‘It was like a mosh pit’: Swatch closes stores as watch launch causes crowding and scuffles (opens in new tab)

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French police fire teargas and UK shops close for safety reasons as hundreds queue for Royal Pop timepieceThe 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 Pigu...

‘It was like a mosh pit’: Swatch closes stores as watch launch causes crowding and scuffles (opens in new tab)

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‘It was like a mosh pit’: Swatch closes stores as watch launch causes crowding and scuffles

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