Chaos at Swatch stores as collaboration with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet launches, with anger, arrests and huge groups cutting in line ahead of fans who'd waited all night
As of Saturday, at least 17 stores had been closed around the US 'in view of public safety considerations,' Swatch said.
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