ZURICH (Reuters) – Swatch Group reported a 5.2% increase in annual sales, the world’s biggest watchmaker said on Tuesday, adding it saw “excellent growth prospects” for 2024. The maker of high-end brands Omega, Tissot and Longines watches as well its eponymous mass-market plastic watches said its sales increased to 7.89 billion Swiss francs ($9.11 billion), a rise of 5.2% in franc terms and of 12.6% at constant exchange rates. ($1 = 0.8657 Swiss francs) (Reporting by John Revill, Editing by Linda Pasquini)