The focus often falls upon the ethical corporate citizen in these posts. This is so for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that when corporations do the right thing we’re happy to give them their due. Another is that by recognising exemplary behaviour, we actively promote it. The subject of this writing is the Swiss luxury…
The Girard-Perregaux 1966 – Bucherer Limited Edition, celebrates a highly successful ten year partnership between the Lucerne-based luxury watch and jewelry retail store and the Swiss luxury watch manufacture. This commemorative edition, limited to only 88 pieces, confirms the close links between the Bucherer and Girard-Perregaux companies. Girard-Perregaux watches are one of the few remaining authentic Swiss watches, created by…
The 20th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie opened its doors in Geneva today. This exclusive fair is one of the foremost events in the watch-making industry, and this year a record nineteen manufactures will be showing off their watches for 2010 – one of these being Girard-Perregaux. Their pride of show goes to a new interpretation of one of…
Some appropriate festive news today from the Swiss watch manufacture that brings us Girard Perregaux watches. Girard Perregaux is not only known as one of the few remaining watch manufactures who produce their own movements, cases, dials and and all other parts for their luxury watches, each year they also host an unmissable Christmas Charity Ball. This year the ball…
In November Mr Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic, conferred the honour of Cavaliere dell’ Ordine al Merito del lavoro on Mr Luigi Macaluso, Chairman of the Sowind Group – the company that owns Girard Perregaux watches. This distinguished award was made in recognition of an entire life dedicated to the promotion of the ‘Haute Horlogerie‘ and the development…