{"id":29290,"date":"2017-02-03T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=29290"},"modified":"2019-07-30T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:53:08","slug":"swiss-cheese-watch-real-statement-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/swiss-cheese-watch-real-statement-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"This Swiss Cheese Watch Is a Real Statement Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Metal, leather, gears . . . OK, maybe I can\u2019t name&nbsp;all of the components of a typical watch, but I <em>do<\/em> know it doesn&#8217;t usually include cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.h-moser.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H. Moser<\/a>&nbsp;unveiled&nbsp;a very pricey timepiece called the Swiss Mad Watch. Designed to be &#8220;the most Swiss watch ever created,&#8221; it incorporates one of \u201cthe most precious Swiss resources that exists: cows&#8221; by featuring a cowhide strap and yes, a case made of the rare and seasonal <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/Vacherin-Mont-dOr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vacherin Mont d\u2019Or<\/a>&nbsp;(pasteurized and not stinky, according to its promotional video, but preserved in resin, rendering it inedible). With a smoked red dial and four white lacquered indices at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o\u2019clock, it&#8217;s even reminiscent of the country\u2019s flag. It&#8217;s all yours for a cool&nbsp;1,081,291 Swiss francs (a nod to August 8, 1291, when Switzerland&#8217;s Federal Charter was signed), or roughly $1.09 million.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MXCUZYt8S5c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The independent company created this 100 percent Swiss watch in protest of the latest changes regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#8220;Swiss Made&#8221; title. As of Jan. 1, timepieces can only be given that distinction if at least 60 percent of their value comes from Switzerland; the previous minimum was 50 percent. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fhs.swiss\/eng\/strengthening.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Other requirements<\/a> such as Swiss movement and a final inspection in Switzerland remain intact. However, H. Moser felt this new standard still wasn&#8217;t enough, saying in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.h-moser.com\/en\/news\/01-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a statement<\/a> that it&#8217;s &#8220;too lenient . . . creating confusion and encouraging abuses of the system.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The watchmaker, who claims its products are at least 95 percent Swiss, also announced it will drop the &#8220;Swiss Made&#8221; label&nbsp;moving forward, in the hopes that these actions will send a clear message to the watchmaking industry that the validation is &#8220;meaningless.\u201d Proceeds from the sale of the Swiss Mad Watch will go toward creating a fund for independent Swiss watchmakers currently forced to outsource to Asia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><small>Feature Photo Credit: H. 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