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Swiss Watch Industry Faces ‘Signs of Stagnation’
Swiss watch exports jumped 6 perfect in value in 2018. But a second-half slowdown raises questions about this year.
Source: Hodinkee
Originally published by Joe Thompson on Hodinkee.
The Swiss watch industry turned in a strong performance last year, as measured by the value of its global watch exports. Ex-factory sales of Swiss watches rose 6.3% in value over 2017 to CHF21.2 billion (the figure is nearly the same in U.S. dollars).