Horigin

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made in Germany
components
to your own criteria

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and get a custom ranking.

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MovementNEGOTIABLE
CaseNEGOTIABLE

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Industrial DNA

  • Design made in Germany
  • Assembly made in Germany
  • Case made in Germany
  • After-sales service made in Germany

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Match of the moment

Which of these two brands wins? You decide.

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Germany

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Maximum potential

Maximum potential

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Horigin index

Horigin index

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52%

A. Lange & Söhne shows a stronger footprint than Mühle-Glashütte. The gap mostly comes from the "Hairspring" component.

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How is the data established?

Public data collection

We gather publicly available information on each brand: official website, product sheets, press releases.

Confirmation request to brands

We ask each brand to confirm or correct the origins found, component by component.

Index calculation

Confirmed and unconfirmed origins are weighted by your preferences to produce each brand's Horigin index.

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