Disclosure of Foreign Origin of Watches, Etc. Opportunity To Present Data, Views
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DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN ORIGIN OF WATCHES, ETC.
Opportunity To Present Data, Views, or Arguments Notice is hereby given that the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public hearing on Friday, January 7,1966, com mencing at 10 a.m., e.s.t., in Room 532, Federal Trade Commission Building, Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., at which time and place all interested and affected parties may verbally present data, views, argu ments, and suggestions relevant to the disclosure of the foreign origin of watches, watch cases, watch movements, watch bands, and parts thereof, marketed in the United States of America. Writ ten data, views, arguments, and sugges tions will also be considered if mailed to the Secretary, Federal Trade Commis sion, Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Ave nue NW., Washington, D.C., 20580, on or before January 3,1966. Persons submit ting written presentations exceedipg 2 pages should file 12 copies thereof, and persons desiring to make verbal presen tations at the hearing on January 7,1966, should notify the Secretary of the Com mission to this effect, with an estimate of the time required for his verbal presen tation, not later than January 3, 1966. The purpose of this hearing is to afford the Commission the benefit of the views of all concerned to assist it in reaching a determination as to what action, if any, the Commission should take in the public interest under the statutes administered by it.
To assist the Commission information and suggestions on the following points are desired.
1. The approximate number of watches being sold annually in the United States, and an approximation of the percentage thereof having jeweled movements and the percentage having pin lever move ments.
2. With respect to movements assem bled in the United States, an approxi mation of the number, types, and value of component parts which are of for eign manufacture; and with respect to watches or movements assembled in the Virgin Islands, an approximation of the numbers, types and value of component parts (including cases and dials) which are of foreign origin, broken down by country of origin; an approximation of the watches and movements entering the United States from the Virgin Islands, and an approximation of the percentage of the movements contained in such watches which were assembled in the Virgin Islands.
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Such estimates should separately specify the percentage of jeweled watches and those of the pin lever type.) 3. Whether the purchasing public has a preference for watches having move ments made in the United States (1) over those made in any foreign coun try, or (2) over those made in any for eign country except Switzerland. 4. Identification of the parts of watch cases, and of the principal and more im portant parts of watch movements. How many parts are involved in the as sembly of men’s jeweled wrist watches of the usual design and size? 5. Should there be requirement of dis closure of the fact that one or more parts of a watch movement are of foreign manufacture? If so, how can this be ac complished with likely notice of the dis closure to the purchasing public prior to consummation of purchases, and in a manner which will assure of the dis closure carrying through to purchasers and prospective purchasers. 6. Whether there should be require ment of disclosure of the fact that a watch has a case or part thereof made in a foreign country.
7. Is it important to consumer pur chasers of watches whether the move ments, or parts of movements, of such watches have been made in a foreign country; or have been made by an Amer ican or foreign manufacture? What is to be regarded as the country of origin of a watch movement? Interested persons are invited to sub mit any information pertinent to these matters or other aspects of the subject. The data, views, or arguments pre sented orally or in writing will be avail able for examination by interested par ties at the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
The public hearing which will be held on January 7,1966, will be before the full Commission.
Issued: December 10,1965. By the Commission.
[ s e a l] J o s e ph W. Shea, Secretary.
[F.R. Doc. 65-13327; Filed, Dec. 10, 1965; 8:47 a.m.]