Seiko Marinemaster Professional Watch
It was a red letter day for Audemars Piguet in Le Brassus on 12 June this year as the firm laid, or rather cemented, the first stone of its new Les Forges manufactory. Founded 132 years ago, the company has grown steadily and today has 820 employees, 620 of whom work in Switzerland. Short of space in their premises on the route de France A– already enlarged on two previous occasions A– and wishing to regroup the five existing sites spread over the Joux Valley region, managers decided to construct a new building.
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Loading ...Watch Industry Manpower In 2006 Say 44,444!
On 30 September 2006, the Swiss watch and microtechnology industry employed 2,716 more people than one year previously. Total manpower in the industry increased from 41,728 to 44,444 workers (+6.5%). In absolute terms, this increase is attributable mainly to production personnel, whose numbers rose from 31,000 to 33,161 employees (+ 2,161; +6.9%). While managers (1,594 people, up by 11.2%) and administrative staff (9,272 people, up by 5.2%) also recorded strong increases, home workers were the only category to post a decline, falling again from 485 to 417 people (-68; -14%).
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Strengthening Of Swiss Made Step One Accomplished
At its general meeting, the FH decided to propose the strengthening of the ordinance of the Federal Council concerning use of the name Swiss for watches, the famous Swiss made ordinance.
Held at the Hôtel Elite in Biel on 28 June, the 2007 general meeting of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry was marked above all by the willingness of delegates to revise the Swiss made ordinance and their conviction that this indication of origin is of great value in the eyes of consumers around the world.
The current regulations have been subject to criticism for several years, particularly within the industry, where they are deemed to be too lax.
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1974 Box For Rolex Oyster Watch
How many times have you done presents in your life? There is no doubt that it was happened not once and even not twice. The first problem in this situation was what present is better to choose. The reason is that most presents became banal. But it does not mean that it became less useful.
For example what do you think about watch? I am sure that most of us considered this thing to be a banal present. But we still continue to give watch as a present.
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How to Tell if Rolex Watch is Real
How to tell if Rolex watch is real? Well, there are several sure ways to decide if your watch or the watch you want to buy is a real one but not a fake.
Rolex is a world known brand name, the word ‘Rolex’ is synonymous to the word ‘watch’ at all, because only what is best can represent the class. Rolex watches have been known to customers all over the globe for many decades and thanks to the quality and style they can boast of these very watches are the best ones.
Rolex watches are pretty expensive as a rule therefore it is so important for the customers to know that what they pay for is in fact a Rolex but not a fake.
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Chopard At The Cannes Film Festival A Roaring Sixtieth!
The Chopard constellation is replete with stars. For proof, the 60th Cannes Film Festival, where the Geneva based watchmaker and jeweller pulled out all the stops.
Jane Fonda, Charlotte Rampling, Angelina Jolie, Maggie Cheung, Julianne Moore, Zhang Ziyi, Helen Mirren, Gong Li, Elodie Bouchez, Toni Collette, Maria de Meideros, Ludivine Sagnier… a star cast beyond any directorA’s wildest dreams for their next movie but in evidence for Chopard at the recent film festival in Cannes!
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Bulgari The Euro Takes Its Toll
During the first quarter of 2007 the Italian jeweller Bulgari recorded a turnover of 225.1 million euros, up by 10.4% compared to January-March 2006. At constant exchange rates, the increase would have been even higher at 16.4%. However the strength of the euro decided otherwise.
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Richemont In 2006-2007 Another Year Of Flying High
For the Richemont group, one (good) year follows another. The 2006-2007 financial year ended with two-digit increases in turnover and operating and net profit. No clouds on the horizon.
During its 2006-2007 financial ending on 31 March, the worldA’s number one luxury goods producer recorded a net profit A– including revenues from the groupA’s holding in British American Tobacco (BAT) - of 1,329 million euros (+21% compared to 2005-2006) on turnover of 4,827 million (+12%).
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