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Swatch Shares Grow on Increased Orders at Baselworld

Swatch Group AG reported an increase in watch orders at this year’s Baselworld, sending the shares up as much as 3.4 percent.

News & Analysis

Swatch Shares Grow on Increased Orders at Baselworld

Swatch Group AG reported an increase in watch orders at this year’s Baselworld, sending the shares up as much as 3.4 percent.


News & Analysis

Tiffany Wins Ruling Over $419 Million Swatch Payment

Tiffany & Co. won a Dutch court ruling setting aside a decision by arbitrators who ordered the jewelry chain to pay Swatch Group AG more than 402 million Swiss francs ($419 million) in a dispute over a failed venture.

News & Analysis

Tiffany Wins Ruling Over $419 Million Swatch Payment

Tiffany & Co. won a Dutch court ruling setting aside a decision by arbitrators who ordered the jewelry chain to pay Swatch Group AG more than 402 million Swiss francs ($419 million) in a dispute over a failed venture.


Financial Markets

Navigating a Storm of Currency Volatility

How can fashion companies navigate the crashing waves of currency fluctuations?

Financial Markets

Navigating a Storm of Currency Volatility

How can fashion companies navigate the crashing waves of currency fluctuations?


Technology

Swatch Plans Smartwatch to Compete with Apple Watch

Swatch Group AG plans to start selling a smartwatch in the next three months, potentially pitting the Swiss maker of colorful plastic timepieces' debut directly against Apple Inc.’s Apple Watch.

Technology

Swatch Plans Smartwatch to Compete with Apple Watch

Swatch Group AG plans to start selling a smartwatch in the next three months, potentially pitting the Swiss maker of colorful plastic timepieces' debut directly against Apple Inc.’s Apple Watch.


News & Analysis

Swatch Earnings Miss Estimates After Hong Kong Protests

Swatch Group AG reported 2014 earnings that missed analysts’ estimates as political protests in Hong Kong weighed on demand for Swiss watches in that market.

News & Analysis

Swatch Earnings Miss Estimates After Hong Kong Protests

Swatch Group AG reported 2014 earnings that missed analysts’ estimates as political protests in Hong Kong weighed on demand for Swiss watches in that market.


Global Markets

Swiss Watch Exports at Slowest Pace Since Financial Crisis

Swiss watch exports kept growing at the slowest rate since the financial crisis for a second year as shipments to China and Hong Kong dropped in the final quarter.

Global Markets

Swiss Watch Exports at Slowest Pace Since Financial Crisis

Swiss watch exports kept growing at the slowest rate since the financial crisis for a second year as shipments to China and Hong Kong dropped in the final quarter.


News & Analysis

Greubel Forsey Warns Franc Surge Threatens Low-End Watchmakers

Small, lower-end Swiss watch brands face a more uncertain future after the Swiss National Bank’s U-turn on the franc cap, according to Greubel Forsey SA.

News & Analysis

Greubel Forsey Warns Franc Surge Threatens Low-End Watchmakers

Small, lower-end Swiss watch brands face a more uncertain future after the Swiss National Bank’s U-turn on the franc cap, according to Greubel Forsey SA.


News & Analysis

Swatch CEO Says Watch Brands to Hike Prices in Europe

Swatch Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest watchmaker, will raise prices at some of its brands by as much as 10 percent after the Swiss National Bank’s surprise decision last week to abandon the cap on the franc exchange rate.

News & Analysis

Swatch CEO Says Watch Brands to Hike Prices in Europe

Swatch Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest watchmaker, will raise prices at some of its brands by as much as 10 percent after the Swiss National Bank’s surprise decision last week to abandon the cap on the franc exchange rate.


Marketing

TAG Heuer Casts Aside ‘Swiss Made’ Label to Take On Apple Watch

TAG Heuer is set to enter uncharted territory this year with plans for a smartwatch that will be its only timepiece developed outside Switzerland.

Marketing

TAG Heuer Casts Aside ‘Swiss Made’ Label to Take On Apple Watch

TAG Heuer is set to enter uncharted territory this year with plans for a smartwatch that will be its only timepiece developed outside Switzerland.


Global Markets

Hong Kong Luxury Watch Retailers Face SNB Blow

The franc’s record surge may prompt luxury watch retailers in Hong Kong to absorb some of the price increase from Switzerland’s high-end timepiece makers as demand stays weak amid a slowing Chinese economy.

Global Markets

Hong Kong Luxury Watch Retailers Face SNB Blow

The franc’s record surge may prompt luxury watch retailers in Hong Kong to absorb some of the price increase from Switzerland’s high-end timepiece makers as demand stays weak amid a slowing Chinese economy.