Swiss Watches Exports Up 19.3% led by Growth in Asia

The entrance to the main watch hall at Baselworld, the world's largest watch and jewelry fair held in Basel, Switzerland.  Photo credit: Anthony DeMarco

The Swiss watch brand is as strong as ever and shows no sign of losing its luster.

Following the recovery of 2010, watch exports in the first half of 2011 showed a year-over-year increase of 19.3 percent to 8.7 billion Swiss francs ($10.8