Top 20 Swiss Chronometer Watch Brands: Rolex Leads the Pack
Here, we examine data from COSC that reveals the top 20 Swiss watch brands by number of COSC chronometer certificates issued to them in 2012. An interesting list for fans of swiss made watches.In 2012, COSC (Contr?le Officiel Suisse des Chronom��tres), the official chronometer certification agency of Switzerland, issued 1.73 million chronometer certificates for swiss made watches. This marks a record high, up 6 percent over chronometer production in 2011. The 6-percent rise comes on top of a giant jump in 2011, when chronometer certificates increased by 28 percent. According to COSC's data, which WatchTime obtained from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, an additional 87,911 timepieces were submitted to COSC that did not pass the certification process for swiss made watches.In order for a watch to bear COSC's official title of chronometer, its movement must pass an extensive battery of tests. Although COSC does not test finished watches, it measures the accuracy of a movement i

What do you think?
I've posted this before but didn't have the photo ready.so I might be picking up this one in a couple of weeks and planning to make these changes, along with a rose gold buckle.What do you all think about it? Adding original one for reference.Any idea about the cost of crown, lugs, and buckle?

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Any Pam 564 owners out there???
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