Ulysse Nardin

PRESS RELEASE Kering acquires the haute horlogerie brand Ulysse Nardin Paris (France)  Le Locle (Switzerland). Kering and Ulysse Nardin have signed an agreement for Kering to acquire 100% of the capital of Ulysse Nardin . The brand will join Kerings Lu...  

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I do hope that UN will keep the Madness, the sense of innovation which is so characteristic to the brand. If yes, then no problem. If no... Best ( of luck ) from an UN Fan. Nicolas

...UN can stay creative and innovative, and that Kering provides mainly financial resources for UN's expansion as UN sees fit on its own. Keeping my fingers crossed!!

A future for UN, skills and a good market presence in some areas for Kering. Fx

.... which adds a new facet to UN's maritime connections. Marcus

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a move that Rolf would have made. I am concerned about UN's independence as well. They lead by daring to push the envelope. Would a parent company with shareholders and other interests been brave enough to support the development of so many unique pieces ... 

...hope that would carries on the tradition... both GP and UN are strong in high-end pieces but weak in marketing, especially entry models.

see it as you want but its a sad news:to survive today you need to be owned by a huge monster whose objective is just to make more bucks. Not that making money is not important ,mind you,but if brands like Ulysse Nardin(and other will follow if they want ... 

At first, I think that Kering is not a typical group focussed on profit alone. It is directed by a family holding, not by a group of anonymous shareholders. During its history, it has shown that sustainability is more important than bare quarter figures. ... 

UN is most probably in good hands. I look at GP and I don't see them rushing madly to make money at the expense of innovation. Supporting that quirky Seahawk line with additional variants, for example, leads me to think their management has a bit of indep...