watchmaking
Americannoun
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Biel, Switzerland-based Swatch is led by the family of Nicolas Hayek, credited with saving Swiss watchmaking in the 1980s from the threat of low-cost quartz models from Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Better known for its colourful watches from the 1980s, AP Swatch has described the Royal Pop collection as "a disruptive collaboration between two icons of Swiss watchmaking".
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
With the demise of the Baselworld salon following the Covid-19 pandemic, Watches and Wonders in Geneva has established itself as the pinnacle showcase for watchmaking in Switzerland.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
And what does Gita, 68, think of her husband’s watchmaking hobby?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
He combined practical and theoretical knowledge, as Hooke had in watchmaking.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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