Court Says Swatch Can Cut Supply To Competing Watchmakers: What Does It Mean?
Swatch is having a good week.? First, the Swiss National Bank decided to purchase back an unlimited amount of Francs, causing a big jump in its share price.?Now, courts have ruled in favor of Swatch in a suit filed by 11 watchmakers that would've forced the company to continue to supply both movements and parts to competitors moving forward.? Now, they don't have to.So what does this mean? Well, it's hard to say for sure but you can bet this will hurt a host of brands - big and small - that rely on ETA hearts for their pieces.? But, at the same time, this ruling will hopefully lead to actual innovation in the watch industry by forcing more brands to build their own calibers.? And to any of you who says "But hey, manufacture movements are always really expensive!" check out NOMOS and then get back to us.Oh, and of course, even if ETA stops supplying movements, there will always be people like Sellita making movements to the exact same specifications.?Check out more details the WSJ.

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Wore my Speedmaster to an event with Chris Hatfield
Went to an event last night where Chris Hatfield hosted us for an hour or so. I wore my speed master but was disappointed that he was not wearing a watch. The slideshow presentation he presented shows him on the international space station wearing a metal chronograph but I was unable to identify the make.Regards. Joe

Incoming - My Very First Panerai
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