The Dirty Secrets of Your TradeSo, Television is a hot bed of lies, deceit and made up competitions. We can't say that we are that surprised... every job is full of this stuff. It's not like the newspapers currently kicking TV whilst it is down are all that innocent.
We'd like you to even things out a bit. Spill the beans on your own trade. Tell us the dirty secrets that the public need to know.
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chthonic, Thu 27 Sep 2007, 10:31)
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Not my industry, but...I was told by a luxury watch repairer that 99% of quartz watches use a mechanism made by one Japanese company. It costs about 20p. Which means that all of those Gucci, Omega, Tissot etc. watches which cost hundreds of pounds probably cost about a fiver (maximum) to make.
Top quality mechanical watches, however, can cost up to £600 just for parts and labour. Thus, if you buy a Rolex at, say, £2000, they're making less of a profit than some piece of Armani shit. And my Grandad had a Rolex for 40 years that was running fine when he croaked.
(, Thu 27 Sep 2007, 12:53, Reply)
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