At the beginning of 2025, Swiss watch manufacturers once again exported more watches abroad compared to the same month in the previous year. A long downward trend has thus come to an end. Swiss watch exports rose by 4.1% to 1.99 billion Swiss francs in January 2025, as announced by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) on Thursday. Exports of timepieces "Made in Switzerland" thus returned to a positive trend. Prior to this, the industry had endured a long dry spell - the last time exports rose slightly was last summer. After a record year in 2023, watch exports slumped in 2024, particularly in the important ... (full story)