Archive
Swatch and Mika in creative collaboration
Swatch and post-modern pop star Mika have created the latest Swatch Art Specials, Kukulakuki (GZ287S) and Kukulakuku (SUOZ171). Swatch invited the singer to join the long list of painters, sculptors, video artists, filmmakers, musicians, photographers, designers and conceptual artists, ranging from Keith Haring and Kiki Picasso, to Fafi, Rankin,…
Omega’s 3D TV commercial wins advertising award
Omega’s innovative 3-D animated television commercial was awarded by Montres Passion and Ringier tonight in Geneva with the «Watch Advertisement of the Year» prize in the category «Film and Cyber». The commercial, with its unusual length of 70-seconds, is focused on the brand’s Co-Axial technology. Stephen Urquhart, the president of Omega,…
ad hoc Communication
This ad hoc communication is not available in English. Please see the German or the French version below. ad hoc Mitteilung Ein Einzelaktionär der Swatch Group beabsichtigt, eine Anfechtungsklage gegen die Blockwahl des Verwaltungsrates der Gesellschaft anlässlich der letzten Generalversammlung einzureichen (Art. 706 OR). Er ist der Ansicht,…
An exhibition celebrating Tissot’s 160th anniversary
In honor of its 160th anniversary, Tissot offers a journey through time and reveals some of the greatest historical moments from the past 160 years. The exhibition will take place from 26 July to 6 October at the Cité du Temps, one of Geneva’s landmarks, which was built in the 1840s. The exhibition is a rich fusion of heritage and modernity in an…
Breguet joins the fight against muscular dystrophy
This year Breguet once again joins Only Watch, the major international charity project sponsored by the Association Monégasque contre les Myopathies. This biannual event held in Monaco launched in 2005 benefits from the support of Breguet from its inception. The 2013 edition of Only Watch will take place under the high patronage of H.R.H.…
Half-Year Report 2013
Further growth in both sales and profit The Group’s gross sales were up 8.7% to CHF 4 181 million, versus the very strong figures recorded in the first half of 2012. Benchmarked to the 1.5% export growth for wrist watches of the Swiss watch industry in the first half of 2013, the segment Watches & Jewelry (now including Production) growth…