Geneva, April 15, 2026 (AFP) - Swiss watchmakers say time will tell on effects of Mideast conflict

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2026-04-15

The Middle East war has plunged Swiss watchmakers into uncertainty, testing the resilience of an iconic national industry already shaken by several crises. Behind the opulent booths at the Watches and Wonders fair in Geneva, the industry's biggest annual showcase, the conflict is on everyone's lips. The war is not the first crisis that watchmaking has faced in recent years, said Elie Bernheim, the chief executive of Raymond Weil, a family busines......

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