Who owns Hugo Boss Watches?
Hugo Boss Watches is made and sold by Movado Group (the United States, NYSE: MOV) under licence; Movado Group does not own the name.[1] Made and sold under licence from Hugo Boss Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co., which owns the HUGO and BOSS names.
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
- Licensed to
- Movado Group, Inc. verified
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Paramus
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Luxury goods › Jewellery & watches
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MOV
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hugo Boss Watches
BOSS and HUGO watches, and BOSS jewellery, are produced and sold by Movado Group under exclusive worldwide licences from Hugo Boss Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co. Movado Group launched the watches in 2006. The agreement runs to 31 December 2026, and the licensee has a right to extend it for five more years if specified conditions are met. The licensee positions BOSS watches on craftsmanship and HUGO watches at a fashion-forward buyer.
Ownership timeline of Hugo Boss Watches
Where Hugo Boss Watches 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 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- Concord (1908)
- 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.
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.
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🇩🇪 Hugo Boss Watches and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Hugo Boss Watches among them.
- A. Lange & Söhne — Richemont 🇨🇭
- Adidas — Adidas 🇩🇪
- BOSS — Hugo Boss 🇩🇪
- Birkenstock — Birkenstock 🇩🇪
- Braun Büffel — Bonia Corporation 🇲🇾
- Fielmann — Fielmann Group 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Hugo Boss Watches?
Movado Group makes and sells Hugo Boss Watches under a licensing agreement.
Does Movado Group own Hugo Boss Watches?
No. Movado Group holds a licence to make and sell Hugo Boss Watches, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Hugo Boss Watches come from?
Hugo Boss Watches originated in Germany.
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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