Swiss Watch Company Fr?d?rique Constant Celebrates its New Headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates, Gen?ve
Plan-les-Ouates, Gen?ve (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) June 1, 2005 -- Fr?d?rique Constant, a company that specializes in making Swiss watches, celebrated its "first stone setting" ceremony for its new headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates, Gen?ve. The ceremony, which took place at the company's new site, featured a speech by owners and founders Peter Stas and Aletta Stas-Bax and their son, Pieter-Jan Constant Stas. Guests included Mr. Carlo Lamprecht, Councillor of the Republic and Canton of Geneva and Mr. Michel Favre, Secretary-General of Plan-les-Ouates.During the ceremony, Mr.
Stas announced that his son, Pieter-Jan Constant, would be setting specially selected items in the excavation on the main floor of what will be the new Fr?d?rique Constant headquarters. Pieter-Jan Constant, who carries the "Constant" name as fifth descendent of Constant Stas, placed the following items in the excavation: one of the first prototypes of the FC-910 Manufacture Caliber and a copy of the business plan that has been the base of the success of the Swiss watch company.With the strong growth of the company, Fr?d?rique Constant (www.frederique-constant.com) has been looking for new premises since October 2003. In Gen?ve Canton, the final conclusion was that constructing a new building was the most cost-efficient solution. After having completed the procedures to obtain the building permit, construction started immediately.The project began in Autumn 2003, and the actual construction of the building began in late February 2005. The Swiss watch company is expected to move into the building by October 2005, and the expected completion date is Nov.
1, 2005. Mr. Stas says the company will strongly invest in new people and equipment. He says that in the short term, the company plans to hire 25-35 new people, bringing the total for the company to 70 persons.The new headquarters will be the fourth location of Fr?d?rique Constant in the past eight years. Before 1997, the company was located in an old farm in Troinex.
In 1997, it moved to Carouge, which again became quickly too small and since 2000, it has been located on the fourth floor of a commercial building in Ch?ne-Bourg. By the end of 2003, it became clear that these premises would also become too small to accommodate a larger production."Clearly, this new factory in Plan-les-Ouates will enable us to better organize development and production of our calibres and watches," said Mr. Stas.The factory will house a total work and storage space of 3,200 square meters divided over four floors. The top floor will house management and support staff and the third floor will house the atelier. On the fourth floor, amongst other facilities, a 200 square meters conference room is planned to invite customers for presentations and training.
Other relevant features are the two main conference rooms, the cafeteria and fitness room."While Fr?d?rique Constant is heavily investing in this new building, the company will remain 100 percent committed to continue the successful strategy of offering Swiss Made watches with passion at sensible prices," Mr. Stas said. "With the slogan 'Live your passion,' we will continue development and production of exciting new collections. Our plans, including the recent acquisition of the Alpina watch brand (www.alpina-watches.com), give us strong confidence that we can continue our growth in the future."Additional background information about the new Fr?d?rique Constant building:Total surface terrain: 6500 m?Number of floors: 4Total floor space: 3200 m?Number of conference rooms: 3Different specialisations: Calibre design and assemblyNumber of departments: 6 Types of departments: Sales, Marketing, R & D, Production, Logistics, S.A.V.Capacity: 70 employees short term, 100 employees mid term1 Fitness room2 Dressing rooms1 Cafeteria with outside terracePrivate parkingElevatorAbout Fr?d?rique Constant:Fr?d?rique Constant (www.frederique-constant.com) is a family business. During the past 10 years, Fr?d?rique Constant has consistently grown 25 ? 30 percent per year.
Last year, the company grew over 34 percent compared to 2003. In 2004, Fr?d?rique Constant produced over 43,000 Swiss watches. Fr?d?rique Constant is involved in all phases of watch making, from initial design to final assembly. All watches are therefore 100 percent Swiss made. Fr?d?rique Constant introduced its first manufacture caliber in 2004.
The Swiss watches with this caliber have been received with great enthusiasm. In Basel, the company recently introduced a new version of this caliber, the Heart Beat Manufacture Moon phase Date. The company is currently developing additional versions of its Manufacture caliber. Contact:Jan-Douwe Gaastra ? Communication ManagerFr?d?rique Constant S.A.Rue Peillonnex 39Ch?ne-BourgCH-1225 GeneveSwitzerlandTel: +41-22-860-0440Fax: +41-22-860-0464e-mail protected from spam botswww.frederique-constant.com/press.
