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> Not the first place that would come to mind for precision manufacturing, but there you have it. Why not? Aren't Swiss watchmakers in the Alps as well? And r
by carlob 13y ago
> Not the first place that would come to mind for precision manufacturing, but there you have it.
Why not? Aren't Swiss watchmakers in the Alps as well?
And regarding sibling poster saying they have production mainly in China: I remember reading they've actually moved some of the production to Italy after acquiring firms that were making their frames in China. If I find a source in English I'll post it.
Old article stating 85% production in Italy:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/27/style/27iht-rglass.html http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/27/style/27iht-rglass.html
Marketing page about manufactoring:
http://www.luxottica.com/en/company/world/places/manufacturing http://www.luxottica.com/en/company/world/places/manufacturi...
- davidw 13y ago> Why not? Aren't Swiss watchmakers in the Alps as well? This says... not really: http://www.fhs.ch/en/history.php http://www.fhs.ch/en/history.php At least not compared to someplace like Agordo, which is still not that easy to get to today: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Agordo,+Belluno,+Italy&hl=en&ll=46.272461,12.057495&spn=0.214533,0.528374&sll=45.406504,11.891245&sspn=0.217898,0.528374&oq=agord&hnear=Agordo,+Belluno,+Veneto,+Italy&t=p&z=12 https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Agordo,+Belluno,+Italy&hl=en&... Which is probably why Luxottica moved to Milan, and Safilo here to Padova.