Hundreds lined up for days in Hong Kong to purchase the new 'Royal Pop' pocket watches, a collaboration between Audemars Piguet and Swatch. The long queues highlight the high demand for the limited-edition collection.

Long lines stretching across several blocks have formed in Hong Kong as shoppers turned up days ahead of the launch of the “Royal Pop” pocket watches – a collaboration between luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet and Swatch. A South China Morning Post reporter observed about 50 people queuing in Causeway Bay on Thursday evening, a few metres from the Swatch store on Kai Chiu Road. “If you don’t try, you don’t win,” said one hopeful, who only gave his name as Jackson. “How many opportunities do you....