I believe Swatch and Nicolas Hayek played a significant role

Jul 23, 2023,19:52 PM
 

Though I’m not an expert… I wasn’t quite born yet 😁

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What lead to the resurgence and resurrection of the Swiss watch industry in the 1980s?

 
 By: cfree011 : July 23rd, 2023-15:40
I was reading a few articles on the quartz crisis and how the quartz movement nearly destroyed the swiss watch industry in the 1970s. Also I watched a good interview about Zenith and the facilities manager saving the tooling for the el primero movement. M... 

A great question!

 
 By: gadalex : July 23rd, 2023-16:03
If you haven't already read this article, I would recommend highly (and parts 2 to 4 as well as an overall look at the industry since the quartz revolution). www.hodinkee.com Regards, Baruch

I believe Swatch and Nicolas Hayek played a significant role

 
 By: takman : July 23rd, 2023-19:52
Though I’m not an expert… I wasn’t quite born yet 😁

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 By: wean_sg : July 24th, 2023-11:52