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very cool insider viewpoint. thanks for writing this Michael.
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Thanks Michael for this great article. I have seen the older testing facilities in 2007 and I saw indeed Tourbillons being subjected to tests that make your stomach hurt being a watch fan...
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I am new to the forum and this is one of the first threads I discovered - amazing. Where I work we do lots of very similar testing, but it is for parts which will operate in space - remarkable to think these fine instruments are subjected to (and survive) such harsh exposures! Maybe horology really is "rocket science". Thanks for the insight.
I don't know about other Richemont brands, but to my knowledge this degree of quality control is unique to IWC. IWC has initiated a large quality initiative, with significant resources, that may be a subject of a future article. The Lab is only one component of a significant initiative.
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time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
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The lab I visited is in a separate small building that is on the South West vicinity a few hundred meters from the main HQ.
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