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Omega in New York
New Boutique to open on Fifth Avenue On April 4th, Omega comes to New York City. Its new flagship store at 711 Fifth will be the 51st Omega Boutique. The company’s entire product palette will be on offer. The flagship store is an important part of Omega’s retail strategy. In December of 2000, Nicolas G. Hayek, the Chairman of the Swatch…
Invitation: Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Invitation To The Swatch Group Ltd Shareholders, The Board of Directors of The Swatch Group Ltd is pleased to invite you, in accordance with Article 12 f of the Statutes, to the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on Friday May 15, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. at the Congress House, Rue Centrale 60, Biel / Bienne, Switzerland. This…
Certina: new collections
Certina DS 1 Chrono – Automatic Certina adds to a legend with the new DS 1 automatic chrono edition Since 1959, a characteristic acronym has graced Certina timepieces: DS – hallmark letters symbolic of Certina's now famous Double Security system. Launched in 1960, the first DS1 met with enormous success, as did a revisited edition brought…
Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd Debuts at Baselworld 2009
Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd makes its debut at Baselworld 2009 featuring its first collection of timepieces. This exciting initiative is the fruit of a strategic alliance between the Swatch Group and Tiffany & Co. USA that marries the technical expertise, the consolidated luxury segment experience and the distribution prowess of the world’s largest…
Acquisition of Swiss Precision, Johannesburg
Biel / Bienne (Switzerland), March 31, 2009 – Effective March 31st, 2009, The Swatch Group Ltd. has signed an acquisition contract concerning Swiss Precision (Pty) Ltd., of Johannesburg, South Africa, which is responsible for the distribution of watches in that country. The Swatch Group already held 10% of the company’s share…
Exclusive Breguet Patronage
Exclusive Montres Breguet SA patronage for the remodelling of the Conseil d’Etat rooms and salon Beauvais, known as the Louis XIV wing, at the Louvre museum as part of the renovation of the museum premises devoted to 18th century furnishings. An impressive collective demonstration of French talent and capabilities, the Louvre’…