Business History of the Swatch Group

Pierre-Yves Donzé is Associate Professor and Hakubi scholar at Kyoto University, Japan. He earned his PhD from University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, before embarking upon research projects in Japan and the United States. His research interests include the global luxury goods business and the history of technology transfer.

• 1 Introduction 2 The Watchmaking Crisis of 1975-1985 3 The Creation of Swatch Group and the 'Swatch Legend' 4 Rationalization and Globalization of the Production System (1985-1998) 5 A New Marketing Strategy (1985-1998) 6 The Major Move into Luxury (since 1995) 7 Omega's Choice 8 China: a New El Dorado 9 Swatch Group's Competitors 10 Conclusion