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Hublot likely next of LVMH’s Swiss watch brands to add smartwatch features following TAG

Jordan Kahn Mar 16 2016 - 2:27 pm PT

Following the introduction of the TAG Heuer Android Wear watch late last year— the first of the major Swiss brands to launch a full-fledged smartwatch— TAG’s parent company says Hublot will likely be its next brand to receive smartwatch features. Bloomberg reports:

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iWatch “an opportunity for high-end watch brands” says analyst as Apple hires TAG Heuer exec

Ben Lovejoy Jul 4 2014 - 5:28 am PT

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CNBC reports that Apple has hired the sales director of luxury Swiss watch maker TAG Heuer for an iWatch marketing role. The hire was reportedly confirmed by the head of the parent company’s watch brands, Jean-Claude Biver.

Biver said the watchmaker’s sales director left as recently as last week, “to take a contract with Apple” in order to launch the iWatch. LVMH owns Swiss watchmakers TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith …

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