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(09/2012) The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. have today signed the contracts for the long-term presence of Hong Kong's exhibitors at the Watch and Jewellery Show BASELWORLD. The impressive participation of Hong Kong in its own pavilion at BASELWORLD has thus been secured for a further five years.
(08/2012) The Biel-based Watch Manufacture, ARMIN STROM, is introducing a new logo at the beginning of September. It clearly and unambiguously symbolizes the company’s new orientation established in 2009. Since moving to its new headquarters in 2009, ARMIN STROM calibres are being wholly produced, decorated, galvanised and subsequently assembled in-house.
(08/2012) Associated with Breitling for the eighth consecutive year, the "star pilot" appears in a new advertising campaign in the company of the famous Navitimer. From his earliest childhood, John Travolta has always had two dreams: to fly every day and to wear a Navitimer – the cult model among aviation enthusiasts and professionals.
(08/2012) TAG Heuer embarks in the most thrilling adventure, partnering the mighty ORACLE TEAM USA, the 34th America’s Cup defending champions. To pay tribute to this partnership, TAG Heuer introduces the new Aquaracer 500M series.
(08/2012) Are you ready to go surfing? New Hublot website set to spawn copycats. In addition to its usual functions, the website also incorporates a number of innovative features offering brand new experiences to the world of luxury watchmaking. First, the guiding principle behind the tool's development can be summed up very simply: The customer is everything.
(08/2012) Seven emerging talents have finished their watchmaking studies at the Lange Watchmaking School with the best average grade in the past ten years. On 23 July 2012, they received their school certificates in Glashütte. Linda Feine (Dresden), Elisa Karsch (Glashütte), Pia Poprawa (Freiberg), Rosalie Stein (Dresden), Tanja Ziesche (Pirna), Margit Zöllner (Ittlingen near Heilbronn) and Steve Delling (Obernaundorf), these are this year’s successful graduates of the Lange Watchmaking School.
(07/2012) The Swatch Group, with its 19 brands, grew by +14.4%, generating gross sales of CHF 3 847 million in the first half of 2012. Again, this very positive, continued growth spanned all major regions and price segments. Key contributory factors included a combination of strong brands and expansion of the distribution and retail network, as well as the good performance of the Production segment, which posted a +23.2% jump in gross sales.
(07/2012) The task for the participants of the F. A. Lange Excellence Award 2012: To discover the art of fine watchmaking with curiosity and enthusiasm. Eight young watchmakers from Austria, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA line up for the 10,000 euros prize money. In return, they have to construct a date display on the basis of an ETA 6498 movement. A. Lange & Söhne is sponsoring the award for the third time in a row.
(07/2012) The much-discussed demographic transformation in Europe is causing a shortage of up-and-coming staff in many spheres. Increasingly, it is driving young people intoservice-sector jobs. Yet it is precisely the manual trades that are a goldmine.
(05/2012) A very special unique piece of A. Lange & Söhne has found a new owner at the 85th watch auction of the renowned auction house Dr. Crott on 12th May 2012 in Frankfurt: a TOURBILLON “Pour le Mérite” with a reduced platinum case and a black dial that was sold in 1996.
(05/2012) The specialist in chronographs and instruments for professionals signed a long-term partnership agreement on May 10th with the International Air Sports Federation (FAI). This is the logical culmination of a long and distinguished history intimately bound up with the conquest of the skies.
(04/2012) Maurice Lacroix has already had several successes in the red dot design award, one of the world’s most distinguished design competitions, with its superlative and innovative designs. On the occasion of the “red dot award product design: 2012”, the two Masterpiece models, Roue Carrée Seconde and Double Rétrograde, were awarded the “red dot winner 2012” seal of quality for excellence in design, by a jury of top-class experts.
(04/2012) The boutique, with more than 400 square meters of floor space, offers two spacious levels of sales and presentation areas. The extensive range includes OMEGA’s Constellation, Seamaster, Speedmaster and De Ville watch lines along with exclusive timepieces that are available only in flagship stores.
(04/2012) The boutique, with more than 400 square meters of floor space, offers two spacious levels of sales and presentation areas. The extensive range includes OMEGA’s Constellation, Seamaster, Speedmaster and De Ville watch lines along with exclusive timepieces that are available only in flagship stores.
(03/2012) TAG Heuer is taking industrial integration further: it is doubling its mechanical chronograph movement manufacturing capacity by building a new site in Chevenez (Canton of Jura) which will create 100 jobs and be operational by the end of 2013.
