This is a post from a well know watch forum, from a member claiming to be a S&W rep from the department that sources the watches (and other things) branded S&W for them. I believe at this point it is generally accepted on that forum that he probably is who he says he is.
Based on this I think his answer is basically that a Thai based contractor (or more than one) assembles them from other sources.
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Just to clear up some confusion - our watches are not made by Traser, or Luminox. Being that I see all of the defective watches that are returned I can tell you that the defect rate is extremely low, in fact lower than other tritium brands (this I know as a fact since we used to distribute other brands). I am sure I am now going to be attacked on the board, but I am talking about actual numbers, our defect rate on the SW Tritium line is well below the overall watch industry average. Yes even Rolex and Tag have defects, I purchased a Tag about 10 years back and it too died after the first month. Granted there may be some bad batches here and there that sometimes will skew a graph, but if you are looking for a tritium watch at a very fair price you can't really compare.
Most all of the tritium watch companies are using the same types of cases made in Asia
We all use the same Swiss tritium
We all use Ronda movements - our movements are Swiss manufactured components assembled in Thialand so we can't use the "Made in Switzerland" tag, but we consiously do that as a cost cutting measure.
We use a hardened mineral crystal as well.
People like to compare, but please be informed before you do- and to be honest, as someone who has owned and sold all the major brands, I would rather save a few $$$.
Skoochy, which ones did you own? What specifically was the issue? How many years back was this? We have made many improvements to the line over the past couple of years.
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