
Motor versus movement
Motor: A car engine works only when the vehicle is running.Movement: A watch movement operates 24/24, 365 days a year (thus totalling 8,760 hours).Motor: It covers an average...
The value of the raw material used represents only a relatively modest part of the price of a finished movement compared with the value of the operations performed by the watchmaker. The watch, which represents the culmination of patient craftsmanship and refined techniques, is nothing without the watchmaker's touch which alone is capable of bringing it to life.