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⌚ How the Quartz Crisis Saved Swiss Watchmaking (2026)

Video: The Quartz Crisis: The (Almost) End of the Watch Industry. In 1970, Switzerland held half the global watch market; by 1983, that number had plummeted to a mere 10%, and the industry stood on the brink of total extinction.…





