Farer are putting out some nice stuff, they've just released their new Lander Chronograph
Automatic chrono movement (ETA 2894-2 with custom rotor), 39x12.5mm case size, colourful dial, quite nice all around
Also fairly well priced for an auto-chrono these days
@troubleMoney Really nice yes! And quite "affordable" for a Swiss made chrono...
@skynebula yeah, auto-chronos are really quite pricey these days
They do have a couple of quartz chronos that are far more reasonably priced, flyback rattrapante for £535 which is pretty damn neat (their "Pendine" and "Ainsdale")
@troubleMoney NB : Shinola are not Swiss made. They're made in USA with Swiss parts
@skynebula I'm lead to believe that Farer do all of the assembly in Switzerland with their design offices in England, certainly wouldn't be the first brand to do that
As to how many of the individual parts aside from the movement are manufactured in Switzerland, well, there's ongoing arguments in the industry about exactly how Swiss a Swiss Made watch is
@troubleMoney Yeah, many discussions about that. But it's far far from the Made in Italy scam in fashion. Switzerland being quite conservative and proud of its watch industry, I think we can still trust the "Swiss Made" label.
But then, it's true that we can find many differences in quality within Switzerland. But ETA is a quote good movement maker (they provide so many big brands, even "undercover"... :)
@skynebula Oh yeah, certainly far from the "Made in Italy" thing, I was more referring to the origins of the case/crystal/dial/that sort of thing
ETA movements are still as good as they ever were, they have a very well earned reputation as solid workhorse movements
@troubleMoney Ah, even the quartz are Swiss made, nice!
They may be got inspired by Shinola :)