Richemont

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA, also known as Richemont, is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company founded in 1988 by South African businessman Johann Rupert. Through its various subsidiaries, Richemont produces and sells jewellery, watches, leather goods, pens, firearms, clothing and accessories.

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA engages in the designing, manufacturing and distribution of luxury goods. The company operates its business through three segments: Jewellery Maisons, Specialist Watchmakers, and Other. The Jewellery Maisons segment engages in the designing, manufacturing and distribution of jewellery products which include Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels. The Specialist Watchmakers segment includes timepieces by Piaget, A. Lange & Söhne, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Officine Panerai, International Watch Co., Baume & Mercier, and Roger Dubuis. The Other segment comprises the activities of Alfred Dunhill, Lancel, Chloé, Net-a-Porter, Purdey, and the textile brands and other manufacturing entities of the group. Its products include jewellery, watches, writing instruments and leather goods. Compagnie Financière Richemont was founded by Johann P. Rupert in September 1988 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Switzerland.