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» Love, love, love: The Swatch Love Collection
It's something Swatch fans look forward to with anticipation every year: the Swatch Love Collection[…] … The renowned Swiss watch and jewellery maker Swatch is aiming straight for the heart with a celebration of love in pink and red[…] … The Swatch Love Collection has chosen the two symbolic colours of passion and affection to give time and sparkle to all those who love, love, love[…] … Swatch is presenting these two watches in a Swatch Love Collection Special Set collector's box (GZS50): white, sprinkled with tender words and limited to 777 numbered units[…] … Because you can never love too much, the Swatch Love Collection is completed with stainless steel 316L bijoux, embellished with faceted red crystals[…]
» Frederique Constant's response when Swatch will reduce movements' supply
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[…] … However, in this case, the Comco (the Swiss antitrust governing authority) immediately awarded the Swatch Group an ability to reduce deliveries up to 30 per cent[…] … Communication Swatch “In no other industry do you have one company supply all critical parts to the people who then compete directly with it”, Nick Hayek, Swatch’s chief executive said in an interview last March[…] … Also the Swatch Group purchases many parts, caliber anti-shock systems, rubies in calibers, dials, cases, etc from specialized manufacturers[…] … Many factories that produce these components are shared by multiple brands, including Frederique Constant and Swatch Group brands[…] … Indeed, nine companies are challenging the approval by the Comco to allow Swatch to reduce supply[…]
» Unique collection of Swatch watches sold for astonishing HK$ 51’707’500
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[…] … Many of the prototypes date from the extraordinary period prior to commercialisation of the first Swatch watches in the early 1980s, and are thus extremely rare[…] … Among the most interesting and sought-after by collectors are a number of prototypes designed by the American artist Keith Haring, as well as the artist’s legendary Swatch watches Modele avec Personnage, Milles Pattes, Serpent and Blanc sur Noir[…] … Additional rarities include Swatch watches created by artists Mimmo Paladino, Alfred Hofkunst and Sam Francis[…] … Handled by the noted art auction house Phillips de Pury & Company, this one-of-a-kind auction attracted considerable interest during pre-sale showings in New York, London and Shanghai, where it was exhibited at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel, the restored cultural landmark and art hotel on the Bund[…] … Art auction expert Simon de Pury set the stage for a highly emotional Swatch event with the choice of a prestigious venue in one of China’s most dynamic and spectacular cities[…] … With its own long-term relationship and commitment to art, Swatch is proud to have seen today’s auction hosted in China, a country with a notable artistic heritage and a vibrant relationship to the arts today[…] … The Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong formed a perfect setting for what turned out to be the most amazing sale of Swatch watches ever sold as single lot for HK$ 51’707’500[…]
» Swatch wins Russian domain case at the 3rd attempt
The Federal Court of the District of Moscow confirmed in a decision from the 23rd of May 2011 the current position of the Court of Appeal as well as the Court of the Region of Moscow regarding the domain name swatch[…] … According to the Federal Court it was correct to forbid the use of this domain name to the owner of the domain swatch[…] … ru, and to oblige him to transfer this to the Swatch AG[…]
» 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[…] … The Court came to the conclusion that the registrant was hindering Swatch from using its trademark and company name as a domain name and that this was to be considered as an abuse of rights, irrespective of the fact that the registrant was not using the domain himself[…] … It is a policy of Swatch Group not to tolerate cybersquatting* of its trademarks and to take legal action against all third parties that infringe Swatch Group trademarks by using them for domain registrations[…]
» Commemorative ceremony for Nicolas G. Hayek
On Saturday, July 3, 2010, at 2 p.m., a public commemorative ceremony will be held at Kursaal, Kornhausstrasse 3, 3013 Bern (Switzerland), Arena room. Guests are welcome to attend. Instead of flowers, may we ask those persons who wish to commemorate Mr. Hayek to make a donation to “Médecins sans[…]
» Brequet, Blancpain, Omega and Swatch open flagship stores
