page_title: Swiss made
section_title: Swiss  watches
hierarchical_section_title: Swiss made / Swiss watches / Swiss  watches
caption_attribution_description: English: Swatch Model „GB101“ (Gent black 101), one of the first Swatch-Watches, manufactured 1983 Deutsch: Swatch GB 101 (Gent black 101), eine der ersten Swatch-Uhren, hergestellt 1983
context_page_description: Swiss made is a label or marker used to indicate that a product was made or assembled in Switzerland or the geographic Swiss region. According to the Swiss Federal Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Indications of Source, a good or service may be designated "Swiss made" if:
  For food products: 80% of the weight of the raw materials and the essential processing must take place in Switzerland.
  For industrial products: 60% of the manufacturing costs and the essential manufacturing step must occur in Switzerland.
  For services: the company headquarters and administration must be located in Switzerland.
  Most often associated with watches or timepieces made in Switzerland, Swiss law considers a watch to be Swiss made if its movement is Swiss, if the movement has been assembled in the Swiss region, its final inspection occurred in Switzerland, and at least 60% of manufacturing costs are domestic. Besides the "Swiss made" requirements, watches may carry the Swiss movement marker if at least half of the assembled parts are of Swiss manufacture.
context_section_description: The   Ordinance regulating the use of the name "Swiss" on watches first defines a "watch" (as opposed to a clock) by the dimensions of its movement. Thereafter, the law defines a Swiss watch, the definition of which is dependent on certain aspects of its movement. The law then goes on to define under what circumstances a watch movement may be considered Swiss made.  The law then sets forth the conditions for the use of the name Swiss on watches, on watch cases, on watch movements, on watch dials and on replacement watch parts. 
  In sum, a watch is considered Swiss whose movement is encased in Switzerland and whose final control by the Manufacture d'horlogerie takes place in Switzerland.
  The legal standards for the use of  "Swiss made" on a watch are  a very minimum standard, and the Swissness of a watch is largely dependent on the brand and its reputation. The Swiss watch industry has not reached an agreement  over the specific definition of Swiss made, as some companies favor stricter regulations and others prefer including lower-cost foreign components. The Swiss Federal Council modified the ordinance regulating the use of the "Swiss" name for watches in 1995. This revision was explained in a press release entitled On foreign parts for watches.
caption: A Swatch watch labeled "SWISS" to indicate  it is made in Switzerland
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