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Picture by Joe Klamar. Video by Celine Jankowiak
Crystal-studded clouds reflected in a pond, an oversized crystal chandelier surrounded by mirrors: the headquarters of the Swarovski crystal empire are every bit as glitzy as you might expect -- but the sparkle can't distract from a bitter family feud over the company's future.
Normally, 650,000 tourists flock to the site in the town of Wattens in Austria's mountainous Tyrol region every year.
But the coronavirus pandemic hasn't only left it deserted -- it has also magnified much deeper issues for the company.
Swarovski now offers rhinestones to fashion brands, binoculars to hunters, and jewellery and crystal figurines of characters from Mickey Mouse to Princess Leia