Swatch Group Sales Beat Industry Averages
Swatch Group AG's half-year 2009 financial report sent the company's shares higher on the strength of sales that outperformed industry averages and an indication that signs of recovery are at hand. For the first half of 2009, gross sales for the watch segment fell 16.4% to CHF 1,960 million, compared with export figures for the same period falling 26.4% by value. Swatch Group shares jumped 13% on the news. Swatch Group attributed its results to its presence in all price segments, its distribution network, and a favorable geographic mix. The Group said that unlike 2008, currency volatility did not have any substantial impact on sales.Swatch Group's Watch and Jewelry segment realized an operating margin of 15.4% of net sales, compared with 18.8% in the first half of 2008. According to Bloomberg, this performance beat analyst estimates. The Group predicts that sales for the second half of 2009 will equal those for the same period in 2008. Swatch Group gets a significant portion of sales

Advice needed with Omega PO
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Influx of Taupe
Have been seeing a lot of Taupe straps around latelyDoes anyone know where to source one like the one in this pic and do you think this colour will work on a 5235G

Why I like February
Since you can correct the date manually,it s displayed wrongYou need your PP stylusand we are set I hope you enjoyed -this post is also an application for the most ridicolous thread on TRFcontestHave a great Sunday!

New 372 Friday - Hallelujah!
Today was a great day my friends and I just wanted to share a few pics with you fellas. After weeks of debating back and forth between the classic luminor style 372 and the newly released radiomir style 587 I finally decided crownguard for the win and took delivery of this beauty below. This one is so versatile that it really can dress up/down to a serious extent. The strap is fresh from leather master and great friend Greg Stevens himself in case anybody was wondering - thanks for looking fellas!