http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/en-ushttp://www.fhs.ch/images/logo_fh_xml.gifhttp://www.fhs.ch/en/Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=761fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsTo ensure its development, Patek Philippe has relocated its movement components manufacturing division to a renovated building adjoining its Plan-les-Ouates manufactory.

The former premises of the company L'Oréal are the site chosen by Patek Philippe to set up this brand new watchmaking machining centre. The building, ideally positioned adjacent ...]]>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=760fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsFrom the stage of the 55,000 seater Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf and the venue for the penultimate concert of the groups' "Tour of The Universe", Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver joined Depeche Mode in presenting a cheque for over $620,000 to Teenage Cancer Trust CEO, Simon Davis.

In December 2009, Hublot and Depeche Mode pledged their support to this ...]]>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=759fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsConvinced of the high potential of the Asian market which accounts for no less than 40% of its turnover, Corum has opened a store in the heart of Hong Kong's financial district.

At the end of 2009, Corum and its partner Swiss Prestige decided to pool their strengths and know-how by opening in Hong Kong the world's first Corum store. The move sends ...]]>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=758fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsTo mark its 150th anniversary, TAG Heuer proposes a book which retraces its history, that of an small workshop in Saint-Imier which today has become a veritable watch industry legend. Founded by a watch enthusiast, Edouard Heuer, the firm combines prestige and performance and is constantly developing, forever in search of perfection. It is particularly ...]]>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=757fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsAfter several months of development, the FH makes available today an online version of the Illustrated Professional Dictionary of Horology. The application is a practical and simple tool that allows sought-after information to be accessed very quickly. It requires no installation and can be consulted using any web browser. Entering the first letters ...]]>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=756fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsWhile the Swiss watch industry last year navigated its way through the eye of a storm, its flagship vessel, solid as a rock, held majestically to its course.

Compared to the 2009 results for the Swiss watch industry, which recorded a decline in the value of exports of 22.3%, the annual figures for the Swatch Group stand out - in a good way - with ...]]>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=755fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsOn 5 February this year in Neuchâtel, the Arc Business School (HEG-Arc) officially opened the Institute of Watch Marketing (IMH), a new research and training organisation created in partnership with the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH), the Swiss Watch Industry Employers' Federation (CP) and the Association des Journées internationales du ...]]>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=754fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsTue, 23 Feb 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=753fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsA record number of 179,002 auctions were withdrawn from the web in 2009 by the FH Anti-Counterfeiting Unit. Compared to 2008, in which year 71,339 offers were taken off the market, this represents an increase of more than 150%. A new challenge beckons for 2010.

Closer examination reveals that the largest platforms involved emerged differently from ...]]>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:30:00 +0100http://www.fhs.ch/en/news/news.php?id=752fhs.ch - Swiss Watch NewsThe Salon international de la haute horlogerie (SIHH), which this year was celebrating its twentieth edition, is now held in January, to the satisfaction of the 19 exhibiting brands, which as a result are better able to plan their production and deliveries over the whole year. This general sentiment thus corroborates the choice made last year to position ...]]>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:30:00 +0100