Before long Omega, the reigning Swiss brand, was melting down its gold mechanical watches so it could sell the metal.
In 1987 Petra bought Delfi, a Swiss brand it had originally distributed.
The secret agent has ditched Japan not for the most recognized Swiss brand, Rolex, a privately held entity, but for an Omega.
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Several years ago Bryant was said to be a part investor in boutique Swiss brand Nubeo, which designed (but never commercially released) a Nubeo Black Mamba watch.
Luxe details include in-room bath products by La Prairie (Hotel Bel-Air is the only U.S. hotel to carry the Swiss brand specializing in anti-aging) and oversized baths with flat-screen TVs.
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Vacheron Constantin is the first Swiss watchmaking brand to partner with the NAIOSW, based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
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It great day for Patek Philippe as 18 of the top 20 lots was manufactured by the renown Swiss watch brand.
The luxury Swiss watch brand presented Archbishop Tutu with an engraved 1966 collection watch in honor of his philanthropic accomplishments around the world.
In 2010 Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet announced that legendary auto race champion Michael Schumacher would be their newest brand ambassador.
French businessman Richard Mille put his 12-year-old Swiss watch brand on the map by producing six- and seven-figure-priced, think-outside-the box timepieces for clients like King Juan Carlos.
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Luxury Swiss watch brand Girard-Perregaux unveiled its latest piece from the 1966 watch line, a sparkling 38 mm ladies jewelry watch with a powerful mechanical movement manufactured in-house and paved with 807 diamonds.
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Swiss luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled an ultra-thin automatic perpetual calendar timepiece.
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Swiss luxury watch brand, Girard-Perregaux, has added legendary watchmaker, Dominique Loiseau, to its manufacturing team.
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Swiss luxury watch brand, Vacheron Constantin, opened a boutique Monday at the Palazzo Las Vegas.
Swiss luxury watch brand Girard-Perregaux is partnering with Bocelli for the event.
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The Hublot King Power Usain Bolt was developed in close consultation with the three-time Olympic champion and Swiss luxury watch brand ambassador.
Swiss luxury watch brand, Breguet, is celebrating the invention of the tourbillion through a didactic and interactive exhibition titled, Breguet, the innovator.
One of the major reasons for all of these changes is to attract the younger aspirational customer to the venerable Swiss luxury watch brand.
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In the midst of it all, playing a prominent role throughout the three-day event, was Patrik Hoffmann, CEO of the Swiss luxury watch brand, Ulysse Nardin.
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Students in the classes of 2013 and 2014 that the Swiss luxury watch brand is sponsoring celebrated their first day of school on September 13 with a reception hosted by Denis Jaquenoud, president of NAIOSW, and Hugues de Pins, president, Vacheron Constantin North America.
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Burlingame said Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told interrogators that the hijackers each used "a Swiss knife, " a brand of pocketknife, to butcher a sheep and a camel as part of their training.
So in 1999 he sold his shares and with Swiss partner Dominique Guenat started to build a brand that would stress ergonomics and durability.
There was some caution among the brand officials, but overall, life remains good in the Swiss watch industry.
In addition, the Swiss drug and diagnostics company Roche has a unit that sells a third brand of sequencing machines, although this is a relatively small portion of its revenues.
The 12-year-old watch brand is an infant when it comes to the venerable world of the Swiss watch industry, but it has grown up at lightning speed with technical innovations and partnerships with athletes in sports ranging from track and field to soccer to auto racing.
The decision to launch a smart watch under the Tissot brand is particularly revealing, says Pierre Maillard, a veteran observer of the Swiss watch industry and editor of Europa Star, a trade magazine.
The Menznau Kronospan factory, which makes wood products under the brand name Kronoswiss, is one of 10 plants in seven countries run by the Swiss Krono Group, according to the company's website.
The brand already has proven a lot and now stands as a permanent fixture in the world of Swiss watchmaking, particularly with the chronograph models that is its specialty.
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