====== STP ======

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{{wst>author|[[Foskett, Stephen|Stephen Foskett]] ([[https://grail-watch.com/|Grail Watch]])}}

**Swiss Technology Production** (**STP**, also **SwissTP**) is a watch movement assembler and finisher in [[Manno]], [[Ticino]], [[Switzerland]]. It is 51% owned by [[Hong Kong]]/[[America]]n fashion watch giant, [[Fossil]].

===== History =====
STP was founded in [[2006]] by a group on [[Lugano]] investors under Hans Ulrich Saurer as **Prime Watch Holding Production (PWP)**. The company specialized in assembling and finishing parts for movements that could be called [[Swiss Made]]. Production was established in the remote Canton of Ticino due to availability of expensive labor compared to watchmaking cities like [[Biel]], where [[Fossil]] had previously manufactured movements as [[Antima]].

STP produced an initial batch of 2,000 movements [[2010]], and ramped up production in [[2012]]. That same year, Fossil purchased a 51% interest in the company to establish Swiss provenance for their brands, such as [[Burberry]], [[Zodiac]], and Fossil Swiss. Production ramped dramatically, with 140,000 examples produced in [[2014]], and was highly automated, with just 28 watchmakers involved.

STP also supplies other companies, including [[Eterna]]. The first product of STP for Fossil was calibre [[STP1-11]], which is very similar to the [[ETA 2824-2]]. This was joined by variations (STP2, STP3, STP5, and STP6) as well as a smaller [[STP8-14]] for women's watches.

===== See Also =====
  * [[STP1-11]]
  * [[Fossil]]
  * [[STT]]
  * [[Antima]]

===== Address =====
STP Swiss Technology Production SA\\
Rue des Places 13\\
CH-2855 Glovelier

===== Weblinks =====
  * [[https://www.swisstp.com/|swisstp.com]], official website


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