A sleek, durable and beautifully designed women’s watch with Swiss precision and comfort though its high price may make buyers think twice.

The watch industry is ticking away in Switzerland, where masters work with pieces the size of poppyseeds to hand make timepieces that retail for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sometimes, women say, their retail experiences do resemble bad jokes. But recently collector groups have begun to make a difference. By Victoria Gomelsky Women’s relationships with mechanical watches ...

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