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Swatch Group expands and invests in Japan, the worlds premier luxury market
The Swatch Group has acquired a multi-storey Building in Ginza – 9-18 Ginza, 7 chome, Chuo-ku in Tokyo – with the aim of expanding its activities in Japan and further bolstering its position on the Japanese market, the world’s leading market for luxury goods. The multi-storey building to be newly constructed will be the future symbol of the Swatch…

Nicolas G. Hayek: honorary citizenship of the city of Biel
This press release is not available in English. Please see the German version below or the French version. Auf Initiative Herrn Hans Stöcklis, Stadtpräsident von Biel/Bienne, hat der Gemeinderat an seiner heutigen Sitzung vom 2. Juli 2004 beschlossen, dem Stadtrat den Antrag zu unterbreiten, Herrn Nicolas G. Hayek, Präsident und…

Repurchasing of own shares
Swatch Group: Repurchasing of own shares for the purpose of capital reduction – reopening of second trading line on virt-x as from May 14, 2004 As already announced on the occasion of the publication of the 2003 business results, Swatch Group continues with the share repurchase program launched in November 2001, with the intention – for the time…

Joint solution between Swatch AG and UNIA-SMUV
This press release is not available in Englisch. Please see the German version below or the French version. Joint solution between Swatch AG and UNIA-SMUV Union signed Die Swatch AG und die Gewerkschaft UNIA-SMUV überprüften gemeinsam den von der Swatch gefällten Schliessungsentscheid des Logistikzentrums in Biel und einigten sich nach…

Swatch Bijoux & Calvin Klein
At the "Super Goods of the Year" Consumer Event, Swatch Bijoux was honored with the first prize for 2003 in Japan in the "Style/Fashion" category. The Swatch Group Ltd. and Calvin Klein Inc. signed an exclusive contract for a worldwide launch of two new jewelry lines and prolongs the joint venture for watches.

Nicolas G. Hayek: Officer of the Légion d’Honneur
Nicolas G. Hayek, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group, was awarded Officer of the Légion d’Honneur on December 4, 2003, in the Residence of the French Ambassador in Berne, Switzerland.