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+ | ====== SSIH ====== | ||
+ | **SSIH** (Société Suisse pour l' | ||
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+ | ===== History of the SSIH ===== | ||
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+ | Cutthroat competition among watch producers after World War I caused a crisis in the Swiss watch industry. Although the strongest firms had recovered by the late 1920s, there was great concern that the traditional way of watchmaking would not be competitive against high-volume manufacturers in Germany, France, England, and the United States. [[Omega]] and [[Tissot]] had long been leaders in industrial watchmaking, | ||
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+ | In [[1928]], Paul Tissot and Gustave Brandt began discussing a merger or the formation of a [[holding company]]. On February 25, [[1930]], Louis-Gustave and Adrien-Gustave Brandt (president of Omega) joined the board of administration for Tissot, and on March 6, Paul Tissot became a director of Omega. This was preparation for the March 8, 1930 registration of Société Suisse pour l' | ||
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+ | Through the 1930s, Paul Tissot became Commercial Manager while Gustave Brandt directed distribution and branding. Complicated movement specialist [[Lemania]] was added in [[1930]], as the [[Great Depression]] began to impact the Swiss industry. | ||
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+ | A similar holding company, [[ASUAG]], was formed by [[Ebauches SA]], along with [[A. Schild]], [[FHF]], and [[AMSA]], in [[1931]], and the two became dominant over the following decades. While many companies joined ASUAG, SSIH was more selective, with [[Marc Favre]] bringing ladies watches, [[Rayville]] joining as a compact watch specialist, and [[Lanco]], [[Aetos]], and [[Est]] bringing low-cost mass-market watches. | ||
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+ | In total, SSIH included 28 companies across 12 countries by the 1960s. It included 76,000 employees and sold watches through 15,000 retailers around the world, making it the third-largest watch company in the world at that time. In [[1968]], the board of directors hired consulting company McKinsey to evaluate the prospects for SSIH as the watch industry changed in the 1970s, and the firm recommended a functional integration of all companies. | ||
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+ | Thanks to its diverse output, SSIH was able to weather the global financial shocks of the 1970s, with Omega and Tissot remaining strong even as the other brands (including Rayville' | ||
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+ | Despite the [[industry consolidation]] of the 1960s and 1970s, the rising Swiss franc and advent of international competition forced the Swiss industry to consolidate further. In [[1980]], [[Nicolas G. Hayek]] recommended that SSIH merge with [[ASUAG]] and weaker components be spun off or shut down. On May 23, [[1983]], the merger of ASUAG and SSIH was announced, and [[ASUAG-SSIH]] was formed in December. A larger holding company, [[SMH]], was created in [[1985]], and this would be the predecessor for the modern [[Swatch Group]]. | ||
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+ | ===== SSIH timeline ===== | ||
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+ | * [[1928]] - [[Omega]] and [[Tissot]] begin discussions of a merger or holding company. | ||
+ | * [[1930]] - Omega and Tissot form a holding company, SSIH, with Paul Tissot as Commercial Manager and Gustave Brandt directing branding and distribution. | ||
+ | * [[1930]] - [[Lemania]] joins SSIH group. [[Lanco]], [[Cortebert]], | ||
+ | * [[1961]] - [[Rayville]] joins, bringing the [[Blancpain]] brand. | ||
+ | * [[1971]] - [[Economic Swiss Time Holding|Economic Swiss Time Holding (ESTH)]] is integrated with the budget watch brands [[AGON Uhrenfabrik AG|AGON]], [[Buler]], [[Continental]], | ||
+ | * [[1980]] - Management consultant [[Hayek, Nicolas G.|Nicolas G. Hayek]] is commissioned by creditor banks to restructure the group. This provides the impetus for the merger of SSIH with the competing companies in the [[ASUAG]] group. This company becomes known as [[SMH]]. Crucial to its survival, and subsequently a great success, is the launch of the [[Swatch]] as trend watch. | ||
+ | * [[1981]] - [[Blancpain]] is sold to [[Biver Jean-Claude|Jean-Claude Biver]] and [[Jacques Piguet]] of [[Frédéric Piguet]] | ||
+ | * [[1998]] - SMH is renamed [[Swatch Group]]. | ||
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+ | ===== Members ===== | ||
+ | A [[1970]] list of members included the following | ||
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+ | * [[Omega|Omega (Louis Brandt & Frère SA)]], [[Bienne]] | ||
+ | * [[Marc Favre|Marc Favre & Cie SA]], [[Bienne]] | ||
+ | * [[Rayville|Rayville SA]], [[Villeret]] | ||
+ | * [[Tissot|Chs. Tissot & Fils SA]], [[Le Locle]] | ||
+ | * [[Aetos|Aetos Watch Co]], [[Genève]] | ||
+ | * [[Lanco]] | ||
+ | * [[Lémania|Lugrin Lémania SA]], [[L' | ||
+ | * [[Langendorf|Langendorf Watch Co]], [[Langendorf]] | ||
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+ | A [[1978]] list of members included the following | ||
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+ | * [[Aetos]] | ||
+ | * [[Agon]] | ||
+ | * [[Buler]] | ||
+ | * [[Continental]] | ||
+ | * [[Ferex]] | ||
+ | * [[Hamilton]] | ||
+ | * [[Lanco]] | ||
+ | * [[Lemania]] | ||
+ | * [[Omega]] | ||
+ | * [[Rayville]] | ||
+ | * [[Tissot]] | ||
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+ | {{wst> | ||
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+ | {{tag> | ||
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