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Q: I’ve heard that only 60% of a watch needs to be made in Switzerland to be labeled “Swiss-Made.” Am I getting bamboozled?

A: No, you are not being bamboozled, hoodwinked or conned. But you have raised one of the thorniest questions in the watch world, one of which anyone buying a timepiece should be aware: When is a watch entitled to bear the reassuring, status-sealing words “Swiss Made”?

The answer lies in a Swiss law…