Overview
The Swatch Group is a Swiss watchmaker and manufacturer of watches, movements, and microelectronics. Founded in 1983 by Nicolas G. Hayek through the merger of ASUAG and SSIH, the Group produces watches under 18+ brands including Swatch, Omega, Tissot, Breguet, Blancpain, and Harry Winston. The Group also operates EM Microelectronic, an RFID and microelectronics division, and has ventured into AI-designed watches with its AI-DADA product.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Current leadership (2)
- Nick Hayek, Jr. CEOsecondary-verified
- Nayla Hayek Chair of the Boardsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Nicolas G. Hayek Founder & Chairmansecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for The Swatch Group.
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Recent coverage
The Swatch Group in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
What is The Swatch Group?
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-31
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-31
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for The Swatch Group.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning The Swatch Group from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
What Is the Audemars Piguet x Swatch ‘Royal Pop’ Watch? Breaking Down the New Collab Clues. - Esquire
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Subprime Reporting? Thoughts On The Recent Morgan Stanley/Swatch Group Controversy - Fratello Watches
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Swatch AI-DADA: Swatch reimagines creativity through AI
Swatch introduces AI-DADA, an AI-powered tool that creates unique, one-of-a-kind watches designed by artificial intelligence, demonstrating the Group's industrial know-how in…
Why Swatch Group (SWX:UHR) Is Up 8.1% After Holding Its Dividend Despite Weak 2025 Earnings - simplywall.st
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Tissot Marks 50th Anniversary of Grendizer - SJX Watches
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The Tissot SRV collection - Swatch Group
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The MoonSwatch is the most important watch of the last 10 years | OPINION - Time+Tide Watches
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The new Tissot PRC 100 Solar - Swatch Group
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Swatch Group Profits Slump 89% in 2025 on Decision to Maintain Jobs
Swatch Group reported 2025 sales of 6.28 billion Swiss francs with profits down 89 percent as the company chose to maintain jobs despite tough market conditions.
TISSOT EXPANDS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS - Swatch Group
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Tissot PRX UFO Robot Grendizer - Swatch Group
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EM Microelectronic - Swatch Group's RFID and Microelectronics Division
Swatch Group's EM Microelectronic division produces RFID solutions including the em|echo-V holistic omnichannel RAINFC solution, recognized with a prestigious industry award.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/swatch-group.md
- RSS feed: /companies/swatch-group/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/cdd61a39-b49d-4e9a-b944-4b98a9bd9d79
- Revision history: /companies/swatch-group/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place The Swatch Group against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 31, 2026