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Originally Posted by HiBoost
Do you still feel their modern work is high quality or is this one of those "they don't make them like they used to" situations?
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Oh their modern work is good stuff, but the vintage steel used for pivots is something else. Nothing like pulling a 565 apart and having a 50+ year old rotor axle without wear, gears that are pristine, etc.
Same goes for vintage Rolex, Patek, Jaeger, they all made incredible movements back in the day, with burnished steel. Now the steel pivots are all electropolished steel, which is quick and cheap in manufacturing but not even in the same league when it comes to durability.
If modern movement technology was combined with some old school methods the movements would be truly incredible.