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Tony.A. shares an intriguing chart detailing ownership structures within the watch industry, sparking a discussion about which major groups own various watch brands. The post highlights surprising affiliations, such as Citizen's ownership of Arnold & Son, and prompts community members to share their knowledge and observations.
Some I was likewise not aware of. Not many . Thanks for posting. Cheers, Filip
LJP was getting into trouble as they foresaw the grim future with less and less supply of hair spring from Swatch Group. So, Citizen came in and decided to provide hair spring and other essential parts to LJP, while Citizen kept LJP and Arnold & Son as-is for a while. Still no to little change they are trying to force those two companies, but finally Citizen did “coming out” that they DO own Arnold & Son openly in the past year or two.... I am surprised that Seiko does not have “group” in terms
Thanks for nice overview!
My two past experiences with two different brands from Richemont were absolutely terrible. So maybe the customer service of the brands belonging to the same company share the same DNA.
Did LJP buy Arnold & Sons from The British Masters? They also owned Graham (and the smaller production Tompion watches) back in the day. I’m curious where Graham watches have ended up? Cheers, NickO
Were a little unfortunate given that they share them with a terrible disease. NickO
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