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by thaumasiotes 3022 days ago
>> “It’s not Swiss watch precision,”

This is a weird case, like "20/20 vision", where the metaphor expresses the opposite of the reality. Swiss watches are so expensive because they're clunkier and less accurate than quartz crystal watches.

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I think the idea is that the Swiss mechanical watches are more precise than other mechanical watches...