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.

Shoppers’ Frenzy for ‘Royal Pop’ Pocket Watches Forces Swatch to Shut Stores

The pocket watches, a collaboration with the luxury timepiece maker Audemars Piguet, drew crowds to stores and malls around the world.

By Hannah Ziegler

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

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.

Overnight queues, RM50 runners and shattered hopes at KL Audemars Piguet x Swatch launch (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — By the time the sun rose over Mid Valley Megamall this morning, Ayu Omar and her daughter A...

By Muhammad Yusry

The Last Of Us Joel & Ellie Officially Reunite In New Release

Dark Horse releases a limited-edition The Last of Us statue featuring Joel and Ellie on horseback, capturing a pivotal moment from the game.

By Angharad Redden

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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