What puts the Swiss in a "Swiss Made" watch?

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What puts the Swiss in a "Swiss Made" watch?

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/puts-swiss-swiss-made-watch-142539262--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xf2occ2o.a04ZYdjgUZiuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-04T204426Z_1_CBRE923143B00_RTROPTP_2_SWISS-WATCHFAIR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A visitor looks at watches on the Vacheron Constantin booth SIHH exhibition at the Palexpo in Geneva" align="left" title="A visitor looks at watches on the Vacheron Constantin booth SIHH exhibition at the Palexpo in Geneva" border="0" /></a>ZURICH (Reuters) - How much are the words &quot;Made in Switzerland&quot; worth to consumers increasingly vigilant about the provenance of everything from what they eat to what they wear? The answer, luxury watchmakers say, is &quot;a lot.&quot; Protecting the label is essential to the industry's image, profitability and future growth, many luxury watchmakers say, and studies by St. Gallen and Zurich universities do show the tag can almost double a luxury watch's price. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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