Swiss Watches Geneva Seal has been abandoned

Spring of 2009, Patek Philippe watches produced in the future that will be used in all, "Patek Philippe" new imprint, to abandon the Geneva adopted a century mark. However, the Swiss watch industry over the past several hundred years, if the movement on the watch engraved with Geneva Seal, the watch brand is undoubtedly a kind of identity and status of the upgrade.

Patek Philippe new mark

Geneva watch industry in the imprint GenevaSeal with supreme authority. Card to Yassin suffered for years has finally seal engraved with the Geneva watch movement, not a single professional jewelry past emperors. At that time, in order to avoid other places or countries produced watches fish in Geneva Watch Association established the "Geneva Law" (law of a total of 12 in Geneva, has gone through many changes made), consistent with the rules of the watches produced proven, they can In the movement of the plywood on the engraver on the "Eagle and the key" shield pattern badge logo Geneva. To have mark can be seen in Geneva, a prerequisite is the watch and its movement must be manufactured in the Geneva region, which makes the love is there, the same level of well-known brand product family can not have marks, but also precisely because of this, attracted the Geneva Seal disapproval.

Details the rules of the Geneva Seal movement of each part of the high-standard production specification, while the Ministry of Education by the public authority to accept the Geneva office of the state inspection of time assigned to keep members of the 8-bit test oath and to obtain the certificate authorized to be eligible for Geneva Seal. Geneva marks the 12 rather strict rules to make a number of watch brands worth soared. Patek Philippe was no exception. Since 1839 has produced Patek Philippe watch all the machinery all engraved with the Geneva Seal, and more to ensure the Patek Philippe watch industry in the status of blue-blood aristocracy. In addition to Patek Philippe, only Haojue watch, Genta, Vacheron Constantin, Chopin and some of Cartier watches engraved with the Geneva Seal.

Details the rules of the Geneva Seal movement of each part of the production of a high standard specification.

Since the Geneva Seal has been so strict, and as a mark of honor, the Patek Philippe that it's intended effect? Patek Philippe vice president, said in an interview, "when much of our technology under one brand, a movement has gained a mark in Geneva, the Patek Philippe may be mistaken, and a brand is the same level, and Patek Philippe in Geneva marks the divide between the in fact appeared, and we do not like being used as a reference. "Patek Philippe has been a time in the new Ref.5960 use of this mark Calendar , mark the shield, the middle level of Overlays of the two "P" word, which is Patek Philippe 50 years in the last century used the trademark, the new imprint is applicable to any Patek Philippe for any mechanical movement .

According to the information, the new regulations mark the edge of plywood and boards should be chamfered and mirror polishing, to be engraved front plywood Geneva stripes, back to spin on the fish scale pattern, while the board will have to spin around on the fish scale pattern. Chung Yong-known player scales the author said, "Geneva stripes are not required, but here is further emphasized that a more sophisticated requirements."

In addition, the Patek Philippe watch mark guarantees the quality of materials used, including the movement of parts, and precious metal alloys. Even diamonds, flawless diamonds are top Wesselton. In addition to aesthetic requirements, mark Patek Philippe watches the new standard also requires that all components must have absolute geometric accuracy. This means trimming, slipping and polishing procedures manual steps may not change the final size required. The new mark for the watch outside the more demanding requirements, in the case using the traditional cold-molding process, its accuracy can thousandth of a millimeter. The most important mechanical watch movement components testing, according to the complexity of different functions, product movement up to 30 days to go through the test, load test again 20 days after case, to ensure the accuracy of travel time watch.

Patek Philippe is now the world watch a few remain completely independent company, history over hundreds of moves can cause per-Philippe industry shock, this time, the introduction of the new imprint, is once again occupied the industry standard system Heights, in the future will see the outcome from.