemars Piguet, and Chopard.
Most of the above were on PuristS on Tour (PoT) visits and the focus was mainly on the movements.
The Piaget visits were to both movement (La Cote-au-Fees) and case/bracelet/gem-setting (Geneva) factories. The latter was an eye-opener because I thought brands just bought cases and bracelets to slap in a movement.
I discovered that even the simplest Piaget went through the same quality process and checks as the top-end pieces when it came to engineering from Design to Production. They made their own cases, bracelets and crowns; some by hand.
Since even regular Piaget production batches are smaller than some other brands' "limited editions", it was not easy tracking down some favourite models to buy later. 
Glad we did though......
Regards,
MTF
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