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These watches cost more than a home. This is how master craftspeople make them in Switzerland.

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How craftspeople make watches worth hundreds of thousands of dollars

Danièla Dufour, daughter of master watchmaker Philippe Dufour, grew up in her father's workshop in the Swiss mountains, watching him meticulously craft watches from start to finish. Philippe Dufour, ...
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