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Swatch, the Glossary

Index Swatch

Swatch is a Swiss watchmaker founded in 1983 by Ernst Thomke, Elmar Mock, and Jacques Müller.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 38 relations: Alloy, Analog watch, Automatic watch, Backlight, Biel/Bienne, Chair (officer), Chiara Luzzana, Citizen Watch, Cloud computing, Ernst Thomke, Escapement, ETA SA, Guinness World Records, Liquid-crystal display, Mechanical watch, MoonSwatch, Namba, Near-field communication, Nick Hayek Jr., Nicolas Hayek, Omega SA, Omega Speedmaster, President (corporate title), Quartz crisis, Ram Mudambi, Seiko, Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie, Subsidiary, Swarovski, Swatch Internet Time, Swiss franc, Swiss made, The New York Times, The Swatch Group, Touchscreen, Watch, Watchmaker, Zurich.

  2. 1983 establishments in Switzerland
  3. Manufacturing companies established in 1983
  4. Swiss companies established in 1983
  5. The Swatch Group

Alloy

An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which in most cases at least one is a metallic element, although it is also sometimes used for mixtures of elements; herein only metallic alloys are described.

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Analog watch

An analog watch (American) or analogue watch (UK and Commonwealth) is a watch whose display is not digital but rather analog with a traditional clock face.

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Automatic watch

An automatic watch, also known as a self-winding watch or simply an automatic, is a mechanical watch where the natural motion of the wearer provides energy to wind the mainspring, making manual winding unnecessary if worn enough.

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Backlight

A backlight is a form of illumination used in liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) that provides illumination from the back or side of a display panel.

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Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German: Biel, French: Bienne;,; local dialect; Bienna; Bienna; Belna) is a bilingual city in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Chair (officer)

The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly.

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Chiara Luzzana

Chiara Luzzana is an Italian artist and composer, active in both the advertising and artistic fields.

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Citizen Watch

is an electronics company primarily known for its watches and is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

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Cloud computing

Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user.

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Ernst Thomke

Ernst Thomke (born 21 April 1939) is a Swiss physicist and watchmaker.

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Escapement

An escapement is a mechanical linkage in mechanical watches and clocks that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.

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ETA SA

ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse (ETA SA Swiss Watch Manufacturer) designs and manufactures quartz watches and both hand-wound and automatic-winding mechanical ébauches and movements. Swatch and ETA SA are Swiss watch brands and the Swatch Group.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Liquid-crystal display

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers.

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Mechanical watch

A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a clockwork mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to quartz watches which function using the vibration modes of a piezoelectric quartz tuning fork, or radio watches, which are quartz watches synchronized to an atomic clock via radio waves.

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MoonSwatch

The Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch, or simply MoonSwatch, is a collection of 11 chronograph wristwatches produced by Swatch (company of Swatch Group) released on 26March 2022. Swatch and MoonSwatch are the Swatch Group.

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Namba

Namba is a district in Chūō and Naniwa wards of Osaka, Japan.

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Near-field communication

Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of or less.

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Nick Hayek Jr.

Georges Nicolas Hayek Jr. (born 23 October 1954) is a Swiss businessman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Swiss-based Swatch Group.

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Nicolas Hayek

Nicolas George Hayek (19 February 1928 – 28 June 2010) was a Swiss businessman of Lebanese descent, and the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Swatch Group. Swatch and Nicolas Hayek are the Swatch Group.

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Omega SA

Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Swatch and Omega SA are Swiss watch brands and the Swatch Group.

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Omega Speedmaster

Omega Speedmaster is a line of chronograph wristwatches produced by Omega SA.

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President (corporate title)

A president is a leader of an organization, company, community, club, trade union, university or other group.

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Quartz crisis

The quartz crisis (Swiss) or quartz revolution (American, Japan and other countries) was the advancement in the watchmaking industry caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s, that largely replaced mechanical watches around the world.

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Ram Mudambi

Ram Mudambi is the Frank M. Speakman Professor of Strategy at the Fox School of Business and Management at Temple University.

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Seiko

, commonly known as Seiko, is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelry, and optical products.

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Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie

Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie was the name of the holding company created by the merger enforced by the Swiss Banks in 1983 of the SSIH and ASUAG, renamed The Swatch Group in 1998.

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Subsidiary

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.

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Swarovski

Swarovski is an Austrian producer of glass based in Wattens.

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Swatch Internet Time

Swatch Internet Time is a decimal time system introduced in 1998 by the Swatch corporation as part of their marketing campaign for their line of ".beat" watches.

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Swiss franc

The Swiss franc, or simply the franc (Swiss German; franc; franco; franc), is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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Swiss made

Swiss made is a label or marking used to indicate that a product was made on the territory of Switzerland. Swatch and Swiss made are Swiss watch brands.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Swatch Group

The Swatch Group Ltd is a Swiss manufacturer of watches and jewellery. Swatch and The Swatch Group are Manufacturing companies established in 1983 and Swiss companies established in 1983.

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Touchscreen

A touchscreen (or touch screen) is a type of display that can detect touch input from a user.

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Watch

A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person.

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Watchmaker

A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches.

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Zurich

Zurich (Zürich) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich.

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See also

1983 establishments in Switzerland

Manufacturing companies established in 1983

Swiss companies established in 1983

The Swatch Group

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch

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