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Sale of Michel AG and acquisition of the watch component division of Burri SA
Biel/Bienne, 11 July 2008 – The Swatch Group Ltd. is selling its company Michel Präzisionstechnik AG in Grenchen, active in the sector of automotive components, to Ferton Holding SA in Delémont. In return The Swatch Group Ltd. is acquiring for part of the purchasing sum, the watch components division of Burri SA. Burri SA, a company of Ferton…
Omega Official Timekeeper for the 23rd time – Let the Games begin!
Biel / Bienne (Switzerland) and Beijing (China), July 9, 2008 – From August 8 to 24, more than 10,500 world class athletes will be fighting for medals, glory and honour. Participants from 205 nations will be competing in 28 sports. Sweat will flow, tears will be shed, great victories will be celebrated, losers will be consoled and records…
Blancpain SA and Vincent Calabrese, a love story
Paudex / Le Brassus, 23 June 2008 – Blancpain SA, a company of The Swatch Group Ltd., is announcing that it acquired the company Vica Sàrl and, with this acquisition, the Vincent Calabrese brand. Mr. Vincent Calabrese, who created the first of his famous watches, the Golden Bridge, in 1997, also co-founded the AHCI Horological Academy of…
Frédéric Piguet SA acquires François Golay SA
Swatch Group: Frédéric Piguet SA acquires François Golay SA, producer of wheels and other watch components Biel / Bienne / Le Sentier, 11 June 2008 – The Swatch Group company Frédéric Piguet SA, until now owner of 35% of the shares of François Golay SA in Le Brassus, acquires with immediate effect the remaining 65% of the shares of the company…
Art on a football field
Interactive art event remedies football fever At the Cité du Temps from June 6 to July 6 you can catch football fever without any warm-up or training, in a unique painting event dedicated to one of the world’s most popular sports. The Cité du Temps has transformed its main exhibition gallery into a football pitch and…
Joint-Venture between Belenos Clean Power AG and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
During the media conference of 30 May 2008 in Villigen (Switzerland), the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI informed of its cooperation with Belenos Clean Power AG. The aim of the joint-venture is to develop a Swiss fuel cell. For details, please contact Dagmar Baroke PSI Communication responsible Phone: +41 56 310 29 16 E-mail: dagmar.…