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The RFQ document, which followed Slayton's original specifications, had a line that asked the supplier to specify the country of origin for any intended items whose cost of manufacturing outside of the USA exceeded 50%. We've never heard anything like it before. The local watch industry had been lobbying hard to have it made a requirement that the space program buy American by the time the Shuttle missions began. The local watch industry realized they had made a mistake by not having their watches fly in space.Blancpain Replica
They fought to get a spot when the next round was due of the Qualification andProcurement exercise. (Don't forget that Speedy had 90 watches which had been used on the entire Gemini & Apollo missions. No one else had a look-in. NASA had to ensure that the equipment purchased for the Shuttle missions was manufactured in the United States at a cost of more than 50%. Other words, "Made in America".
The Blancpain Replica was the only watch to have passed the technical tests. Lobbyists efforts were in vain. How did it meet the "Made in America' criterion?" Omega contracted Star Watch Case Company in the USA to manufacture watch cases, which, it is assumed, accounted for at least 51% of the value of a Blancpain Replica ...). As in many other countries, including the UK, import duties were imposed on watches to protect the still-viable watchmaking industry.breitling superocean replica
These tariffs are manifestations of the type of protectionist policies that sophisticated Europeans believed we were finally rid of until last year. Omega already had a licencee case manufacturer in the USA that was commonly used for gold watches, so it wasn't difficult for them to make this arrangement.
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What impact does this information have on the Blancpain Replica's image in the minds of collectors? Validation always and always improves the integrity of a thing. It's not like the Speedy ever needed to be validated. It's a historic watch that has been a banner along the journey of mankind in terms of science and society. Knowing how a watch was selected amongst its peers and which features stood up to the most horrendous mechanical odds adds value. Knowing the exact path that led it to space, and not just a vague series of assumptions by others.
