Claiming your work

[Henry32221]

When you source parts from online for example case movement and hands. can you claim it as being yours? Can you sell the piece on and claim it as your own brand? I’m new to this and don’t know please can you help?

[watchweasol]

Hi Henry    I can't see a problem there,  look at car manufacture. all the component parts are sourced  from makers and assembled in the factory and brand named. That is no different to what you advocate. In the end that's all you are doing.  How many watches out there are assembled the same way, Eubauches manufactured movements that are in so many watches under many brand names. 

[HSL]

The most so called designer watches are utilizing this concept, sometimes there might be a pattern protection or a patent issue that has to be addressed before one slaps on a logo on things, I guess the larger manufacturers has a licensing agreement inplace, but as no logo products there is probably no problems.

[oldhippy]

Different countries have different laws. To be safe I would get professional advice.

[yankeedog]

X2 on the legal advise. There is a lawyer hiding behind every blade of grass.

[jdm]

6 hours ago, Henry32221 said:

When you source parts from online for example case movement and hands. can you claim it as being yours? Can you sell the piece on and claim it as your own brand? I’m new to this and don’t know please can you help?

Claim against whom? For your watch to be known and copied you would have to sell in the thousands. I whish you can get there first, then worry about imitations later. 

[vinn3]

    this here is watch repair.   a very good hobby if you have a little mechanical ability.  Lawyers :  they should put a bounty on them.

[Nucejoe]

Chinees manufacturers produce any of designs they are set up for, without you having to worry about brand ownership. You can name or desgn dials for your order at will.

So far as brand name,  you can register your brand or purchase any of the old abandoned brands cheap, though some have resurrected with advanced luxury mechanical pieces.  

Abandoned brands are just a title, no equipment, no know- how. Much depends on the target market, terretory, finances,advertisment, .....etc.

Lawyers bussy at international court of arbitration give consulation on legal matters starting with incoterms, all the way forward, back to the start.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jusstopedby]

I put a 2824 clone movement in a Chinese case with an imitation Omega dial. 

I have not put my name on it nor in it.

[HSL]

On 5/10/2019 at 5:04 PM, Nucejoe said:

Chinees manufacturers produce any of designs they are set up for, without you having to worry about brand ownership. You can name or desgn dials for your order at will.

I had to try this out and got to say it's not to bad. Tried with just a quartz the first run maybe an automatic next time..