5 Biggest Watch Companies in the World

4. Richemont

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, also known as Richemont, is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company. It was founded by South African businessman Johann Rupert in 1988. in Geneva, Switzerland. Compagnie Financière Richemont SA engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of luxury goods. It operates through the following segments: Jewellery Maisons, Specialist Watchmakers, Online Distributors, and Other. The brands it owns include A. Lange & Söhne, Azzedine Alaïa, Baume & Mercier, Buccellati, Cartier, Chloé, Dunhill, IWC Schaffhausen, Giampiero Bodino, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lancel, Montblanc, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Peter Millar, Purdey, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron Constantin, and Van Cleef & Arpels. The Specialist Watchmakers group is composed of A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron Constantin and the joint venture with the Ralph Lauren Watch & Jewelry Co. The company is headquartered in Bellevue, Switzerland. They have revenue of €14.238 billion, operating income of €1.518 billion, net income of €931 million, total assets of €30.461 billion and total equity of €17.259 billion. Richemont employs 35000 people. Chairman of the company is Johann Rupert and CEO of the company is Jérôme Lambert.

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