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Summary: BASEL, Switzerland (AP) , In an age when most people carry smartphones that can tell the time , on top of hundreds of other applications , watch makers are increasingly focused on selling their goods as luxury items. The world's biggest trade fair for watches, Baselworld, opens this week, offering a spectacle of bling and highly-crafted gadgetry.