(03/2012) BASELWORLD 2012 closed its doors today after eight highly successful days. With 104,300 (+1% / 2011) professional visitors from all the different continents, the show recorded a top-notch result once again. The exhibitors declared themselves to be highly satisfied with the course of business and with the media presence: 3,320 journalists (+9%) marks a new record. And now the completely revamped BASELWORLD 2013 World Watch and Jewellery Show next spring is being eagerly awaited.
(03/2012) The world's biggest and most important show for the watch and jewellery industry, BASELWORLD, is opening its doors on Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Basel. With a surface area of 160,000 m2, BASELWORLD 2012 is the biggest exhibition staged in Switzerland. The innovations and trends presented at BASELWORLD confirm its position as the globally leading show for the watch and jewellery industry.
(02/2012) The Williams F1 Team and the Swiss Watch manufacturer Oris have signed a new contract to continue the faithful cooperation in 2012. The Oris Logo will appear on the front wing pillars, as well as on the gloves and the overalls of the team.
(02/2012) GAC Pindar is a partnership between the globally active GAC logistics and shipping company and the Extreme Sailing Team Pindar. Its home port is Southampton in England. The independent GAC Pindar Sailing Team has already ranked among the world leaders since 1980, and by supporting the team, Armin Strom is further strengthening its involvement in racing sports.
(02/2012) The Swatch Group is planning new buildings for Swatch and Omega and a renovation and redesign of existing buildings at its premises on Rue Jakob Stämpfli in Biel / Bienne. Under the project lead of Hayek Engineering construction is set to begin in November of 2012.
(01/2012) In 2011, despite a difficult economic environment, the Swatch Group remained on record course. The Group reached the seven billion milestone for the first time, and generated gross sales of CHF 7 143 million, an increase of +21.7% at constant rates in comparison to 2010.
(12/2011) A. Lange & Söhne has extended for four more years its sponsorship agreement with the Dresden State Art Collections (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden). The Saxon brand with its rich tradition has provided support to the world famous institution since 2006.
(12/2011) Following the acquisition of a majority shareholding by DKSH in the Maurice Lacroix Group in summer 2011, the expectations of overproportional growth in sales, particularly in the Asia region, have been fulfilled.
(12/2011) The Breguet Museum has acquired an extremely prestigious watch, made in 1808 for a dignitary of the Ottoman Empire, for the sum of CHF 650,000. This represents a record bid for a Turkish-style Breguet watch, and also a record for a pocket-watch auctioned on the youthful inland China market.
(12/2011) On Thursday 15th December, in the Metallurgy department of the Hublot Manufacture in Nyon, Jean-Claude Biver, Hublot's CEO, and Andreas Mortensen, a Professor at EFPL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) unveiled a range of brand new alloys which are set to revolutionise the characteristics of precious materials and may also pave the way for new alloys to be used in the high-tech industry.
(12/2011) For about 20-30 years, Swatch has been the supplier of mechanical movements and their components for most of the Swiss watch industry. Despite its historical relationship, Swatch would like to reduce deliveries of calibers and assortments.
(12/2011) Breguet has given its Vienna boutique a complete makeover, almost ten years after it first opened. The design has evolved considerably in step with an extremely avantgarde horological concept. Interactive themed films also enliven the spacious premises now spread over 190 m2 and which were officially opened on December 6th.
(12/2011) Fine watchmaker Christophe Claret is pleased to announce its partnership with the Casino de Monte-Carlo. This cooperative effort between the master watchmaker of Le Locle, Switzerland and the legendary casino in Monaco will be marked by a glittering celebration on December 9th and 10th 2011. A major roulette tournament event is being arranged by the famous gaming house, long a landmark as famous for its history and clientele – past and present –as for its Belle Epoque architecture.
(12/2011) Buyers and sellers of high-quality watches now have a committed auction partner and personal service provider in the form of ChronoAuction.com. At ChronoAuction.com, watch lovers and collectors can buy or sell their favourite models via an online auction, securely and globally. This service is also suitable for watch dealers, either as bidders or sellers.
(11/2011) One of the most complete collections of Swatch watches in the world, which reflects the outstanding story of Swatch, was sold at a historical amount of HK$ 51’707’500. The Blum Collection was assembled over many years by Swiss businessman Peter Blum and his wife Linda, passionate collectors of Swatch watches since the brand’s early days.