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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…

The Swatch Art Peace Hotel – 3rd birthday celebrations in Shanghai
Swatch «Faces & Traces» art exhibition, street art festival on the Bund, and artistic happening at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel Biel/Shanghai, October 2014 – Since it opened three years ago, 139 artists from more than 30 countries have come to Shanghai to live and make art in The Swatch Art Peace Hotel. A unique center for…

Breguet celebrates nearly 240 years of innovations in China
After Geneva, Basel and London, Breguet is presenting its new exhibition in Shanghai. September 4th 2014 marks the official inauguration of the first Asian stopover of the international road show on the theme of Breguet’s decisive inventions. This highly anticipated event will take place in the world’s largest Breguet boutique, located in the…