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The survival of Swiss watches

By Works in Progress & Aled Maclean-Jones · The Works in Progress Newsletter · December 2025

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The survival of Swiss watches

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"Quartz helped Japan’s watchmakers nearly drive Switzerland’s watch industry out of business. But the Swiss fought back."

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