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Benefits from buying from designer watch resellers
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A hand watch has long before stopped to be a simple tool that allows you to know the time day in and day out. A watch, like a pair of shoes, a handbag, a pair of sun glasses, jewelry or any other accessory that you can think of is a direct representation of yourself, of your fashion sense and of course, of your wealth. Authentic designer watches have an extremely long history, some famous models being patented for the first time one hundred years ago or more. Thus their price went up considerably, directly proportional to the fame of the designer of the watch. Top designers now sell these superb, long time tested, fashionable watches with tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars making them out of reach for the majority of us.
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Discount Designer Watches at Up to 90% Savings Launches on Consumer Web Site
CE Buys, LLC has launched a discount designer watch section on their web site. By partnering with major discounters like Overstock.com and SmartBargains.com, CE Buys provide a one-stop shopping watch portal with designer brands from Baume & Mercier to Invicta to Wittnauer.If the consumer cannot find a great deal there, they're most likely buying a replica or a fake watch. SmartBargains.com and Overstock.com offers genuine name brand watches at substantial discounts to the manufacturer's suggested retail price and retail values. They buy their watches through authorized dealers, distributors,...
Discount Designer Watches at Up to 90% Savings Launches on Consumer Web Site
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The Popularity of Rolex Replicas
Why would you want to buy a Rolex replica watch?
Well, for starters, Rolex replica watches simultaneously inexpensive and of very high quality. Most people who buy the Rolex replicas love the look but cannot spend the thousands of dollars for the real thing ? or they don't want to.
With the money saved from purchasing a replica, you could go on vacation or even put a down payment on a new car.
Most people are impressed when most people see someone wearing a Rolex.
The watch conveys money and prestige.
Even if you can't afford $10,000 Rolex watches, you can still have a high-quality timepiece.
Yes, it sounds like an oxymoron, but there is such a thing as a genuinely high-quality Rolex replica.
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From an Old Watch to a Gorgeous Bracelet
What do you do when the straps of your watch come apart?You could send it for repairs, or simply change the strap.Or, you could transform that old watch into a stunning bracelet with gemstone beads.That is exactly what I did with my old watch when it gave way.The old strap was secured to the watch by 2 holes. One on each side of the watch face. That meant, I could attach my new strap through those holes.I have a large collection of semi-precious gemstone beads which I use for jewelry making. Rather than using fishing line, I wanted something really strong to hold these precious stones together.I had a pal who was a dentistry student. In her class, they used very strong stainless steel wires to make braces.
She had more than enough wire for her work and could spare me some.I cut that wire in 2. Each half was enough to go around my wrist. Then I slipped a wire through the hole on one end of the watch and doubled it up, so I could string 2 strands of beads through each half of that...
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New Clocks and Watches for Lawyers Track Time in Billable Blocks
Ardsley, New York (ContentDesk) November 9, 2005 - The Billable Hour Company sells watches and clocks that divide the hour into six-minute incrementsthe same way lawyers bill their time.
Founders Mark and Lisa Solomon, both practicing lawyers, wanted to create clever timepieces for lawyers. The idea came up during a conversation about work, said Mark. Billing is a huge preoccupation of lawyers; its a topic of conversation everywhere they gather, he explained.
Since lawyers often bill in tenths of an hour, at one point I said there should be special watches for lawyers that were marked every 6 minutes.
They sketched out their plan, and a business was born.Lisa on the companys goals:
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Swiss Watch Company Fr?d?rique Constant Celebrates its New Headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates, Gen?ve
Plan-les-Ouates, Gen?ve (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) June 1, 2005 -- Fr?d?rique Constant, a company that specializes in making Swiss watches, celebrated its "first stone setting" ceremony for its new headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates, Gen?ve. The ceremony, which took place at the company's new site, featured a speech by owners and founders Peter Stas and Aletta Stas-Bax and their son, Pieter-Jan Constant Stas. Guests included Mr. Carlo Lamprecht, Councillor of the Republic and Canton of Geneva and Mr. Michel Favre, Secretary-General of Plan-les-Ouates.During the ceremony, Mr.
Stas announced that his son, Pieter-Jan Constant, would be setting specially selected items in the excavation on the main floor of what will be the new Fr?d?rique Constant headquarters. Pieter-Jan Constant, who carries the "Constant" name as fifth descendent...
Swiss Watch Company Fr?d?rique Constant Celebrates its New Headquarters in Plan-les-Ouates, Gen?ve
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