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from specialist manufacturers. Not long ago, these
specialists decided to no longer deliver such parts to
third-party manufacturers and withdrew from this
market segment. Since then, it is not just parts that
are lacking in watchmaking plants, but also the skills
and equipment for their production.”
Moreover, under new regulations, Swiss watches
must be really manufactured with parts made in
Switzerland. Kurt Schnider : “Watches bearing the
‘Made in Switzerland’ label will have to contain at
least 60 % to 80 % of parts produced in Swiss workshops.”
The beauty of technology
One type of watch enjoying growing success with
a demanding clientele is the so-called “skeleton”
watch. The owners of such watches can not only
read the time and other information, they can also
cast an indiscreet glance on the watch’s magic movement.
What is fascinating for admirers of technology
places new demands on watch manufacturers and
hence parts’ suppliers, bar turners in particular. A
clear view of the movement takes precedence over
finish of parts is no longer sufficient, their elegance is
also a requirement.
Tornos takes into account all these aspects, and Kurt
Schnider therefore views the watchmaking year 2008
with satisfaction.
Not “just” machines
Tornos, moreover, sees itself not just as a machinery
manufacturer, but far more as a supplier of machining
solutions. Kurt Schnider : “We not only offer our
customers machines for traditional machining of
watchmaking parts, but on request we also train their
personnel on our machines and we support them
continuously in looking for machining solutions for
complex or exotic parts.” For this purpose, the company
has developed, for the watchmaking sector
among others, machining methods that it presented
at the Lausanne show. All the machines exhibited
produced parts for this sector and thus demonstrated
what is truly feasible in practice.
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