====== Citizen Holdings ====== **Citizen Holdings** is a [[watch group]] of the Japanese global company [[Citizen]], based in Tokyo, Japan. Citizen announced the acquisition of [[Bulova]] and [[Wittnauer]] on October 4, [[2007]] for US$250 million. This was their first move to become a major [[luxury group]]. On March 5, [[2012]], the company announced that it would acquire Swiss holding company [[Prothor]], owner of movement specialist [[La Joux-Perret]] and the [[Arnold & Son]] brand. On May 26, [[2016]], the company made another move, bringing in [[Frederique Constant]], which also owned [[Alpina]] and [[Ateliers deMonaco]]. Subsidiaries * [[Citizen]] * [[Miyota]] - mechanical movements * [[Bulova]] (added [[2007]]) * [[Wittnauer]] * [[Prothor]] (added [[2012]]) * [[La Joux-Perret]] - mechanical movements * [[Arnold & Son]] * [[Frederique Constant]] (2016) * [[Alpina]] * [[Ateliers deMonaco]] {{tag>Watch_trusts Citizen_Holdings}}