Honest opinions on the state of the watchmaking industry?

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How is the current job market for watchmakers?

I've inherited enough tools to probably open a workshop after I got some training.

But I have a friend that said don't even bother training because the industry is dead.

He was a watchmaker working in a factory for Swatch, but said now he can only find work selling watches in boutiques.

Before he passed, my family member who I inherited the workshop from, also complained about how the watch industry was dying and he got fewer and fewer…

Honest opinions on the state of the watchmaking industry?

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