Beginning in the 1950s, Breitling served as the official timekeeper of the biggest races on the cycling calendar, including the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.
“For anyone born after 1963, there is the Sun, the Moon. And the Rolling Stones.” Keith Richards was right.
When the watchmaking house-started its Movement Creation Programme in the late 000s, it revived a part of its culture that had been dormant since the Quartz Crisis of the 1970s. Since 1904, Oris had created more than 270 unique calibres.
In order to support its accelerating growth after the acquisition of Axial Medical, Acrotec’s structure has been reinforced with the appointment of three group executives as directors of the Watch and Jewellery, Medtech and High-Tech Precision divisions.
In the fourth quarter, Group sales rose by 5% versus the prior-year period notwithstanding strong comparatives and significant disruption to retail trading due to the massive Covid resurgence in mainland China.
Watches & Wonders is inviting the inhabitants of Geneva and all visitors, whether enthusiasts or novices, to enjoy an immersive experience at the heart of a Salon, designed as a sumptuous village with its squares, alleys, restaurants and watchmaking worlds.
On 10 January, the Acrotec Group announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the American company Axial Medical.
In February, the “Stellar Odyssey” exhibition created by Jaeger-LeCoultre will take place in Dubai.
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