Vacheron Constantin is owned by Richemont (Switzerland, SIX: CFR), which acquired the brand in 1996.[1][2] Vacheron Constantin was founded in 1755 in Geneva and was independent until 1996.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Compagnie Financière Richemont SA Annual Report 2025, 16 May 2025. Last checked .
Vacheron Constantin is the oldest watch manufacturer in continuous operation, founded in 1755. Richemont acquired it in 1996, and it is one of the three houses traditionally counted as the summit of Swiss watchmaking. Richemont owns it, and its Reference 57260, completed in 2015, carries fifty-seven complications and took eight years to build for a single client.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Richemont controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
The 72 brands in jewellery & watches on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Signet Jewelers, with 9; Richemont has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Banter by Piercing Pagoda | Signet Jewelers | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| CaratLane | Titan | 🇮🇳 India |
| Blancpain | Swatch Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Bulgari | LVMH | 🇫🇷 France |
| Concord | Movado Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pandora | Pandora | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| ARTA by PNJ | PNJ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| ATTESA | Citizen Watch | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Richemont is a publicly listed company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1988. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: CFR.
Richemont was created in 1988 when South African businessman Johann Rupert separated the international assets of Rembrandt Group into a Swiss holding company. It is the largest jewellery group in the world, built on Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, and the Rupert family retains voting control.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 128 brands that began in Switzerland. 35 of them (27%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Vacheron Constantin is not one of them.
Richemont acquired Vacheron Constantin, the oldest watch manufacturer in continuous operation, founded in 1755. It is one of the three houses traditionally counted as the summit of Swiss watchmaking. Only the year is documented here and the price was not disclosed.
The parent company of Vacheron Constantin is Richemont, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Yes. Vacheron Constantin originated in Switzerland in 1755 and its owner, Richemont, is also headquartered in Switzerland.
Richemont completed its acquisition of Vacheron Constantin in 1996, after announcing the deal in 1996. The price was not disclosed.
Vacheron Constantin was an independent company from its founding in 1755 in Geneva until Richemont acquired it in 1996.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Vacheron Constantin is still owned by Richemont. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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