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5 crafts that make Switzerland tick

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witzerland’s watchmaking industry developed in Geneva during the mid-16th century. As the city’s attic workshops filled up with watchmakers, some left to seek more space in the Jura mountains. The UNESCO-listed towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds, home to the International Watchmaking Museum (chaux-de-fonds.ch/musees/mih), and Le Locle are still

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