{"id":6919,"date":"2025-11-27T15:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciil.com\/qz-reports-digital-quality-assurance-in-the-watch-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:24:53","slug":"digital-quality-watch-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciil.com\/en\/digital-quality-watch-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"QZ reports: Digital quality assurance in the watch industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n<p>In its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qz-online.de\/a\/fachartikel\/luxusuhren-ticken-anders-150324\">latest article<\/a>, the trade magazine <strong>QZ &#8211; Qualit\u00e4t und Zuverl\u00e4ssigkeit<\/strong> focuses on the special challenges of the Swiss luxury watch industry and shows why traditional systems are reaching their limits here. Digital quality assurance in the watch industry: our software is highlighted in the article as a reference solution.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wenn-exzellenz-nicht-standardisierbar-ist\">When excellence cannot be standardized<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-luxusuhrenfertigung-prazision-handwerk-und-absolute-nachvollziehbarkeit\">Luxury watchmaking: Precision, craftsmanship &#8211; and absolute traceability<\/h3>\n\n<p>Watch manufacturers do not produce in series, but in finely tuned, highly qualified process steps. Each work step is checked, documented, traced and evaluated in the context of a unique product.<br\/>The QZ sums it up: <strong>luxury watches tick differently<\/strong> &#8211; and so do their quality processes.<\/p>\n\n<p>In such environments, generic ERP or MES functions are not enough. We need systems that combine <strong>flexibility and structure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-warum-die-qz-uber-unsere-losung-berichtet\"><strong>Why QZ reports on our solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-flexible-prozesse-statt-starre-systeme\"><strong>Flexible processes instead of rigid systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.sciil.com\/\">SCIIL AG<\/a> developed software for IWC that does not adapt the manufacture to the software &#8211; but the software to the manufacture. Every test station, every test step, every rework logic can be parameterized and follows the production reality exactly.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-modulare-qs-fur-prufstationen-rework-amp-ruckverfolgbarkeit\"><strong>Modular QA for test stations, rework &amp; traceability<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.sciil.com\/case-study\/software-fuer-uhrenhersteller\/\">SCIIL quality system for Uhenmanufakturen<\/a> offers:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Structured presentation of the test stations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documentation of all results<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatic transfer of test results<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ergonomics of the test stations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visualization of operations and test results<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seamless traceability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intelligent rework control (NOK \u2192 defined rework path \u2192 retesting)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>H3: SAP, Witschi &amp; Co. &#8211; real integration for real manufacturers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Particularly highlighted in the QZ article:<br\/>\u2714 Direct interface to <strong>Witschi<\/strong> &#8211; the industry standard for gait and function testing<br\/>\u2714 Deep integration into <strong>SAP<\/strong> so that QA and production data converge<br\/>\u2714 Modern, visual user interface &#8211; ideal for tablets in final inspection<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-andere-uhrenhersteller-daraus-mitnehmen-konnen\"><strong>What can other watch manufacturers take away from this?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-standardisierte-qualitat-trotz-individueller-fertigung\"><strong>Standardized quality despite individual production<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Our solution achieves something that is rarely possible in a manufacturing environment: <strong>consistent quality<\/strong>, even though each model has its own characteristics.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-digitalisierung-ohne-verlust-von-handwerkscharakter\"><strong>Digitization without losing the character of craftsmanship<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>SCIIL modernizes processes &#8211; without replacing craftsmanship, but by <strong>supporting<\/strong> it <strong>, structuring it and making it measurable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qz-online.de\/a\/fachartikel\/luxusuhren-ticken-anders-150324\">Click here for the QZ article<\/a> on digital quality assurance in the watch industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its latest article, the trade magazine QZ &#8211; Qualit\u00e4t und Zuverl\u00e4ssigkeit focuses on the special challenges of the Swiss luxury watch industry and shows why traditional systems are reaching their limits here. 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