Να συνεισφερω προσθετοντας οτι η B ειχε αγορασει την Kelek εταιρεια που τελικα κατεληξε να κανει αυτο:
In addition to finishing and modifying Breitling's ETA/Valjoux/other base movements to high standards, Kelek develops in-house modules for them. There are reports indicating that Kelek has now been fully integrated with Breitling and its new name is Chronometrie Breitling.
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You cannot merely “re-work” an ebauche. An ebauche is simply a movement in kit form, but importantly it does not include mainspring, mainspring barrel or any of the escapement. If you add the missing pieces to an ebauche then you have a chablon, still in kit form.
Breitling does not reveal the specifics, but it is widely known they are starting with an ebauche and then add a new glycodur balance and the new hairspring is a nivarox 1 (1 being the highest grade, lowest is 5) or even anachron. The mainspring in the new barrel is also a nivarox (nivaflex) or anachron assumedly. Some screws in the ebauche are replaced by blued versions. The oscillating weight is decorated with "Côtes de Genève" and signed in 18K gold. Even the raw ebauches Breitling begins with are top grade ( 3 ) also which is obviously a better base for the modifications.
Also, well before the cessation of supply of ebauches from Swatch, Breitling began producing a number of additional pieces of components of these movements in house (through the subsidiary company Kelek) which removes the need for any reworking / refinishing because they can simply produce them to their own specifications initially. (NOT referring to the completely in-house 01 movement) This was possible as the patents/copyrights on the various ETA/Valjoux movements had long since expired.
OT a bit, but the expiration of the patents coupled with in house production of many of the parts that comprise the ebauche actually retained in the finished movement, made the Swatch Group decision less damaging than many believe.
A finished Breitling Caliber is an excellent movement. On the other hand, IWC has elected to go a different route – on their non-in house pieces, they are purchasing fully finished Chronometer Grade movements from Swatch and installing them untouched (by IWC) in the watches.
Bottom line – Breitling does not apply window dressing to outside movements. A Breitling caliber is an excellent movement even if it doesn’t claim full “in house” recognition like the 01.
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