7 November 2011, 03:56 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Canada
Posts: 158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kilyung
I deal with car parts a lot and there's a slight variation between OE and OEM. OE is 'Original Equipment' which is what comes with the original car regardless of manufacturer. Some cars switch vendors during model cycles. As Will stated, OEM is 'Original Equipment Manufacturer'. Meaning this vendor, a some point, produced OE parts for the model.
In the watch world, it would be like Hirsch making the straps for Panerai but to then be replaced by CF. Technically they are both OEMs providing OE straps depending on model year.
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