Swiss watchmaker Swatch seeks $170M from Samsung in a London trial over 26 digital watch face apps that allegedly cloned luxury brand designs, including Omega
Swiss watchmaker accuses technology group of ‘large-scale appropriation’ of luxury designs in London lawsuit
Strategy Analytics: Apple shipped 30.7M Watches globally in 2019, up 36% YoY, outselling entire Swiss watch industry, which shipped 21.1M units, down 13% YoY
though he chose a much bolder term for “trouble” to express how he thought the watchmaking nation might be in a tough predicament when Apple's watch comes out.” 2019: https://twitter.com/... Kontra / ...
Fossil says Google will pay $40M for some smartwatch IP related to tech developed since its acquisition of Misfit; part of Fossil's R&D team will join Google
Transaction Unlocks Growth Opportunities … Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Google is buying Fossil's smartwatch tech for $40 million Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Google Fuels ‘Pixel Watch’ Rumors in $40 Mil...
Swatch CEO Nick Hayek says the firm is developing a smartwatch operating system focused on battery life, to compete with iOS and Android, debuting in late 2018
Corinne Gretler / Bloomberg :
Swatch CEO Nick Hayek says the firm is developing a smartwatch operating system focused on battery life, to compete with iOS and Android, debuting in late 2018
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Swatch partners with Visa to let cardholders in US, Brazil, and Switzerland “tap and pay” with upcoming NFC-enabled Bellamy smartwatch
Swatch, Visa Make it Easy to Pay With Your Watch — The world's largest watch maker will soon give those in the U.S. the opportunity to pay for items with a tap of their wrist.
Swatch Co-Inventor: Apple Will Succeed and an Ice Age Is Coming for Swiss Watches
Apple Inc. may soon sell as many timepieces as all of Switzerland, threatening the country's four-century-old industry, the co-inventor of the Swatch predicted.
Swatch announces Touch Zero One smartwatch targeted at beach volleyball players and fans
Swatch Introduces A Smartwatch: Touch Zero One (For Volleyball) — Today, as news both expected and unexpected, Swatch has introduced what will be its first widely available smartwatch: the Swatch To...
Swatch to sell smartwatch within 3 months, will support mobile payments, Windows, and Android, will communicate via Internet “without having to be charged”
Swatch Plans Smartwatch to Compete With Apple Watch's Debut — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) …