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Watch bracelets made from exotic leathers
Following yesterday’s shocking Swiss Television report on the unacceptable conditions associated with the procurement of exotic animal leathers, this morning the Executive Management of the Swatch Group adopted the following measures: The Swatch Group FEPS (Far Eastern Procurement Service) Division will immediately attempt to determine if leather…
Rofin-Sinar acquires the Swiss company Lasag AG
Rofin-Sinar acquires the Swiss company Lasag AG, a specialist in laser micro processing, from The Swatch Group Ltd. Biel/Bienne, Switzerland / Plymouth, MI, USA / Hamburg, Germany – October 1, 2010 – The Swatch Group Ltd (SIX: UHRN.S / UHR.VX) and Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: RSTI), today announced that Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc…
Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann
Following his election to the Swiss Federal Council on 22nd September 2010 and in accordance with the ensuing legal obligations, Mr Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann has stepped down from his function as member of the Board of Directors at The Swatch Group Ltd. Mr Schneider-Ammann was a member of the Board at Swatch Group from 1998 to 2010. He…
Tony Parker, Tissot Global Ambassador
Netting success: Tissot signs basketball player Tony Parker as a Global Ambassador Le Locle (Switzerland) / Paris (France), 21st September 2010: French professional basketball player Tony Parker is joining the high profile, multi-discipline Tissot ambassador team. This appointment adds a further highlight to the brand’s established…
Blancpain, new Fifty Fathoms
Blancpain, the luxury yachting watchmaker Blancpain is proud to be taking part for the 6th year in the Cannes International Boatshow. On this auspicious occasion, the Manufacture in Le Brassus is launching the first ten watches of a brand-new Fifty Fathoms model – a Flyback Chronograph with Complete Calendar and Moon Phases. With this…
New additions to Longines DolceVita collection
Kate Winslet, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Chi Ling Lin reveal the new additions to the Longines DolceVita collection Longines’ Ambassador of Elegance Kate Winslet has presented the new additions to the Longines DolceVita collection along with the Bollywood icon Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the Asian filmstar Chi…