A.-L. Breguet. How watchmaking conquered the world
After the Louvre Museum in 2009, the Swiss National Museum is devoting a retrospective to the art and the life of Abraham-Louis Breguet, commonly referred to as «the greatest horologer of all time». Born in Switzerland, he established himself in…
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2011
Swatch Group: Decisions taken by the Swatch Group shareholders at the Ordinary Assembly General Meeting of Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the Exhibition Center of Basel in Basel, Switzerland. At its today's Ordinary Assembly General Meeting, the…
Omega and Yann Arthus-Bertrand to collaborate on film
At an event on the Italian island of Capri on the 19th of May, Omega announced its collaboration with Yann Arthus-Bertrand to create a film about the Earth’s oceans, serving to remind viewers of these natural beauties that cover two-thirds of the…
«Hour Passion» Venice, the new European port-of-call for Tech-Airport
In pursuit of its expansion policy, Tech-Airport, a company of The Swatch Group Ltd – in collaboration with Swatch Group Italia – has opened a new boutique in Italy, operational as from April 28, 2011. Favorably located in the Schengen Area, in…
Breguet Classique 5717 Hora Mundi
Among Breguet’s collections, the Classiques are proud standard-bearers for the company’s traditional values and watchmaking art. They beautifully epitomise its two-hundred-year-plus heritage and the standout characteristics that are so original as…
Swatch Group signs Exclusive License Agreement with Liquidmetal Technologies
Liquidmetal® Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: LQMT) and The Swatch Group Ltd (SIX: Uhr / Uhr N) today announced that they have signed an exclusive licensing agreement, allowing the Swiss manufacturer to utilize the Liquidmetal alloy technology…
Dr Peter Gross
This press release is not available in English. Please see the French or the German version below. Dr Peter Gross The Swatch Group SA: Dr Peter Gross démissionne du Conseil d’administration de The Swatch Group SA pour des raisons d’âge –…
Swatch Group Electronic Systems
Renata, Micro Crystal and EM Microelectronic make up the Electronic Systems Segment of the Swatch Group. Merging individual expertise and synergies together, these three companies provide complete solutions for diversified applications encompassing…
Domain name swatch.ru
Tenth Arbitrazh Appellate Court confirms decision in favour of Swatch In a decision rendered on 7 February 2011, the Russian Tenth Arbitrazh Appellate Court confirmed the position taken by the Court of the Region of Moscow according to which the…
Swatch Group: Key Figures 2010
Swatch Group: Key Figures 2010 Biel / Bienne (Switzerland), February 8, 2011 Record gross sales of CHF 6 440 million despite negative currency effects of CHF 164 million or –3% versus 2009 (CHF 285 million or…
Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Limited Edition
UNCOMPROMISING CONCEPT, UNCOMPROMISING MATERIALS For the first time in full ceramic, apart from the case back, the latest and most innovative Captain Cook yet makes a remarkable entry, with space-age materials throughout and, of course, tasteful…
DFNI assigned the award «Best new store» 2010 to Tech-Airport
Swatch Group: DFNI assigned the award «Best new store» 2010 to Tech-Airport for its boutique in Geneva In January 2011, Tech-Airport received from Duty Free News International the Product Award 2010 in the category «Best new store»for its…
Longines: World debut during the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen
The Downhill Alpine Skiing World Cup held in Wengen on Saturday, January 15, 2011, will offer a special TV feature for the first time ever. Longines with the technical support of Swiss Timing, both companies of The Swatch Group Ltd., in cooperation…
Rado Captain Cook x Marina Hoermanseder Heartbeat
The vibrant colour, fun and rhythm of the Nineties are etched in everyone's memory. Few places tell that story better than the brightly multicultural city of Berlin, whose heartbeat has brought great inspiration to many of the most creative people…
Watt d’Or 2011
This press release is not available in English. Please see the French version below or the German and Italian versions. Watt d’Or 2011 5e édition du Watt d’Or: l’Office fédéral de l’énergie décerne le prix suisse de l’…
Additional Members to the boards
Swatch Group: Additional members named to the Executive Group Management Board and in the Extended Group Management Board At its last meeting, the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group made the following appointments to its Executive Group…
Swatch Group changes from IFRS back to Swiss GAAP ARR
The Board of Directors of the Swatch Group decided during its meeting today to change the Group's accounting practice: from IFRS back to Swiss GAAP ARR. The change will be implemented on January 1, 2013. Swiss GAAP allows the Swatch Group as a…