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Swatch Group: Dividend proposal
In its today’s meeting, the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group decided to propose a dividend of CHF 5.50 per bearer share and CHF 1.10 per registered share at the Annual General Meeting on May 24, 2022 (previous year: CHF 3.50 per bearer share and CHF 0.70 per registered share).
Certina DS-2 Powermatic 80
The path of history is marked with names and dates at significant points along the way. In the records of Swiss watchmaker Certina, the year 1968 marks one such milestone. At the time, the DS-2 set new standards in terms of resistance. Today the brand brings the striking look of the 60s back to life, adding a state-of-the-art automatic movement…
Swatch Group: Key Figures 2021
Net sales of CHF 7 313 million, +30.7% to the previous year at current exchange rates, or +29.6% at constant rates. Operating profit of CHF 1 021 million (previous year: CHF 52 million). Operating margin of 14.0% (previous year: 0.9%). Watches & Jewelry segment (excluding Production) with a strong operating margin of 17.7%for the entire year…
Omega joins satellite clean-up mission
Omega has joined forces with ClearSpace in support of their landmark mission to remove dangerous debris from space. The makers of the first watch worn on the moon are returning to space, only this time, on a vital clean-up mission. An exciting new chapter in a distinguished history that began in 1965, when Omega’s Speedmaster became the watch…
Omega Speedmaster Calibre 321
For the first major release of 2022, Omega is introducing a new Speedmaster Calibre 321, complete with vintage details and a beautiful design in 18K Canopus Gold. When this legendary collection was first launched in 1957, it changed the face of chronograph watchmaking forever. Created for professional racing car drivers, the watch was perfectly…
10 YEARS OF SWATCH ART PEACE HOTEL
After the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, the Power Station of Art in Shanghai, the Fondazione Feltrinelli in Milano, and the MAXXI Museum for XXI Century Arts, the Swatch Art Peace Hotel comes to Alserkal Avenue. Adding one more collaboration with an important cultural entity, Alserkal, and…