Question:

Who owns whom of the Swiss Watch companies?

Watches Company Owners

Audemars Piguet

  • Independent

    Breitling

  • Independent

    Bulgari (Italy)

  • Bulgari
  • Daniel Roth
  • Gérald Genta

    Fossil (USA)

  • Zodiac

    Grovana AG

  • Revue Thommen

    LVMH (France)
    Louis Vuitton - Moët - Hennessy

  • Chaumet
  • Fred
  • Tag Heuer
  • Zenith
  • OMAS
  • Dior

    The Movado Group (USA)

  • Concord
  • Esquire
  • Movado
  • Ebel

    Patek Philippe

  • Independent

    Richemont - Vendome Luxury Group

  • A. Lange & Sohne
  • Baume & Mercier
  • Cartier
  • Dunhill
  • IWC
  • Jaeger-LeCoultre
  • Montblanc
  • Officine Panerai
  • Piaget
  • Vacheron Constantin
  • Van Cleef & Arpels

    Sandoz

  • Parmigiani Fleurier

    Scheufele (Germany)

  • Chopard

    Sowind Group

  • Daniel JeanRichard
  • Girard-Perregaux

    Swatch Group

  • Blancpain
  • Breguet
  • Calvin Klein
  • Certina
  • Eta (Movements)
  • Hamilton
  • Glashütte Original (Germany)
  • Jaquet Droz
  • Mido
  • Longines
  • Omega
  • Rado
  • Swatch
  • Tissot
  • Union Glashütte (Germany)

    Stelux Holdings Intl. (Hong Kong)

  • Cyma
  • Universal Geneve

    Wilsdorf Foundation

  • Tudor
  • Rolex

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