The Swatch Group

Summary

The Swatch Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,562 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Swatch Group is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• The Swatch Group is in the country of CH^[4].
• The Swatch Group's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• The Swatch Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• The Swatch Group's founder is recorded as Nicolas Hayek^[7].
• The Swatch Group is owned by Nicolas Hayek^[8].
• The Swatch Group is owned by Esther Grether^[9].
• The Swatch Group followed Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie^[10].
• The Swatch Group's headquarters location is recorded as Biel/Bienne^[11].
• The Swatch Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Hayek^[12].
• The Swatch Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Longines^[13].
• The Swatch Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Tissot^[14].
• The Swatch Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Omega SA^[15].
• The Swatch Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Breguet^[16].
• The Swatch Group is part of SMIM^[17].
• The Swatch Group is part of Swiss Market Index^[18].
• The Swatch Group's Commons category is recorded as Swatch Group^[19].
• The Swatch Group's stock exchange is recorded as Swiss Stock Exchange^[20].
• The Swatch Group's industry is recorded as horology^[21].
• The Swatch Group's chairperson is recorded as Nayla Hayek^[22].
• January 1, 1931 marks the founding of The Swatch Group^[23].
• 1931-08-17 marks the founding of The Swatch Group^[24].
• The Swatch Group's official website is recorded as http://www.swatchgroup.com^[25].
• The Swatch Group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Swatch Group^[26].
• The Swatch Group's director / manager is recorded as Nayla Hayek^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900NTES2LEON1JZ55^[28]

• Registered legal name: The Swatch Group AG^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: CH^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): MVII^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1931-08-17^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2017-06-28^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-05-28^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-07-10^[38]

• Managing LOU: 506700LOLO7M6V0E4247^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000548^[40]

• Authority entity ID: CHE101374515^[41]

• Other names: The Swatch Group Ltd, The Swatch Group SA^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

The Swatch Group's founder is recorded as Nicolas Hayek^[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1931^[23] and 1931-08-17^[24].

Identity

Part of include SMIM^[17], a stock market index^[44], in Switzerland^[45], founded in 2004^[46] and Swiss Market Index^[18], a stock market index^[47], in Switzerland^[48], founded in 1988^[49], headquartered in Zurich^[50]. The Swatch Group followed Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie^[10].

Leadership

The Swatch Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Hayek^[12]. Its chairperson is recorded as Nayla Hayek^[22]. Its director / manager is recorded as Nayla Hayek^[27].

Operations

The Swatch Group's headquarters location is recorded as Biel/Bienne^[11]. Subsidiaries include Longines^[13], a business^[51], in Switzerland^[52], founded in 1832^[53], headquartered in Saint-Imier^[54]; Tissot^[14], a business^[55], in Switzerland^[56], founded in 1853^[57], headquartered in Le Locle^[58]; Omega SA^[15], a business^[59], in Switzerland^[60], founded in 1848^[61], headquartered in Biel/Bienne^[62]; and Breguet^[16], a business^[63], in Switzerland^[64], founded in 1775^[65], headquartered in Vallée de Joux^[66].

Industry

The Swatch Group's industry is recorded as horology^[21].

Ownership

Owners include Nicolas Hayek^[8], an entrepreneur^[67], 1928–2010^[68], of Switzerland^[69], awarded the Grand Officer of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria^[70] and Esther Grether^[9], an art collector^[71], 1936–2025^[72], of Switzerland^[73]. The Swatch Group's stock exchange is recorded as Swiss Stock Exchange^[20]. Its product or material produced is recorded as watch^[74].

Why It Matters

The Swatch Group ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,562 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]