‘It was like a mosh pit’: Swatch closes stores as watch launch causes crowding and scuffles
French police fire teargas and UK shops close for safety reasons as hundreds queue for Royal Pop timepiece
The 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 Piguet.
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