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tick-talk Country: Canada Location: 13° south of the arctic circle Favorite Saying: «“Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time” Voltaire» Posts: 1184 Registered: Nov 13, 2007 Private Message |
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Patek's Hypocracy?(View entire thread)June 21, 09 19:33 So Patek has abandoned the Geneva Seal for their own internal quality verification seal. Their official story is that they have improved upon the criteria, which the Geneva Seal organization was unwilling to do. Namely, they have added timekeeping standards to the mix, which agreed is a logical and necessary step! One wonders why this wasn't insisted upon by Patek and the other users of the GS many years before? Likely because it didn't suit their purposes. Now Patek wants to regain exclusivity in the face of too many GS hanger's-on (Dubuis, etc., you know who they are). So, on the face of it, this seems like a real coup for PP. But...Patek has insisted upon an internal process overseen by their own people! This fundamental flaw means that, officially or otherwise, the judgements, decisions and actions that govern the PP Seal are influenced by their own management agenda. It's not transparent and not independent. So, while accusing the GS organization of being steered by an inefficient and outdated criteria, they have set themselves up to be accused of the same thing in the future. The Geneva Seal should take this opportunity to re-invent itself and at least equal the standards of PP...plus add an advisory board consisting of industry and consumer advocates that would report annually to the public. And Vacheron should exert any influence it has to make this happen. More than the simple pas de deux that everyone expects  .
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