Mathey-Tissot Edmond Automatic Watch

I know this is an old thread, but um. Mathey-Tissot has nothing to do with Tissot, it is its own brand with its own history. I own an H7050PM and it's been doing a great job. The problem with the brand is that it's not at all recognizable and second-hand- and grey market dealers abuse this brand. What I mean is that they put a high MSRP and stamp a huge discount on them, just like they do with Invicta. Invictas are great watches if you buy them from their official website, the price rises high, but it's worth it. But also it's being marketed on non-official, concerned brands, dealers which put 90% discount on the watch with Miyota 9015 or Seiko's NH35A movement. You should always check the official site of the watchmaker before you buy anything. When I checked the H7050PM on grey market dealer, it had a 890€ stamp on it, but it had a "discount" and it cost 380€. I have never even heard about the brand Mathey-Tissot and I went to their official website. On their site the watch cost about 300€ and I got it without paying taxes. The watch is gorgeous but I noticed after a week that it had a little problem with the automatic part. The pawl lever was misaligned and the movement couldn't wind automatically. I opened it up and aligned it correctly and now it's been working without any problems for the past two years. For 300€ it's a great watch, but to be honest, the rest of them are not that great. The Inter T SA seems very fishy, especially when it's not produced anymore. The quality of the movement is substantially heftier than the Chinese counterparts. It's Swiss labeled because to get the label, at least 51 per cent of the watch's value has to be produced in Switzerland. That being said, it's possible that those last 49% are made in China, and with INTER T's it's very possible, if we consider that the pawl lever couldn't stay in its position even for a week.

Hey, fair enough. Personally, I like their fake attempts at people buying their products patriotism when in practice they display none themselves. http://www.gq.com/story/shinola-ftc-rulling-made-in-detroit-problem https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertanaas/2016/06/20/ftc-rules-on-made-in-america-concept-for-shinola-watches/#45bbe70f7950 If you're getting decent prices for them from Nordstrom rack there's nothing to complain about though.

To me personally Shinola is still an interesting case and much better than what's on the table here. Yes, they are way overpriced at MSRP but there are lots of great deal on Shinola at Nordstrom Racks. And the case design is rock solid to me.