Watches of Switzerland Group plc
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Hugh Brian Duffy
- Full Time Employees
- 3,000
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Luxury Goods
- Address
- Aurum House Leicester LE United Kingdom LE3 1TT
- IPO Date
- Apr 29, 2021
- Website
- thewosgroupplc.com
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- Watches of Switzerland Group plc Watches of Switzerland Group PLC serves as the United Kingdom's leading luxury watch retailer with a substantial presence in the United States and Europe, offering an extensive selection of prestige timepieces from brands including Rolex, Patek Philippe, OMEGA, Cartier, TAG Heuer, Breitling, TUDOR, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, Panerai, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Hublot, Zenith, Breguet, Bovet, Grand Seiko, and Blancpain; complemented by luxury jewellery from FOPE, Messika, Gucci, Jenny Packham, Bvlgari, Roberto Coin, Mikimoto, Chanel, Buccellati, Verdura, and Marco Bicego; alongside after-sales services such as watch repairs, servicing, and insurance partnerships. The company operates through multi-brand showrooms, mono-brand boutiques dedicated to partners like Rolex, OMEGA, TAG Heuer, Breitling, TUDOR, Audemars Piguet, Grand Seiko, Bvlgari, and FOPE, travel retail at Heathrow Airport terminals, e-commerce platforms across seven websites including watches-of-switzerland.co.uk, watchesofswitzerland.com, and analogshift.com for pre-owned timepieces, and specialized service centres with in-house master watchmakers. Founded in 1924 as a mail-order business on London's Ludgate Hill, the group traces heritage through acquired brands such as Mappin & Webb (established 1775 with Royal Warrants), Goldsmiths (Rolex agency since 1919), Mayors (from 1910), and Betteridge (since 1897), and maintains headquarters at Aurum House in Leicester, United Kingdom, while employing nearly 3,000 staff across over 200 locations in the UK, US states including New York, Florida, Connecticut, and eight others, and Europe. Recent developments include the October 2024 acquisition of Hodinkee, integrating its editorial content, limited-edition collaborations, and Chubb-partnered insurance operations to bolster US e-commerce and community engagement; expansion of exclusive Roberto Coin distribution rights in the US, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean; opening of one of Europe's largest Rolex boutiques on London's Old Bond Street in March 2025 and a new Breitling boutique in Liverpool One in February 2025; launch of a National Service Centre in Manchester; and achievement of MSCI's highest AAA ESG rating for the third consecutive year in April 2025. The group, listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2019, targets affluent clientele seeking exceptional client experiences via its Xenia programme, advanced training, and multi-channel strategy.
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