It is no secret that the Chinese economy’s insatiable appetite for luxury watches has been critical to maintaining the overall growth and wellness of the Swiss watch industry. But in 2016, when the Chinese government enacted anti-corruption policies designed to bolster local buying and dramatically reign in duty and tax breaks on international purchases, which demand began to wane, and the Swiss watch industry immediately felt the squeeze. Consequently, with large-volume purchases jumped for China fast becoming a thing of the past, Swiss watchmakers needed to re-double their attempts to lure the same retail tourists who once unloaded facing stalls in droves. Before, those efforts have been subtle, but the newest Métiers d’Art Villes L
