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Breguet: 225 years since the invention of the Tourbillon
In 2026, Breguet pays tribute to the invention of the Tourbillon, for which Abraham-Louis Breguet was granted his historic patent on 7 Messidor Year 9 according to the French revolutionary calendar, corresponding to 26 June 1801. This means that this eminent complication has been an enduring part of day-to-day life for the Manufacture Breguet, its…
Longines Flyback Chronograph
Exactly ninety years ago, on 16 June 1936, Longines received patent protection for its pioneering flyback chronograph, the Swiss watchmaker’s invention that transformed how pilots could measure and manage successive stages of a flight. Setting new standards in professional aviation timekeeping, the mechanism with two independent pushers went on to…
AUDEMARS PIGUET × SWATCH
Swatch celebrates Audemars Piguet's iconic Royal Oak with a collection of eight cheerful and colorful Bioceramic models in a pocket watch format inspired by the Swatch POP. Audemars Piguet and Swatch unveil the Royal Pop, a groundbreaking watch collection that combines joyful boldness and positive provocation with fine watchmaking. This…
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
At the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of The Swatch Group Ltd on Tuesday 12 May 2026, Mr. Andreas Rickenbacher was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors with 92.2% of the votes cast in his favor. Andreas Rickenbacher's profile and professional background are significant assets that will support the Group's strategy.Andreas…
Message from the Chair
Message of Nayla Hayek, Chair of the Swatch Group Board of Directors, on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting of May 12, 2026, in Biel (BE), Switzerland. The original spoken text (in German) is valid. Ladies and gentlemen, fellow shareholders, I will keep this brief today, as we will need some time at today’s Annual General Meeting to deal…
Ordinary General Meeting
The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held in accordance with art. 12 ff. of the Articles of Association on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (CEST), virtually, without physical presence of the shareholders. The Board of Directors decided to hold the General Meeting with no venue and by electronic means in accordance with art.…