What goes into making luxury watches in Switzerland, where timepieces can sell for millions

Luxury Swiss watches made by Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, MB&F, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Philippe Dufour are pricier than some ...

These watches cost more than a home. This is how master craftspeople make them in Switzerland.

The watch industry is ticking away in Switzerland, where masters work with pieces the size of poppyseeds to hand make timepieces that retail for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The New York Times

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“We’re making new Pebble watches,” writes original Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky on the “rePebble” launch page. Eight years after Pebble’s time as an upstart watchmaker came to an end, Migicovsky ...
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