This comes under the heading of "anything with "aviation" in its description costs at least 3 times what it is worth".
A few years ago I purchased one of Torgoen's watches. I got a simple one because I just wanted the second time zone. By time I paid shipping, it was about a $250 purchase.
The watch worked well for a couple of years and then got erratic. I had it repaired to the tune of $136. In the process, I picked up an interest in watch repair, so started studying that.
Once I got a little knowledge I undertook to disassemble my watch and take a look at it.
What a surprise!!! I discovered that the wholesale price of the movement, which was replaced in the repair, is about $12!!! The case is made in China.
The movement IS a Swiss movement, but it is one of the "economy" single jewel Swiss movements. These watches are sold as high quality time pieces and are priced accordingly.
Not exactly!
Reg
