What brands of watches did Switzerland have in the 1970s?

The quality of Swiss watches in the 1970s is not the same as that of today's watches, but most famous watch brands in the 1970s are still top brands. Let me first introduce the watch rankings in the 1970s, and then talk about the differences between contemporary watches and almost antique watches, as well as the differences in quality.

I. Watch Ranking in 1970s (former 10)

1, Patek Philippe; 2. Vacheron Constantin; 3. Baodi; 4. Audemars piguet; 5. omega; 6. Rolex; 7. Jaeger-LeCoultre; 8. Earl; 9.athens; Longines 10 (Lan Zhi and Glashü tte belong to the category of German famous watches, so they are not ranked, and Grasu's quality in the 1970s is very poor, so they can't rank in the top of 10).

Second, the ranking of contemporary watches (before 10, this ranking has been controversial)

1, Patek Philippe; 2. Vacheron Constantin; 3. Audemars piguet; 4. Baodi; 5. Bopa; 6. Frank Muller; 7. Earl; 8. elegance; 9. Palma Johnny; Jaeger-lecoultre 10

Three. Similarities and differences in rankings

For decades, Patek Philippe has dominated the watchmaking industry with the manufacture, customization and limited edition of its complex watch movements. However, Omega, Longines and Rolex fell out of the list of the top ten famous watches in the world, because the timely movement pioneered by Seiko Group brought historic changes to the watch manufacturing industry, which made the old watches such as Longines and Omega bear the cost pressure of cheap timely movements. Transformation and mass production of "fast food" watches (such as Omega classic constellation series watches and Longines classic five-star universal series watches) have made modern Omega and Longines fall out of 10 for a long time. . .

Whether Rolex is in the front 10 has always been controversial. Rolex makes watches with enough care, including insisting on making high-quality independent movements. The oyster case is also famous in the industry. However, Rolex has never made a watch with complicated functions other than timing. Although the watch is durable, it has no advantage over the complex and timely watches that are sought after at present (but many people say that it is a culture that they insist on making watches with simple functions, so it is doubtful whether Rolex is at the top of 10. The reason why Bopa and Frank Muller squeezed into the top 10 is because of their innovation and variability (for example, Frank Muller's crazy time series: the scale of watches is not conventional 1- 12, but the scale of punctuality is irregular every time. Whenever the time comes, the hour hand will jump to the scale at this time, and Bao Dad even introduced XX enamel watch and China calendar watch with world cultural norms. Palma Johnny became famous because of the cooperation with Hermes (personal opinion), and all the straps were calf leather straps provided by Hermes.

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