CNN tried to find the makers of Trump’s new ‘Swiss-made’ watches. We ended up at a shopping center in Wyoming

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To use the phrase "Swiss made" on a watch requires at least 60% of the production occur in Switzerland, 50% of the movement made and assembled in Switzerland, and technical development and final inspection must occur in Switzerland, but the trump watches only say "Swiss Made Tourbillon" and his tourbillon watch actually does use a Swiss made BCP Tourbillon T02 movement, BCP confirmed it to the Swiss press.

The other cheaper Trump watches say they are using Seiko NH34 and NH35 movements, which are good but standard movements that you can get in $200 watches.

They likely put these watches together on a watch building site where they clicked the parts they wanted then sent the specs off to be made in China.

BUT BUT BUT, seeee we totally said "Swiss-made", and not "Swiss Made". Totally different, bruh

Yeah, but this is the US. They use the imperial system and omit 'u's from words like colour.