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Liquidmetal®
Liquidmetal®: seamless bonding, remarkable hardness The Liquidmetal® alloy is an amorphous metal – a metallic material with a disordered, non-crystalline atomic structure. Its fusion temperature is half that of conventional titanium alloys but when it is cooled, its hardness is three times as great as that of stainless steel. Its…
Montres Breguet SA: Type XXII 10 Hz
To create the first chronograph with an exceptionally high frequency of 10 Hertz, Manufacture Breguet’s watchmakers benefited from their extensive experience in chronograph designing and manufacturing, as well as their expert mastery of silicon technology. At each leap, the central hand indicates the 20th of a second, the smallest time…
Swatch Group Half-Year Report 2010
Record half-year results in terms of both sales and profit Sales in the Watches & Jewelry segment rose in local currency by a strong 32.9% (30.6% in CHF) compared with the first half 2009 and by 10.1% (9.3% in CHF) compared with the previous record half-year 2008. Performance substantially better than the export figures for the first six…
Tribute to Nicolas G. Hayek by Dr. Josef Ackermann
This tribute is not available in English. Please see the German version below. Liebe Frau Hayek, liebe Familienangehörige, Wir nehmen Abschied von Nicolas Hayek, der so überraschend und plötzlich verstarb. In dieser Stunde fühlen wir vor allem mit Ihnen, verehrte Familie Hayek. Der Tod von Nicolas Hayek erfüllt uns mit Schmerz und Trauer. Der…
Takeover of the operational activities of Tanzarella
The Swatch Group Ltd.: Takeover of the operational activities of Tanzarella Ltd. in the field of watch movement assembly The Swatch Group Ltd. and Tanzarella Ltd. signed a contract for the takeover of the activities of Tanzarella Ltd. in Riazzino/Locarno taking effect on July 12, 2010. The takeover will take place by transferring the assets into…
Nayla Hayek: Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
Swatch Group: Mrs. Nayla Hayek appointed unanimously as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors Biel/Bienne, June 30, 2010 – At its today's meeting, the Board of Directors of The Swatch Group Ltd., Mrs. Nayla Hayek, until now Vice-President, has been unanimously appointed Chairwoman of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Nayla Hayek has been prepared…