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2. Swatch - Wikipedia

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   Swatch is a Swiss watchmaker founded in 1983 by Ernst Thomke, Elmar Mock, and Jacques Müller. It is a subsidiary of The Swatch Group.The Swatch product line was developed as a response to the "quartz crisis" of the 1970s and 1980s, in which inexpensive, battery-powered, quartz-regulated watches were competing against more established European watchmakers focused on artisanal craftsmanship ...

3. Nicolas Hayek - Wikipedia

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   28 June 2010. (2010-06-28) (aged 82) Biel/Bienne, [1] Switzerland. Occupation. Businessman. Title. Swatch Group, founder/chairman. Nicolas George Hayek (19 February 1928 – 28 June 2010) was a Swiss businessman of Lebanese descent, and the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Swatch Group.

4. Swatch Internet Time - Wikipedia

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   Swatch Internet Time (or .beat time) is a decimal time system introduced in 1998 by the Swatch corporation as part of their marketing campaign for their line of ".beat" watches. Those without a watch can use the Internet to view the current time, [ 1] originally on the watchmaker's website. The concept is similar to decimal minutes in French ...

5. Omega SA - Wikipedia

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   Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. [1] Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as La Generale Watch Co. until incorporating the name Omega in 1903, becoming Louis Brandt et Frère-Omega Watch & Co. [2] [3] [4] In 1984, the company officially changed its name to Omega SA [5] and opened its museum in Biel/Bienne to ...

6. Elmar Mock - Wikipedia

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   1954. La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Nationality (legal) Swiss. Occupation. engineer. Known for. SWATCH watch. Elmar Mock (born February 2, 1954, in La Chaux-de-Fonds) is a Swiss watch engineer with specialized knowledge in polymers, an industrial designer, and inventor.

7. A History of the Tiffany-Swatch Failure - AOL

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   Tiffany announced a joint venture with Swatch back in 2007, proclaiming the watch maker gave it "unparalleled distribution capabilities and experience in the luxury segment of the watch business ...