Timex Group

Timex Group B.V.
Type Privately Held
Industry Watch manufacturing, Luxury Goods
Headquarters Middlebury, Connecticut, U.S.; Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Number of employees
 5,000+
Website timexgroup.com

Timex Group B.V., or Timex Group, is an American - Dutch holding company headquartered in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands and Middlebury, Connecticut. It is the corporate parent of several global watchmaking companies including Timex Group USA, Inc., TMX Philippines, Inc., and Timex Group India Ltd.

Corporate structure

The Timex Group itself was privately held by the Norwegian holding group Fred. Olsen & Co. The private equity company Baupost Group purchased majority control in 2020. The private company releases no data on its sales or production. Businesses and exclusive worldwide licenses include the Timex Business Unit (Timex, Timex Ironman, Opex, Nautica), Timex Group Luxury Watches (Valentino, Salvatore Ferragamo), Sequel (Guess, Gc), Vertime (Versace, Versus) and Giorgio Galli Design Lab.

Production

Timex Group B.V.'s products are manufactured in the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, France, India and Switzerland, often based on technology that continues to be developed in the United States and in Germany. The group has operations in a number of countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania.

Name

Shortly after purchasing the Waterbury Clock Company in 1941, founder Thomas Olsen renamed the company Timex, as a portmanteau of Time (referring to Time magazine) and Kleenex.

Companies and brands

Timex Business Unit, A division of Timex Group USA, Inc.

Sequel AG

Vertime SA

Timex Group Luxury Watches

Giorgio Galli Design Lab (Design studio, acquired 2007) Galli designs watches for:

  • Timex
  • Nautica
  • Versace
  • Versus
  • Salvatore Ferragamo