Swatch Watch Launch Sparks Global Chaos, Forces Store Closures
The global launch of a new limited-edition Swatch watch collaboration led to widespread chaos, massive queues, and scuffles outside stores worldwide, forcing many locations to close. Incidents included tear gas being fired in Paris and police intervention in other cities as crowds overwhelmed staff and premises.
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Massive queues shut Swatch stores as hundreds clamour for £335 limited edition watch
Hundreds of people queue outside branches across the UK to get the £335 item.
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The pocket watches, a collaboration with the luxury timepiece maker Audemars Piguet, drew crowds to stores and malls around the world.
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Read full article →‘It was like a mosh pit’: Swatch closes stores as watch launch causes crowding and scuffles
French police fire teargas and UK shops close for safety reasons as hundreds queue for Royal Pop timepiece The launch of limited-edition Swatch watches descended into chaos in several European cities and New York, with French police firing teargas to restore order at a store near Paris. Hundreds of people waited through the night from Friday into Saturday – and in some cases for several days – hoping to buy the Royal Pop timepieces, made in collaboration with the luxury watchmaker Audemars Pi...
By Agence France-Presse in Paris
Read full article →Swatch-Audemars Piguet watch launch ignites global chaos, tear gas fired in Paris
The launch of limited edition Swatch watches descended into chaos on Saturday in several European cities and New York, with French police firing tear gas to restore order at one store near Paris. Hundreds of people waited through the night – and in some cases for several days – hoping to get their hands on the “Royal Pop” timepieces, made in collaboration with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet. In France, lines of hundreds of people formed through the night in several cities and a police sour...
By Agence France-Presse
Read full article →Shoving, tear gas, forced closures: Chaos at Swatch stores as brand launches collaboration with AP
Hundreds of people waited for several days outside Swatch stores, hoping to get their hands on the Royal Pop timepieces, made in collaboration with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — By the time the sun rose over Mid Valley Megamall this morning, Ayu Omar and her daughter A...
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Read full article →Video: Crowd surges at Swatch stores trigger closures, evacuation in Leidschendam
Police and security evacuated several hundred people from the Mall of the Netherlands in Leidschendam on Saturday morning after large crowds gathered for the launch of a limited Swatch watch, while
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