The opening of the ground floor of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel took place at 26th May 2010 in Shanghai with four exceptional boutiques in a grandiose architectural environment[…] … The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, an emblematic historical building located at the corner of the Bund and Nanjing Road, reopened today after several years of restoration work that will enable it to welcome the public in the boutiques of four of Swatch Group’s most prestigious brands – Blancpain, Breguet, Omega and Swatch[…] … Under the leadership and creative guidance of the Swatch Group, the Swatch Art Peace Hotel project’s innovative operational concept blends a retail environment with a hotel where artists live and work[…] … At the outset of the project, Swatch Group appointed Parisian agency Jouin Manku to develop a comprehensive design for the hotel interiors that assured due respect for the heritage and historical importance of the building[…] … For the retail space opening today, Jouin Manku developed a unique environment for the Swatch boutique[…] … Leading Swatch Group brands Breguet, Blancpain and Omega are also represented with boutiques of their own, featuring the period décor and cultural ambience of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel[…] … A grand opening of the fully restored building is planned for August 2010, when the Swatch Art Peace Hotel will begin to welcome working artists from around the world to its splendid venues[…] … The chosen artists will live and work in the Swatch Art Peace Hotel’s 18 workshop apartments, may exhibit their work on the premises and will be asked leave a “trace” of their art at the hotel when they have completed their residencies[…] … Hayek, Chairman and CEO of the Swatch Group; Esther Grether, Board Member of the Swatch Group; George Clooney, actor; François-Henri Pinault, CEO of PPR; Mikhail Kusnirovich, Chairman of the Strategic Development Committee of GUM; and Sir Francis Yeoh, Chairman, YTL Group[…] … The Swatch Art Peace Hotel Residence comprises 7 guest suites designed by Jouin Manku[…] … Swatch Group has appointed Singapore-based YTL Hotels to manage the Residence and to operate the Shook[…]
» New Watches: Swatch & Art Collection
Swatch has expanded its popular Swatch & Art Collection with new watches by four contemporary artists and designers working in a broad range of mediums and styles[…] … These five new Swatch Art Specials enhance and continue the celebrated relationship between Swatch and Art, which began in Paris with launch of the first Art Special at the Pompidou Centre in 1985[…] … Among the many notable contributors to the Swatch & Art Collection are the Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar, the French street painter and rapper Grems, the noted painter, sculptor and writer Ted Scapa, and New York City’s ‘urban primitivist’ painter, Billy The Artist[…]
» Swatch Group introduces the restoration at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai
The Swatch Group is presenting an exhibition at Baselworld in the Hall of Dreams from the 17th to the 19th of March, dedicated to its renovation of the South Building of the historic Peace Hotel, located on Shanghai’s legendary Bund, the city’s former financial district and today its most famous landmark[…] … The Swatch Group is working closely with its joint venture partner, Jin Jiang International, China’s leading hotel and travel group[…] … The restored hotel will re-open as the Swatch Art Peace Hotel later this year[…] … Under the leadership of Swatch Group, the Swatch Art Peace Hotel project’s unique operational concept blends a retail environment with a hotel where only artists live and work[…] … The extensive renovation of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel is slated to be completed in time for Shanghai EXPO 2010[…] … When it has been fully and conscientiously restored, the Swatch Art Peace Hotel will start to welcome the arts and working artists from around the world to its splendid venues and become once again a focal point of Shanghai’s vibrant cultural life[…] … The Swatch Art Peace Hotel project has called on the skills of experts in the field of historic preservation who are paying due respect to the hotel’s heritage and its status as one of Shanghai’s best known structures[…] … The Swatch Art Peace Hotel project invites gifted artists from around the world to live and work for a limited time in apartment/workshops[…] … The retail space on the ground floor includes a Swatch Boutique designed to convey the core values of the brand: emotion, joy of life, innovation and positive provocation[…] … The Swatch Group’s most prestigious brands, Breguet, Blancpain and Omega, are also represented with boutiques of their own, featuring the period décor and cultural ambience of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel[…]
» Rolex in front of Swatch, Cartier and OMEGA
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» Swatch To Celebrate Swatch + Art Connection
Yet that’s precisely Swatch intends to do[…] … Taking art to the people once again, Swatch has dubbed the spectacular event «CreArt by Swatch», a playful celebration of The Swatch Connection to art, artists and the creative enterprise[…] … With Venice in mind, Swatch challenged four artists to create new work for ‘the world’s smallest canvas’[…] … New York City based ‘Urban Primitivist’ Billy The Artist; noted painter, sculptor and writer Ted Scapa; prolific graphic artist and designer Matthew Langille and French street painter and musician Grems have each created new Swatch watches for the Swatch 2009 CreArt Collection[…] … CreArt by Swatch – Piazza San Marco, June 30th, 2009 To create an exciting environment to celebrate Swatch, Art and the new Collection, the enterprising spirits of Swatch have invited a young contemporary artist to create a new work of art – live, in person and in front of a