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Old 28 November 2020, 07:54 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by jamestucker View Post
The article states

"Also necessitated during the pandemic – in its early stages – was a shutdown of all Swiss watch manufactures for about a month. That shutdown, along with subsequent safety measures that limited the number of watchmakers and other technicians who can work in the manufacture at once, led to production loss of about 30 percent"

Yes exactly - they would need social distancing in workshops, screening etc.

A whole host of measures that can limit production efficiency.

An consequence of having their watches made by people and not machines.
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