A Million Gold Watches.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 25 September 1914, Page 8

A Million Gold Watches.

——4 Switzerland's export of watches in 1912 reached a total of just upon £7/000,000—a record figure for the Republic, although its trade in timepieces has been famous for many years. Only some twenty years ago, the report of the Central Committee of the Swiss Chamber of Watchmakers for 1912 states, the total export amounted but to £3,800,000. Germany is Switzerland's best customer in this particular line, and her purchases last year, roughly I speaking, amounted to £1,305,600. 1 Great Britain comes second on the .list with a total of £1,020,000. ■ Then follow Austria and Russia, I with France lagging behind as j tenth with £154,500. INo fewer than 1,057,876 gold watches, representing a value of £2,-120,00(1 were sent abroad. Silver watches were more than twice as numerous—3,.'Mo,o'37 is the exact ' total—with a value of £1,578,230. The remainder of the export consists of finished movements, separate pieces, and watch cases. The import of watches amounts to 28,419.