crowd – in Venice[…] … Art lovers, visitors in town for the Biennale, tourists and Venetian fans and friends of Swatch are invited to the Piazza San Marco for a visual extravaganza unlike anything the Piazza has ever seen[…] … The Swatch 2009 CreArt Collection CreArt by Swatch will also serve to present The Swatch 2009 CreArt Collection, the most recent manifestation of a long-term collaboration between Swatch and the arts[…] … Launched in 1983, Swatch caught the world by surprise with an accessible, colourful, quality Swiss watch – made of plastic[…] … Right from the start, Swatch connected with contemporary art, and for twenty-five years, world famous artists, musicians, filmmakers and fashion designers have collaborated with Swatch to create unique art for the wrist[…] … One of the first major artists to make the Swatch + Art Connection was Keith Haring, and the relationship between artists and the Swiss fashion watch and jewellery maker has since produced a fascinating series of Swatch Art Specials by Haring, Kiki Picasso, Mimmo Paladino, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Pedro Almodóvar, Akira Kurosawa, Ágatha Ruíz de la Prada, Vivienne Westwood and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, to name only a few[…] … Today, Billy The Artist, Ted Scapa, Matthew Langille and Grems have each created new watches for the Swatch 2009 CreArt Collection[…] … The ‘CreArt by Swatch’ event celebrates this strong tradition and renews the Swatch + Art Connection[…] … 2009 is the Year of Art for Swatch, and Swatch has partnered with the City of Venice to celebrate a joint commitment to the arts[…] … As Cultural Partner to Venice, Swatch supports the city’s signature events, including Carnival and the annual Historical Regatta[…] … It’s no coincidence that CreArt by Swatch will take place during the 2009 Venice Biennale, when contemporary artists present their most challenging and interesting work at venues all over the city[…] … CreArt by Swatch contributes to the celebration and will surely be a highlight of the year – so don’t miss this extraordinary event at the Piazza San Marco – June 30th, 2009[…]
» Nicolas Hayek tried to prevent his biography from being written
Nagel & Kimche will publish «Mister Swatch, Nicolas Hayek and the secret of his success» on 7 September 2009[…] … The Swatch Group’s press office tried to prevent the usage of Swatch photos in the book as well as the photos showing Hayek chosen for the cover[…] … Likewise, the Swatch Group took action against the designation “immigrant” in the advertising text for the book[…] … The book tells how Nicolas Hayek, who was born on 19 February 1928 in Lebanon, established the Swatch corporation and became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Switzerland[…] … Under the title “who invented it? The Swatch is paternity tested“, contemporary witnesses tell for the first time how this innovative watch was developed[…]
» Swatch Internet Time
On October 23, 1998, the Swatch brand created a revolution: it reinvented time by launching a universal time, Swatch Internet Time[…] … At the launch ceremony for Swatch Internet Time – which took place in Biel / Bienne in the presence of Nicolas G[…] … Hayek, then Swatch Group CEO, Nick Hayek, then managing director of the Swatch brand, and Nicholas Negroponte, founder and director of the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge (USA) – a new meridian was established, Biel Mean Time (BMT) at 500 beats or noon, winter time, in Biel[…]
» Swatch Group invests in Biel
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[…] … A new central building along the Gottstattstrasse will combine functional areas for the two brands under one roof and accommodate other Swatch Group units[…] … Independent museum spaces for Swatch, Omega, and Swatchmobile, equipped with the latest interactive technologies, offer their guests an opportunity to explore the worlds of watchmaking and the pioneering days of the battery-operated Swatchmobile[…] … The new Swatch buildings feature curved wooden construction that runs from the north-east towards the city centre along Rue Jakob Stämpfli and cross above Gottstattstrasse where they are connected to the new central building[…] … The central building, which is being created in timber frame construction, will have administrative offices and shared conference rooms in addition to the museums for Swatch, Omega and Swatchmobile[…] … The central building will be connected to the Swatch Building on the opposite side of the road by a bridge over the Gottstattstrasse[…] … The elongated Swatch Building, with its modern, semi-circular timber frame structure, will be the brand’s new Headquarters[…] … The front-most part of the building, which is connected to the Central building, has space dedicated to all areas with direct customer contact, including showrooms, customer service and a Swatch store[…]
» Swatch Group exceeds the 7 billion sales milestone for the first time
In 2011, despite a difficult economic environment, the Swatch Group remained on record course[…] … 2012 will be a major challenge, however, the Swatch Group is confident of again generating qualitative growth in 2012, despite the ever more challenging comparison basis[…]
» TrustedWatch wish you a joyful and reflective holiday season!
