Who owns Concord?
Concord is owned by Movado Group (the United States, NYSE: MOV), which has owned the brand since 1970.[1]
Evidence: Movado Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Movado Group, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Paramus
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Founded
- 1908
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Luxury goods › Jewellery & watches
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MOV
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Concord
Concord is a Swiss luxury watch brand founded in 1908. In 1970 it became the first brand its present owner bought, together with the Swiss company that had been making the watches. Its best-known piece is the Delirium of 1979, a quartz watch that was the thinnest in the world when it appeared; the current range is led by the Mariner SL. Concord watches are assembled in Switzerland by independent assemblers using Swiss movements.
What Movado Group's annual report says about Concord
Sentences about Concord from Movado Group's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In 1970, the Company acquired the Concord brand and the Swiss company that had been manufacturing Concord watches since 1908.
BRANDS The Company designs, develops, sources, markets and distributes products under the following brands: Owned Brands Concord Concord was founded through the harmonious collaboration of five Swiss visionaries in 1908.
In 1979, Concord spearheaded the Swiss quartz revolution with one of the most important watches of the twentieth century: the Concord Delirium - the world's thinnest watch.
How often Movado Group names Concord in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Concord
- 1970 – present Movado Group [1] verified
Where Concord sits in Movado Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Movado Group
Movado Group controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- EBEL (1911)
- Movado (1881)
- MVMT (2013)
- Olivia Burton (2011)
Other brands in jewellery & watches, and who owns them
The 63 brands in jewellery & watches on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Richemont, with 8; Movado Group has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| A. Lange & Söhne | Richemont | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| CaratLane | Titan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blancpain | Swatch Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Bulgari | LVMH | 🇫🇷 France |
| Pandora | Pandora | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| ARTA by PNJ | PNJ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| ATTESA | Citizen Watch | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Relic | Fossil Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Movado Group
Movado Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paramus, United States, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MOV.
Movado Group designs, sources and distributes watches, and to a lesser extent jewellery, under five brands it owns and five it holds under licence. It was incorporated in New York in 1967 as North American Watch Corporation to import Piaget and Corum watches, bought Concord in 1970 and the Movado brand in 1983, and took its present name in 1996. Licensed brands made up 58.3 per cent of net sales in the year to January 2026. It also runs 57 outlet stores in the United States and Canada.
Movado Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇭 Concord and other Swiss brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 114 brands that began in Switzerland. 33 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Concord among them.
- Blancpain — Swatch Group 🇨🇭
- FREDERIQUE CONSTANT — Citizen Watch 🇯🇵
- Hublot — LVMH 🇫🇷
- IWC Schaffhausen — Richemont 🇨🇭
- Victorinox Swiss Army — Victorinox 🇨🇭
- Zodiac — Fossil Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Concord?
The parent company of Concord is Movado Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Concord Swiss or American?
Concord originated in Switzerland in 1908, but it is owned today by Movado Group, which is headquartered in the United States. So Concord is a Swiss-origin brand under American ownership.
Since when has Movado Group owned Concord?
Movado Group has owned Concord since 1970.
Is Concord still owned by Movado Group?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Concord is still owned by Movado Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Movado Group, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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