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Old 31 July 2012, 02:32 PM   #1
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Hi everyone.. Quick question. Are any of the parts on a Rolex watch made in China?
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Old 31 July 2012, 02:34 PM   #2
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Old 31 July 2012, 03:04 PM   #3
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Hi everyone.. Quick question. Are any of the parts on a Rolex watch made in China?
Hope not. Chinese Rolexs are quite frowned upon here
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Old 31 July 2012, 03:06 PM   #4
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Interesting read I have to say
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Old 31 July 2012, 03:47 PM   #5
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Seems plausible that some parts could be made in China but suppose you'd have a hard time finding any evidence.
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Old 31 July 2012, 04:53 PM   #6
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No Rolex watch parts have ever been made anywhere else except Switzerland and other parts of Europe and Americas since the RWC was founded.
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Old 31 July 2012, 05:16 PM   #7
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No Rolex watch parts have ever been made anywhere else except Switzerland and other parts of Europe and Americas since the RWC was founded.
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Do you mean that some parts may be made in the US only, or anywhere in the Americas (including, obviously, South America?)

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Do you mean that some parts may be made in the US only, or anywhere in the Americas (including, obviously, South America?)

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It was mainly bracelet parts some were made S/America, USA, Mexico,and England but that was a long time ago.Then mainly to escape the high import taxes at that time on fully completed imported watches.
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It was mainly bracelet parts some were made S/America, USA, Mexico,and England but that was a long time ago.Then mainly to escape the high import taxes at that time on fully completed imported watches.
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