Companies like Apple have certainly shown you can get top quality made in China, if you are willing to spend on quality control. Nikon makes some of its top lenses like the 105/1.4E or the 500/5.6 PF in China. The difference is that they own and manage the factory in China themselves, it's not subcontracted to a third-party supplier that will inevitably cut corners after the contract is won, a phenomenon known as "quality fade" 9Just as they have a term for "good enough", chabuduo).
Switzerland recently imposed a minimum 50% value-added in CH threshold for watches to qualify for "Made in Switzerland". Perhaps at some point we need labelling standards like nutritional labels saying which parts were made where.
The Zeiss Victory Pockets are made in Japan, BTW, and they are outstanding.
Switzerland recently imposed a minimum 50% value-added in CH threshold for watches to qualify for "Made in Switzerland". Perhaps at some point we need labelling standards like nutritional labels saying which parts were made where.
The Zeiss Victory Pockets are made in Japan, BTW, and they are outstanding.