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China: Sights pinned on one side of the world

By Scheherazade Daneshkhu

Published: March 18 2010 17:05 | Last updated: March 18 2010 17:05

Luigi Macaluso, chief executive of Girard-Perregaux, the Swiss watchmaker, is expecting sales to rise this year. Like many in the industry, he has his sights pinned firmly on one part of the world.

“China, Asia is driving demand,” he said at the SIHH watch fair in Geneva, adding that many Chinese customers buy watches when they travel to Europe, the US and Japan.

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