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 Posted: Wed Mar 21st, 2012 04:18 pm
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Hammerfjord



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 I mailed Mr J-D Pasche(The "Federation of the Swiss watch industry" President) who answered me the next day, explaining that after the positive vote from the first government chamber about the Swissness project, they are now waiting for the decision of the second government chamber.
From then, The Federation will ask a minimum 60% Swiss-Made law for the quartz watches and a 80% for the mechanicals.
At the origin, the Swissness project demand a 60% Swiss-Made minimum for any industrial Swiss production but the different branches there could ask for a higher Swissness percentage: As the Swiss watch industry will do.
So the battle isn't won yet as I thought but it's half way to say it like that.
From my point of view, there is great chances for that the whole project comes through as the politicians already showed them good will with the first vote.