New Members on the Board of Directors
Biel / Bienne, April 14, 1998 - At its meeting of April 1, 1998, Board of Directors of The SWATCH GROUP has taken the following decisions: During the next meeting of The SWATCH GROUP shareholders, the Board of Directors will propose to its…
Swatch Group: Key Figures 2016
Net sales of CHF 7 553 million for the Group, at current exchange rates, a decrease of 10.6%, or CHF 7 534 million, a minus of 10.8% at constant exchange rates. The Watches & Jewelry segment, including Production, generated net sales of CHF 7…
Higher dividends - New group name - New Swatch responsible
Biel / Bienne (Switzerland), 19 February 1998 - At yesterday`s meeting, the Board of Directors of the SWATCH GROUP Ltd, Biel (Switzerland) was duly notified of the provisional 1997 results for the SWATCH GROUP. 1. The group`s operations have…
Nivarox-FAR: Cary Activities sold to Brown & Sharpe Tesa SA
Le Locle (Switzerland), September 27, 2000 – Nivarox-FAR, a company of the Swatch Group of Switzerland, in Le Locle (Switzerland) has sold its metrology sector known under the CARY brand (gauge-blocks, plug and ring gauges, metrology equipments and…
Acquisition of Montres Jaquet-Droz
Biel / Bienne (Switzerland), April 25, 2000 – The Swatch Group Ltd acquired the shares of Montres Jaquet-Droz SA, La Conversion VD (Switzerland), so far owned by Cupola Venture Partners 1 Ltd., Cayman Islands, and private Swiss minority shareholders…
Sharebuyback program - Business January - October 2001
As part of the successfully launched share repurchasing program, The Swatch Group Ltd has repurchased, since September 24, 2001, 3,758,673 registered shares with a nominal par value of CHF 0.45 and 757,550 bearer shares with a nominal par value of…
Share Repurchase Program / Reduction of Capital
Repurchasing of own shares to reduce its share capital – Second trading line on virt-x commencing September 24, 2001.
The IOC and Swatch Group Ltd sign long term partnership
The Swatch Group Ltd. will be the Official Timekeeper and Results Service Partner for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens in 2004, the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006, as well as the 2008 Olympic Games and 2010 Olympic Winter Games…
Nicolas G. Hayek - “Grosses Ehrenzeichen mit Stern der Republik Österreich”
Austria is one of the most important markets for the Swatch Group AG. Many of the concepts developed and implemented in Austria under Nicolas G. Hayek have set an example for numerous other sites. For instance, since April 2001 the Swatch Group…
Swatch Group acquires Rubattel & Weyermann
The Swatch Group Ltd. acquired today 100% of the shares of the watch dial manufacturer Rubattel & Weyermann in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) from the owner, Mr. Michel Theurillat.
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…
SWATCH REACHES FOR THE STARS WITH NEW SPACE COLLECTION
Time is what you make of it, and at Swatch, the sky’s not the limit; dreams are. While the perceptions of NASA differ across generations, one thing remains the same – the space agency’s ability to capture the public’s imagination and desire to…
Tissot T-Touch Connect Solar
SUPPORT IN EVERY SITUATION The Tissot T-Touch Connect Solar, direct descendant of the T-Touch collection and the first multifunction tactile watch, is now: connected, hardwearing, privacy-protecting, interactive, autonomous and contemporary. With…
Jaquet Droz Petite Heure Minute “Dragon”
The Maison and the artist best known for his artistic direction of The Lord of the Rings showcase a creation that gives pride of place to a mythical creature, micro-painted in two very limited series. What else spans continents, transcends cultures…
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.
Swatch Group Issues Convertible Bonds
The Swatch Group Finance (Luxembourg) SA, Luxembourg (the "Issuer") is launching today a bond issue of CHF 411.60 million guaranteed, unsubordinated bonds due 2010 (the “Bonds”), convertible into registered shares of CHF 0.45 nominal value (the "…
Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional
The Tissot family of dive watches welcomes a new, advanced, technical version, the Seastar 2000 Professional. Its profile ticks every box for a high performance watch: water resistant to 600 metres, helium valve, ISO 6425 certification,…
Swatch Group acquires SID Sokymat
The Swatch Group Ltd. acquires SID Sokymat IDent Component GmbH, Germany Mr. Markus Spreng, currently General Manager of SID Sokymat IDent Component GmbH, will continue to head operations for the new Swatch Group subsidiary in Reichshof-Wehnrath as…
Omega, Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games
Swatch has now successfully participated at three Olympic Games as the Official Timekeeper (1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney and 2004 in Athens, where the company was also responsible for on-venue results systems and integration services), and Swatch…