More and more watch manufacturers are producing their own movements, mainly on account of the pressure instigated by the Swatch Group, and so the offer of interesting timepieces, to the joy of the watch lover, is becoming ever greater and more varied[…]
» Longines proclaims long-term partnership with the elite Meydan Group
The long-term partnership between the two renowned giants of the equestrian world was unveiled at a recently held press conference in Dubai in the presence of the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors Swatch Group Ltd Ms[…] … Speaking out on this sparkling alliance, the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors Swatch Group Ltd, Ms[…]
» Opening of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel
Today the Swatch Art Peace Hotel was officially opened in Shanghai[…] … Nick Hayek, who welcomed his guests, Swatch Group Management, and fellow members of the Artist Selection Committee, Sri Francis Yeoh, François-Henri Pinault and Mikhail Kusnirovich[…] … Swatch Art at the Bund gave artists, art students, schoolchildren and members of the public the opportunity to paint «live» on canvases set up along the waterfront[…] … Artists present and participating in the street-painting event included Billy the Artist, from New York, Swiss artist Ted Scapa, from Japan Ayako Rokkaku and several artists currently living and working in The Swatch Art Peace Hotel[…]
» Master watchmaker Dr. George Daniels died
He presented it to the world's leading watch companies but only Nicolas Hayek, the late Chairman of the Swatch Group, saw the potential of the invention and in the early nineties acquired the technology and engaged Daniels to work with OMEGA's technicians[…]
» A new automatic chronograph: The Hamilton Pan Europ
Hamilton is a member of the Swatch group, the largest watch manufacturer and distributor in the world with 160 production sites in Switzerland[…]
» Monobob, with exclusive support from OMEGA
Nick Hayek, the CEO of OMEGA's parent company, the Swatch Group, is particularly excited about this aspect of Monobob saying, "Bob has always been one of the most spectacular winter sports[…]
» Universo acquires the Energizer site in La Chaux-de-Fonds
, a company of The Swatch Group Ltd[…] … In addition, The Swatch Group Ltd[…] … The Energizer site will be adapted to the needs of the Swatch Group and will be used for the ongoing expansion of the Group, for example as an additional production site for Universo and other Swatch Group production companies[…] … Despite the extremely difficult situation with respect to the strong Swiss Franc, the Swatch Group continues its efforts to further strengthen the workplace Switzerland or, as in the present case, the Canton Neuchâtel, with its investments[…]
» Swatch Group: Again with record sales and profit
The Swatch Group plans to continue to consolidate its global market presence and invest further in production capacities and staff training in order to maintain its strategy of healthy and sustainable growth[…] … The long-term policy of the Swatch Group is and always will be to win market share[…]
» Michael Phelps, in Shanghai for World Championships, visits OMEGA
Michael had the opportunity to visit the OMEGA Boutique at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel[…] … The Swatch Art Peace Hotel where the OMEGA Boutique is located is directly on Shanghai's iconic Bund, is a historic landmark in Shanghai[…]
» Watchmakers to appeal against the Competition Commission
Supplier Swatch Group is to reduce its shipments of movements from 1 January 2012, with the blessing of the Competition Commission[…] … "What exactly is the Competition Commission for, apart from favouring monopolies?" Frédérique Constant CEO Peter Stas was openly angry following the decision of the Competition Commission (Comco) to authorise the Swatch Group to lower its shipments of movements (-15%), and assortments(-5%) to third companies[…] … A drop that will reach 30% for movement manufacturers, including Soprod and especially Sellita, the main competitors of ETA (owned by Swatch Group)[…] … How can we guarantee our sales next year?" Timing Controversy What has angered independent watchmakers is not so much the Swatch Group policy as the timeline approved by the Competition Commission[…] … The main player, Sellita in La Chaux-de-Fonds, still partially depends on parts supplied by Nivarox, another Swatch Group entity, as well as on finished movements purchased from ETA[…] … This is a disaster that may have a serious impact on jobs, and opens the door to a Swatch Group takeover of the middle of the range, with its brands such as Tissot, Longines and Hamilton[…] … Could the Competition Commission not have taken this into account? "The calendar is not determined by us, but by the Swatch Group[…]