Hamilton is not an American watch

[matt92617]

Made in the USA was lost when big corporations started opening Sweat Shops in Asia and Mexico and outsourcing everywhere else. Nothing is fully made in the US anymore.

that and the monkey politics in which end of year bonus is better than survival of the company or jobs. that's what brought down Chrysler and a bunch of other companies in U.S.

[JustJ]

Let's be honest. Chrysler definitely got the better end of that merger. And I mean by a HUGE degree. An executive over at Chrysler either did a magnificent job of promoting the brand, or the executive over at Daimler who agreed to the merger is an idiot. Now you have Chrysler vehicles out there that definitely show much better quality and fit than before the merger. As for Daimler . . .

With regards to Hamilton, yes; it bothers me a bit. Hamilton once used to be the American brand that Swiss-Made brands feared. That's not even remotely the case now. Hamilton still makes some excellent timepieces. But it's not the same.

Not true at all. Daimler basically destroyed Chrysler and sold it off. Fiat will not. They actually plan to unify their production.

[matt92617]

I think Chrysler is in way better off in Italian hands than in American pockets. Italians love their cars and they will never destroy a brand. I think it might end up similar to what happened to Hamilton.

[Monocrom]

Not true at all. Daimler basically destroyed Chrysler and sold it off. Fiat will not. They actually plan to unify their production.

Destroyed it? Chrysler is not only still around, but making far better quality vehicles than it has for years. Have you seen the latest crop of Chrysler vehicles on showroom floors, or test driven them? The Daimler influence is still there. Unfortunately, the Chrysler influence was blatantly obvious too, on certain Mercedes-Benz models. Certain cheap-feeling parts and poor panel gaps on certain Mercedes-Benz models. Thankfully that was put an end to before the brand was de-valued. Daimler merged with a piece of crap car brand, doesn't matter if it was an American brand or not, and it was Chrysler that benefited.

[Monocrom]

I think Chrysler is in way better off in Italian hands than in American pockets. Italians love their cars and they will never destroy a brand.

Once again, Chrysler still around. Still making cars.

[Robotaz]

Hamilton has not made watches for decades. Swatch group owns this brand now and puts out very affordable mechanical watches. I'm not complaining. Hamilton could exist as a company today in the USA wich has even less worker rights then Swizterland. Why does the biggest super power in the world treat its citizens worse than the Swiss, or prettying any industrialized nation. It's a travesty and it needs to change.

Switzerland doesn't have 150,000,000 people sitting on their sorry a** waiting for people who work, like me, to bankroll their joke of a life. Switzerland has the luxury of being liberal because they don't have droves of losers living off the status quo. After America is overrun and destroyed they will flood into the next vacuum of ignorance waiting to receive them. "oh, they're pathetic . We need to help them". Watch.

[BaCaitlin]

Bremont watches are promoted as English watches...but they also have the "swiss made" wording on the dials of their watches...Let's face it ...the words "swiss made" sells...

[JustJ]

Destroyed it? Chrysler is not only still around, but making far better quality vehicles than it has for years. Have you seen the latest crop of Chrysler vehicles on showroom floors, or test driven them? The Daimler influence is still there. Unfortunately, the Chrysler influence was blatantly obvious too, on certain Mercedes-Benz models. Certain cheap-feeling parts and poor panel gaps on certain Mercedes-Benz models. Thankfully that was put an end to before the brand was de-valued. Daimler merged with a piece of crap car brand, doesn't matter if it was an American brand or not, and it was Chrysler that benefited.

They purposely used sub-par materials in the Chrysler brands.

Mercedes-Benz is a lackluster brand itself. Their fit and finish may be nice but not worth their premium, at all, maybe similar to Chrysler? You ever drive their Sprinter series? Junk.

[gyang333]

Once again, Chrysler still around. Still making cars.

he's agreeing with you.

[Monocrom]

They purposely used sub-par materials in the Chrysler brands.

Mercedes-Benz is a lackluster brand itself. Their fit and finish may be nice but not worth their premium, at all, maybe similar to Chrysler? You ever drive their Sprinter series? Junk.

I agree that Mercedes-Benz isn't as great as the marketing hype surrounding the brand. (Like many luxury brands, it used to be better.)

Chrysler unfortunately has been putting out junk cars long before the merger. Back when I was a younger man, my first car was a used Ford Escort. My best friend drove a brand new Dodge Neon. The front seats in his car were a bit more comfortable than the ones in mine. But my older Ford on the inside looked like a luxury car compared to the materials used in his Neon. Especially the plastic bits. Mine felt solid. Doors and glove-box closed with a reassuring thud. His car's felt thin and shallow. Doors and glove box closed with a tiny snap that was barely audible. The plastic parts on his car not only looked cheap, but also felt and sounded cheap too.

The merger with Daimler wasn't what cased the cars to be built with crappy parts. That was an issue long before Daimler got involved. Could Daimler have done a lot more in improving Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles? Yes, they could have done more. But Daimler didn't sabotage Chrysler.