tempus fugit wrote:fishman's comment is spot on. He doesn't need to name the parts, anyone who knows anything about CWL and other Swiss brands knows that many higher-priced competitors use both modified and unmodified ETA and Sellita movements. Ergo, "same and similar" is absolutely correct.
Also, we don't know if some of the case/bracelet machining, straps or dial parts is done in same Chinese factories.
Actually, I'm not a pedant, never have been and that took some doing in some aspects of my work before retiring - signing the dotted line to authorise a criminal prosecution for example. It really helps if you're a pedant when doing that. I often skimmed.
And yes, I was aware that CWL and others sometimes use modified and unmodified parts from elsewhere in their watches. But that doesn't make them the, 'same, same' does it, or mean that you're enjoying a bargain if compared to say a Bremont. Some of those modifications are extensive, so as to almost completely alter the watch, plus they sometimes add better quality parts.
But primarily, it's the implication that because CW may share the same base material as others that this makes what CW does the equal of others that are perceived at a higher level, even by me, and I think that's where a little more detail is needed.
I think I could go on forever here, so trust me when I say I am joking by asking if you have any sources for your comment that I have highlighted?