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Time for change: Swatch Group reshuffles leadership team

Swatch Group is reshuffling its management team, with new appointments announced at Longines, Rado, Union, Tissot, Certina, and its Hamilton watch brands The group also announced changes to its Executive Group Management Board and its Extended Group Management. Raynald Aeschlimann, President and CEO of Omega and member of the Extended Group...

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Swiss watchmakers see exports plunge amid pandemic

Swiss watch exports plunged by more than a fifth in March, the Swiss watch industry federation, FH, said Tuesday, warning it expected the situation to deteriorate further in April. Overall, Swiss watch exports fell 21.9 percent in March compared to a year earlier, to 1.4 billion Swiss francs (1.4 billion dollars, 1.3 billion euros) -- with a...

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Tissot announces first retail venture in the UK

Swiss watchmaker, Tissot has announced that its opening a standalone space in North London’s Brent Cross shopping centre, in what will mark the brand’s first retail venture in the UK. The 12 square metre boutique kiosk will sits alongside another Swatch Group brand, CK, and will open on December 2 to push its Christmas sales. The space will...

Fashion

Tissot launches web watch

The Swiss watchmakers Tissot have launched a new web-ready wristwatch. The new High T features a touch screen on the watch's dial. This "exclusive tactile technology" allows the wearer of the watch to surf the web with simply a touch. News, weather, sports updates; all are available through this watch. Tissot have hooked up with MSN to provide...