https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed When it comes to telling the time, the Swiss are world renowned for their precision instruments but this reputation has been tarnished by a costly clock in Quebec City, Canada that has fallen short of expectations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150410/swiss-clock-ticks-off-quebec-time-keepers Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:25:04 +0200 swiss-clock-ticks-off-quebec-time-keepers Luxury Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer announced on Thursday that it was joining forces with technology behemoths Google and Intel to develop a smartwatch that can compete with the new Apple Watch. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150319/tag-heuer-announces-plans-for-smartwatch Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:50:04 +0100 tag-heuer-announces-plans-for-smartwatch Baselworld, the biggest watch show in the world, is timed to start on Thursday amid an uncertain atmosphere for Switzerland’s watchmakers.
 https://www.thelocal.ch/20150318/time-ticking-for-launch-of-baselworld-watch-show Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:38:00 +0100 time-ticking-for-launch-of-baselworld-watch-show Indonesia's military chief came under fire on Friday after rejecting claims he had been pictured wearing a luxury Swiss watch and insisting that the timepiece was a Chinese-made fake. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140425/indonesias-military-leader-claims-fake-swiss-watch Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:12:00 +0200 indonesias-military-leader-claims-fake-swiss-watch British jeweller Graff has unveiled what it described as the "most valuable watch ever created" — a timepiece replete with more than 110 carats of diamonds costing $55 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140328/worlds-most-costly-watch-shown-in-basel Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:20:00 +0100 worlds-most-costly-watch-shown-in-basel The world's biggest watch fair is set to open this week in Basel, offering an industry showcase for the world's most extravagant, rare and complex timepieces. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140325/basel-watch-fair-timed-to-open-amid-optimism Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:30:00 +0100 basel-watch-fair-timed-to-open-amid-optimism One of the pioneers behind the rise of the world's biggest watchmaking group Swatch criticized the luxury-focused industry in Switzerland on Thursday, charging it had missed the "smartwatch" train. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131024/swiss-watchmakers-not-smart-industry-pioneer Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:29:59 +0200 swiss-watchmakers-not-smart-industry-pioneer Swiss watch exports may be declining in Asia but purchases by Chinese tourists are driving up sales in many parts of Europe, a spokesman for the industry says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130719/chinese-tourists-drive-swiss-watch-sales Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:50:00 +0200 chinese-tourists-drive-swiss-watch-sales The world's biggest watch fair is set to open this week in Basel amid growing uncertainty over whether the industry can keep up its momentum and rake in another year of record sales in China. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130423/fragile-chinese-market-shadows-basel-watch-show Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:31:00 +0200 fragile-chinese-market-shadows-basel-watch-show Switzerland's watch exports dipped 2.5 percent to 1.6 billion francs ($1.69 billion) in February from the same month a year earlier, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130321/swiss-watch-exports-dip-in-february Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:55:00 +0100 swiss-watch-exports-dip-in-february Swiss watchmakers posted record exports last year of 21.4 billion francs ($23.5 billion), which was nearly 11 percent more than a year earlier, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130205/swiss-watch-industry-exports-hit-new-record Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:33:00 +0100 swiss-watch-industry-exports-hit-new-record India's former Olympics chief pleaded not guilty in court on Monday to an array of corruption charges related to his handling of the chaotic Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130204/swatch-linked-to-indian-sport-scandal Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:46:00 +0100 swatch-linked-to-indian-sport-scandal The world's biggest watch-making group Swatch said on Monday its net profit soared 26 percent last year, beating market expectations and boosting its share price. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130204/swatch-2012-profits-tick-ahead-of-forecasts Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:11:00 +0100 swatch-2012-profits-tick-ahead-of-forecasts Hollywood actors Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor and Matthew Fox were among the lineup of stars for a Tuesday night soiree in Geneva for IWC, the Schaffhausen watchmaker. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130123/hollywood-stars-sport-swiss-watches-in-geneva Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:16:00 +0100 hollywood-stars-sport-swiss-watches-in-geneva Swatch Group, the world's leading watchmaker, said on Monday it would acquire US jeweller and watchmaker Harry Winston for up to $1 billion. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130114/swatch-acquires-us-jeweller-and-watchmaker Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:27:00 +0100 swatch-acquires-us-jeweller-and-watchmaker The world's biggest watch group Swatch reported on Thursday that sales in 2012 rose by 14 percent from the 2011 level, beating the most optimistic expectations in the industry. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130110/swatch-sales-wind-up-ahead-of-forecasts Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:26:00 +0100 swatch-sales-wind-up-ahead-of-forecasts