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Is a ‘Made in America’ watch really what consumers want?
If globalism killed the chance of a “made in America” watch, is that a bad thing?
The Christmas season is enjoyable for many reasons, and the opportunity to feed my wrist-watch collecting addiction is just one of many. With this opportunity comes the chance to share the gift of something I love amongst friends and family, with each watch purchased with the intent of it matching the style and personality of the receiver. However, what watch do you select for someone who is a vocal “Made in America” acolyte?
As someone who considers themselves a watch connoisseur — the answer is you don’t.
With that said, there isn’t much of an argument anyway since the watch industry had been essentially outsourced to the Chinese and other various industrialized parts of Asia due to the “quartz crisis” (as the watchworld called the period of time that cheaper, yet more accurate, quartz movement watches caused the financial extinction of many mechanical watch brands who couldn’t compete) which all but forced watch manufacturers eastward in order to stay alive in the rapidly changing market by 1980. The Timex Group USA, inc., a brand with a long and cherished history of being the quintessential, all-American watch company, has been manufacturing and assembling…
