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Half-Year Report 2018
Record half-year sales in the history of the Swatch Group. Group net sales increased by 14.7% to CHF 4 266 million at current exchange rates, respectively by 12.6% at constant rates. Operating result increases 69.5% to CHF 629 million. Operating margin improved from 10.0% in the previous year to 14.7%. Net income increases by 66.5% to CHF 468…
Successful completion of apprenticeships
Biel/Bienne (Switzerland), July 6, 2018 – 197 apprentices from Swatch Group’s training companies in Switzerland and Germany celebrated this week the successful completion of their apprenticeship together. This year’s closing ceremony featured the tagline “Create your future”, words that encouraged the learners to retain their creativity at all…
CREATING A #FUTURECLASSIC
SWATCH LAUNCHES SKIN IRONY COLLECTION Signature classic lines sway graceful contemporary contrasts; everlasting materials merge with elegant profiles and lustrous reflections. At just 5.8 mm high, Swatch has created the first metallic version of its slimmest watch line. The Swatch SKIN Irony collection comes with eight brand new …
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2018
Swatch Group: Decisions taken by the Swatch Group shareholders at the Ordinary Assembly General Meeting of Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland. Biel/Bienne (Switzerland), May 24, 2018 – At its today's Ordinary Assembly General Meeting, the shareholders of the Swatch Group Ltd. approved all proposals submitted…
Message from the Chair
Message of Nayla Hayek, Chair of the Swatch Group Board of Directors on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting of May 24, 2018, at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen (SO), Switzerland. The spoken word (in German) is valid Dear Fellow Shareholders, Dear Madam, Dear Sir, The black hole – the beginning or the end!!…
Elvis Presley’s OMEGA sells for a world record CHF 1,500,000
An OMEGA timepiece belonging to the legendary performer Elvis Presley has been sold for CHF 1,500,000 at the Geneva Watch Auction: Seven, by Phillips. After a lengthy and competitive round of bidding, the OMEGA Museum in Biel/Bienne became the proud new owner, not only attaining the watch for their significant collection, but also paying a new…