Tech-Airport wins the Nice Airport bid
Tech-Airport Holding SAS, a Swatch Group company specializing in retailing at airports, has won the bid to operate watch and jewelry outlets at the Nice Côte d’Azur airport. Tech-Airport already operates twenty-eight stores – nine at Roissy…
Jay Leno’s «Green Car Challenge» on NBC to be timed by Omega
One of America’s most celebrated comedians and the host of the popular Jay Leno Show on NBC will invite his guests to participate in a competition he is introducing later this month. Called the «Jay Leno Green Car Challenge», the first of the…
Swatch Group continues to grow and acquires Novi SA
This press release is not available in English. Please see the French or German version below. Swatch Group acquiert Novi SA Swatch Group continue son expansion et acquiert Novi SA Bienne (Suisse), le 20 décembre 2010 – Swatch Group reprend 100…
Swatch wins domain trial in Russia
In a long lasting legal battle before the Court of the Region of Moscow, Swatch has been able to recover the domain name swatch.ru which was owned by a private person in Russia. The judgment rendered on 13 October 2010 represents a precedent in…
Rofin-Sinar acquires the Swiss company Lasag AG
Rofin-Sinar acquires the Swiss company Lasag AG, a specialist in laser micro processing, from The Swatch Group Ltd. Biel/Bienne, Switzerland / Plymouth, MI, USA / Hamburg, Germany – October 1, 2010 – The Swatch Group Ltd (SIX: UHRN.S / UHR.VX) and…
Tech-Airport heads into Germany
On 1 October, a new «Hour Passion» watch and jewelry retail outlet opened for passengers using the International Terminal at Düsseldorf Airport (Pier C). With this new store, Tech-Airport again proposes its attractive, creative boutique concept –…
Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann
Following his election to the Swiss Federal Council on 22nd September 2010 and in accordance with the ensuing legal obligations, Mr Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann has stepped down from his function as member of the Board of Directors at The Swatch…
Watch bracelets made from exotic leathers
Following yesterday’s shocking Swiss Television report on the unacceptable conditions associated with the procurement of exotic animal leathers, this morning the Executive Management of the Swatch Group adopted the following measures: The Swatch…
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…
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…
Omega to continue as Official Olympic Timekeeper
In Los Angeles in 1932, Omega became the first company to be entrusted with the timing of the Olympic Games. It marked the beginning of Omega’s long partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 1932, thirty chronograph…
A world premiere!
Omega’s stunning union of ceramics and Liquidmetal® Omega has announced the launch of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal® Limited Edition, the world’s first watch to bond ceramics and Liquidmetal®. Swatch Group researchers…
Rado: r5.5
Introducing the r5.5. The stunning new collection from Rado, the pioneers of the use of high tech ceramics in the watch making industry for more than 20 years. Unpretentious and unassuming. Drawing on its unrivalled knowledge of the material,…
The 2009 Omega Constellation: A configuration of stars
In 1982, Omega launched a watch which introduced a radical and enduring design concept. The watch was the Constellation Manhattan and its now-famous «Griffes» or claws placed it among the ranks of the world’s most instantly identifiable…
Temps – Zeit – Time
Ted Scapa, premiers his new work on the theme of time at the Cité du Temps Geneva, 22 October 2009 – From 23 October to 30 November 2009, Geneva’s Cité du Temps will host a new exhibition by Ted Scapa, renowned artist and television personality.…
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Hamilton celebrates its roots with the new Railroad Pocket Watch
Running the American railroad system was a task that required the ultimate in precision timekeeping. Hamilton’s pocket watches, known for their accuracy and legibility, were up to the task — a feat commemorated in the new Railroad Pocket Watch.…
Montres Breguet opens a new embassy in Zurich
On December 9th 2010, Montres Breguet is inaugurating a new boutique on one of Zurich’s most prestigious shopping avenues. After Geneva, Paris, Moscow, New York and Shanghai, to mention but a few, the brand is consolidating its worldwide presence by…
Tech-Airport expansion
Four more positions on the German market and one step in Ireland Tech-Airport, the Swatch Group’s airport retail company, has won the tender of the new Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) Airport in Germany, and will operate from July 2012 four…
A new golden age of fashion: Omega presents Ladymatic
Can you imagine a line of women’s watches that recalls the most compelling design elements of the golden age of couture and combines them with the best mechanical watch movements in the world? Is the idea simply too good to be true? Omega can answer…