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Blancpain SA and Vincent Calabrese, a love story
Paudex / Le Brassus, 23 June 2008 – Blancpain SA, a company of The Swatch Group Ltd., is announcing that it acquired the company Vica Sàrl and, with this acquisition, the Vincent Calabrese brand. Mr. Vincent Calabrese, who created the first of his famous watches, the Golden Bridge, in 1997, also co-founded the AHCI Horological Academy of…
Frédéric Piguet SA acquires François Golay SA
Swatch Group: Frédéric Piguet SA acquires François Golay SA, producer of wheels and other watch components Biel / Bienne / Le Sentier, 11 June 2008 – The Swatch Group company Frédéric Piguet SA, until now owner of 35% of the shares of François Golay SA in Le Brassus, acquires with immediate effect the remaining 65% of the shares of the company…
Art on a football field
Interactive art event remedies football fever At the Cité du Temps from June 6 to July 6 you can catch football fever without any warm-up or training, in a unique painting event dedicated to one of the world’s most popular sports. The Cité du Temps has transformed its main exhibition gallery into a football pitch and…
Joint-Venture between Belenos Clean Power AG and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
During the media conference of 30 May 2008 in Villigen (Switzerland), the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI informed of its cooperation with Belenos Clean Power AG. The aim of the joint-venture is to develop a Swiss fuel cell. For details, please contact Dagmar Baroke PSI Communication responsible Phone: +41 56 310 29 16 E-mail: dagmar.…
Inauguration of the German Watch Museum Glashütte
On May 22, 2008, the German Watch Museum Glashütte will open its doors and present itself to an international public. In accordance with its motto «The Fascination of Time – Bringing Time to Life», the Watch Museum illuminates not only the fine art of watchmaking itself, but also enables an emotional and philosophical access to the…
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Swatch Group: Decisions taken by the Swatch Group shareholders at the Ordinary Annual General Meeting of May 21, 2008 at the Palais des Congrès in Biel / Bienne. Biel / Bienne (Swizerland), May 21, 2008 – At its today’s Ordinary General Meeting, the shareholders of the Swatch Group Ltd. approved the proposals submitted by the Board of…