Once king, Swiss bling hits harder times

Watchmakers add more affordable models to the luxury mix to shore up sales

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Visitors check out the offerings at A. Lange & Soehne's booth at the luxury watch fair in Geneva in January. (Photo by Claudia Brunner)

CLAUDIA BRUNNER, Nikkei Staff Writer

GENEVA -- Despite all the glitz and glamour at this year's Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, a trade show for luxury watches held in Geneva in mid-January, it is gloomy times for Swiss watchmakers.

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