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Half-Year Report 2011
Swatch Group: Again with record sales and profit Sales in the Watches & Jewelry segment, despite capacity bottlenecks, grew a strong +27.4% at constant rates or +13.3% at current rates, to CHF 2 913 million. Gross sales for the Group of CHF 3 362 million exceed the record half year 2010 by +24.2% at constant rates and +11.4% at current rates1…
«Ready-to-wear time» by Tissot
A new exhibition at Geneva’s Cité du Temps reveals secrets of ladies’ looks through the ages From June 22 to August 31 2011, Tissot presents its long and eventful history of creating timepieces for woman in the special free exhibition, «Ready-to-wear time». From intricate nineteenth century pocket watches, to the dynamic contemporary…
Ernst Tanner new Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swatch Group
This press release is not available in English. Please see the French or the German versions below. Ernst Tanner Ernst Tanner est le nouveau vice-président du Conseil d’administration de Swatch Group Bienne (Suisse), 29 juin 2011 – Au cours de la réunion d’aujourd’hui, le Conseil d’administration de Swatch Group a élu Monsieur Ernst Tanner,…
Domain name swatch.ru
Swatch wins Russian domain trial also at Federal Court In a decision of 23 May 2011, the Federal Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow Circuit confirmed the position previously taken by the Tenth Arbitrazh Appellate Court and by the Court of the Region of Moscow in respect of the domain name swatch.ru. According to the Federal Court, the registrant of…
A.-L. Breguet. How watchmaking conquered the world
After the Louvre Museum in 2009, the Swiss National Museum is devoting a retrospective to the art and the life of Abraham-Louis Breguet, commonly referred to as «the greatest horologer of all time». Born in Switzerland, he established himself in Paris and extended his network throughout Europe at the turn of the 19th century. This prestigious…
COMCO opens an investigation against Swatch Group
The Swiss Competition Commission COMCO announced today on its website that «COMCO is opening an investigation against Swatch Group». This investigation was initiated by Swatch Group and should determine which mutually agreed solution is available to allow Swatch Group to reduce gradually its deliveries of mechanical watch movements and…