Maranez Watches

In the past, most Swiss brands were independent, but most of them have for various practical and financial reasons been purchased by major corporations, corporate groups and conglomerates. Only a tiny and minuscule minority of the Swiss wristwatch brands – the higher end, intermediate range and lower end luxury brands – are truly independent. The main manufacturers and owners of the Swiss watch industry are (*) Swatch Group (Swiss corporate group) Richemont Group (Swiss conglomerate) LVMH Group (French corporate group/conglomerate – owns several Swiss brands) Franck Muller Group Kering Group Movado Group Festina Group The Independent Brands. The Swiss watch industry is dominated by these few influential industrial giants,...