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Blancpain and Gombessa Exhibition: a meeting with the coelacanth
Physical performance, art, science. Those who excel simultaneously in these three areas are few and far between. Famous underwater biologist and photographer, Laurent Ballesta, is just such a rare individual. The «Gombessa» expedition in April 2013 – made possible with Blancpain’s support – gave him the opportunity of going to the next level of…
Celebrating Women with Glashütte Original
German watch manufacturer presents ladies collection «Pavonina» in Shanghai On January 15, Glashütte Original welcomed numerous guests to a glamorous event at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel Shanghai dedicated to the celebration of women. Mr. Yann Gamard, Managing Director of Glashütte Original, and Ms. Linda Wan, Vice President of Glashütte Original…
Breguet, innovations that change history
The exhibition «Breguet, innovations that changed History… More than 200 patents since 1775» reviews the exceptional contributions that the Manufacture has made to the domain of horology. Since it would have been overly ambitious to suggest visitors become acquainted in detail with all the innovations from the venerable house, Breguet has…
Swatch Group: Fire at ETA in Grenchen put out
Biel / Bienne – Grenchen (Switzerland), 29 December 2013 Today Sunday at around 8:45 A.M. a fire broke out in the galvanic department of the main building of ETA Manufacture Horlogère in Grenchen. While the workshop has been entirely destroyed, nobody was harmed. There was no activity in the workshop at the moment of the incident. Thanks to the…
Swatch Group vs Tiffany & Co.
Decision in favor of Swatch Group The NAI Netherlands Arbitration Institute passed judgement in the lawsuit Swatch Group vs Tiffany & Co.: Tiffany & Co. is sentenced to pay Swatch Group damages totalling CHF 402 million. The counter-claim of Tiffany & Co. is integrally dismissed. In September 2011, Swatch Group had terminated…
Swatch SISTEM51
Swatch SISTEM51 turns the world upside down – the front tells the time, the back tells the story Thirty years ago Swatch introduced a simplified, Swiss made quartz wristwatch with only 51 parts. The world’s first plastic watch was made not by hand in the traditional Swiss manner, but on a fully automated assembly line. The small number of parts…