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Blancpain – Innovation is our tradition
At the end of the year, Blancpain will premier its new corporate film. This movie takes us on a journey into the past and the present, tracing nearly 280 years of history through key dates, and inviting us to explore the world of the brand. Starting in 1735, we are taken back to the roots of the oldest watch brand in the world, when the founder…
Omega and the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS)
Announcement of a watch certification based on a new quality standard for the Swiss watchmaking industry Omega Master Co-Axial wristwatches In 2013 Omega introduced a mechanical watch movement resistant to magnetic fields greater than 15,000 gauss. The great majority of watches previously described as «anti-magnetic» could resist magnetic fields…
The Group acquires prestigious building in Zurich
The Group acquires prestigious building in Zurich Biel / Bienne, Switzerland – November 27, 2014 – Through one of its real-estate companies, the Swatch Group has purchased the property at Bahnhofstrasse 30 in Zurich (Grieder – Louis Vuitton building) from Credit Suisse. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sale price. With the purchase by…
Christie’s auctions: Breguet enriches its historical collection
On Monday, November 10th, 2014, at Christie’s auction in Geneva, Marc A. Hayek, President and CEO of Breguet, acquired two historic gold pocket watches, including a rare quarter repeating watch equipped with the first free escapement with natural lift ever made by Breguet (N° 1135). Among the significant selection of watches for auction, Breguet N…
Hans Huber Stiftung – Swatch Group
This note is not available in English. Please see the German version below. Nationaler Anerkennungspreis der Hans Huber Stiftung an Swatch Group verliehen Erfolg dank ein bisschen Rebellion: Die Swatch Group erhielt am Dienstagabend, 4. November 2014, in Windisch den nationalen Anerkennungspreis der Hans Huber Stiftung als grösste…
«Faces & Traces» at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel
Swatch welcomed hundreds of visitors today to The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai for a day-long celebration of art, artists, joie de vivre and positive provocation in the Hotel and on the Bund. Swatch Group country manager Susan Chen welcomed government officials along with many Chinese and international journalists and artists to a…