Switzerland’s not the only modern hub of watchmaking, despite it being more synonymous with the craft than fondue and Toblerone combined. Hell, you don’t even need to restrict yourself to Europe any more. In fact, for some of the finest – not to mention affordable – watches around, you need to look far, far further afield, all the way to The Land of the Rising Sun.
In fact, Japan’s probably had far more of an impact on watchmaking than you know – not all of it good. You might have heard of the Quartz Crisis of the 1970s,