In Swiss watchmaking, a crisis looms? Over the past decade, the industry has shifted from a focus on volumes to a value model — part of a wider luxury trend known as premiumisation. Export volumes have roughly halved since 2015, with the loss of around 13.5 million units annually. This has put dozens of manufacturing businesses and thousands of jobs at risk. Inside the sector, calls are growing for urgent restructuring.
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