Swatch Group Ag ADR (SWGAY) 27.0700 $SWGAY
Why I'm Skeptical About the Apple iWatch
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 11:00AM CDT
Though the world seems to be expecting that Apple 's allegedly upcoming smart watch (dubbed by some as the iWatch) will be a game changer, there's a real chance that the iWatch won't do as well as many seem to expect. Smartwatches are...
Luxury Watchmakers Turn to Sports to Boost Brands
Jason Tomaszewski, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 25, 11:11AM CDT
It's been said that sport is the great social equalizer. Billionaire tech tycoons like Steve Ballmer share the same frenzied fandom over teams like the L.A. Clippers that an everyman from Van Nuys also enjoys. And while dropping $10,000+ on a...
Why Tiffany (TIF) May Tumble Today
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 8:21AM CDT
Shares of Tiffany & Co. (TIF) may decline today after the upscale jeweler reported a profit forecast on Friday that was below estimates even though it projected net worldwide sales would increase by a high-single digit percentage in 2014. The company...
A History of the Tiffany-Swatch Failure
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Dec 23, 3:19PM CST
It all started out so peacefully. 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." Tiffany's...
Tiffany ordered to pay $449 million to Swatch
AP - Sun Dec 22, 4:29PM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Tiffany & Co. was ordered to pay Swatch Group AG about 402 million Swiss francs ($449 million) in compensation over a contractual dispute, the companies said Sunday.
If You've Got the Time, I've Got a Great Investment Opportunity
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jun 30, 10:45AM CDT
Let me be completely forthcoming with you: I am obsessed with timepieces. Some might consider watches a waste of money with smartphones taking care of all of the functions found on today's watches, but it represents in some cases a symbol of status,...
Harry Winston Sale to Swatch Gets Regulatory Nods
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 21, 8:08PM CDT
Harry Winston Diamond has received all of the regulatory approvals necessary to close the sale of its jewelry and watch unit to Swatch . In January, the company reached an agreement with the Swiss firm to divest the division, Harry...
Swatch surprises investors with report in dialect
AP - Wed Mar 06, 6:20AM CST
BERLIN (AP) — How to show your attachment to your small Alpine country when you're a globally known watch manufacturer? Try writing your annual financial report in the local dialect impenetrable to outsiders.
Swatch Group Clocks Profit Increase, Will Boost Dividend
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 04, 4:21PM CST
Swatch Group reported positive numbers in its just-released 2012 results, and the company also said it will increase its dividend. Swatch posted sales of 8.1 billion Swiss francs ($8.9 million), just over its target for the year and 14%...
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Mon Jan 14, 5:04PM CST
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Apple, Harry Winston, Coach are market movers
AP - Mon Jan 14, 4:22PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
News Summary: Swatch to buy Harry Winston brand
By The Associated Press - AP - Mon Jan 14, 12:56PM CST
SPARKLY SWATCH: Switzerland's biggest watch maker, Swatch Group AG, will pay about $1 billion to acquire Canada's Harry Winston watch and jewelry brand, officials from both companies said Monday.
Swatch in $1 billion deal for Harry Winston brand
AP - Mon Jan 14, 9:57AM CST
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's biggest watch maker, Swatch Group AG, will pay about $1 billion to acquire Canada's Harry Winston watch and jewelry brand, officials from both companies said Monday.
Why I'm Skeptical About the Apple iWatch
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 11:00AM CDT
Though the world seems to be expecting that Apple 's allegedly upcoming smart watch (dubbed by some as the iWatch) will be a game changer, there's a real chance that the iWatch won't do as well as many seem to expect. Smartwatches are...
Luxury Watchmakers Turn to Sports to Boost Brands
Jason Tomaszewski, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 25, 11:11AM CDT
It's been said that sport is the great social equalizer. Billionaire tech tycoons like Steve Ballmer share the same frenzied fandom over teams like the L.A. Clippers that an everyman from Van Nuys also enjoys. And while dropping $10,000+ on a...
Why Tiffany (TIF) May Tumble Today
at The Street - Fri Mar 21, 8:21AM CDT
Shares of Tiffany & Co. (TIF) may decline today after the upscale jeweler reported a profit forecast on Friday that was below estimates even though it projected net worldwide sales would increase by a high-single digit percentage in 2014. The company...
A History of the Tiffany-Swatch Failure
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Dec 23, 3:19PM CST
It all started out so peacefully. 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." Tiffany's...
Tiffany ordered to pay $449 million to Swatch
AP - Sun Dec 22, 4:29PM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Tiffany & Co. was ordered to pay Swatch Group AG about 402 million Swiss francs ($449 million) in compensation over a contractual dispute, the companies said Sunday.
If You've Got the Time, I've Got a Great Investment Opportunity
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jun 30, 10:45AM CDT
Let me be completely forthcoming with you: I am obsessed with timepieces. Some might consider watches a waste of money with smartphones taking care of all of the functions found on today's watches, but it represents in some cases a symbol of status,...
Harry Winston Sale to Swatch Gets Regulatory Nods
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 21, 8:08PM CDT
Harry Winston Diamond has received all of the regulatory approvals necessary to close the sale of its jewelry and watch unit to Swatch . In January, the company reached an agreement with the Swiss firm to divest the division, Harry...
Swatch surprises investors with report in dialect
AP - Wed Mar 06, 6:20AM CST
BERLIN (AP) — How to show your attachment to your small Alpine country when you're a globally known watch manufacturer? Try writing your annual financial report in the local dialect impenetrable to outsiders.
Swatch Group Clocks Profit Increase, Will Boost Dividend
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 04, 4:21PM CST
Swatch Group reported positive numbers in its just-released 2012 results, and the company also said it will increase its dividend. Swatch posted sales of 8.1 billion Swiss francs ($8.9 million), just over its target for the year and 14%...
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Mon Jan 14, 5:04PM CST
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Apple, Harry Winston, Coach are market movers
AP - Mon Jan 14, 4:22PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
News Summary: Swatch to buy Harry Winston brand
By The Associated Press - AP - Mon Jan 14, 12:56PM CST
SPARKLY SWATCH: Switzerland's biggest watch maker, Swatch Group AG, will pay about $1 billion to acquire Canada's Harry Winston watch and jewelry brand, officials from both companies said Monday.
Swatch in $1 billion deal for Harry Winston brand
AP - Mon Jan 14, 9:57AM CST
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's biggest watch maker, Swatch Group AG, will pay about $1 billion to acquire Canada's Harry Winston watch and jewelry brand, officials from both companies said Monday.
