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A watch was assembled for the first time at an altitude of over 30,000 ft, thanks to a unique collaboration between Geneva Tourism and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS). On board the flight that connected Geneva to New York on October 18th, representatives from both entities, along with a master watchmaker from Geneva, worked at a specially arranged workstation in the business class to assemble a watch during the journey between the two cities. This exceptional timepiece will be showc...

This exceptional timepiece will be showcased from October 18th to 22nd during the New York leg of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève.

When Watch Fairs Are Canceled, Cities Lose Out, Too From hotels to florists, businesses in Geneva and Basel have been missing all those visitors — and their money. Geneva has long benefited from special events like the Geneva International Motor Show and the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, now called Watches and Wonders.Credit...Denis Balibouse/Reuters By Rachel Felder April 7, 2021, 2:41 a.m. ET The shift online of fairs like Watches and Wonders has affected more than just the watch industry. For Geneva and Basel, those Swiss cities that traditionally have been hosts of the lar...