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Who buys France’s wristwatches and pocket watches? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, France exported $1.5 billion of wristwatches and pocket watches (550 tonnes), 3% of the world total. Its main destinations were Italy (27%), Switzerland (21%) and the Netherlands (7%). France was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of wristwatches and pocket watches.

Summary

Value
$1.5billion
Tonnes
550tonnes
Share of world total
3%
World rank
3rd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Italy394Tonnes: 102USD per tonne: $3,851,36327%Land
Switzerland304Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $65,991,07720.8%Land
Netherlands re-exports105Tonnes: 36USD per tonne: $2,928,0867.2%Air
Portugal89.3Tonnes: 32USD per tonne: $2,798,4206.1%Air
Germany86Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $1,673,6715.9%Land
Hong Kong re-exports63.1Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $7,761,4324.3%Air
United Arab Emirates45.4Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $17,158,2573.1%Air
Spain39.6Tonnes: 61USD per tonne: $646,2952.7%Land
Greece34.5Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $10,225,3592.4%Air
Belgium re-exports28.7Tonnes: 92USD per tonne: $309,8672%Land
Malta20Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $14,994,3851.4%Air
China19.2Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $12,030,5761.3%Air
Austria18.7Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $3,107,2241.3%Air
Singapore re-exports18.7Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $15,633,2201.3%Air
United States18.5Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $2,914,9341.3%Air
Japan16Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $6,073,9231.1%Air
Romania15.1Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $2,901,5431%Air
Sweden14.1Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $967,8540.96%Air
Denmark13.5Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $2,097,3720.92%Air
United Kingdom11.1Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $937,1810.76%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

Italy has been its main destination since 2022

Value in USD millions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Italy 394
  • Switzerland 304
  • Netherlands 105
  • Portugal 89.3
  • Germany 86

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Italy4.8394
Switzerland26.8304
Netherlands2.4105
Portugal3.689.3
Germany986

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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