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Controle officiel suisse des chronometres COSC in 2004
23 august 2005
Article published by: The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry - (August 10, 2005)COSC Certificates in 2004
Last year, the Controle officiel suisse des chronometres (COSC) issued 1,090,581 certificates, or 10.0% fewer than in 2003. The number of timepieces registered fell by 10.4%, to 1,137,716 (1,104,691 in the mechanical category, -10.6%, and 33,025 in the quartz category, -3.8%).
"In view of the behaviour of watch markets in 2004, this result could be seen as surprising", writes the COSC in its annual report. "The findings must however be viewed in a relative context, possibly reflecting a depletion of stocks", it points out.
In terms of manufacturers, there is no change to the top three rankings, which have not changed in recent years.
ROLEX 628,556
OMEGA 226,796
BREITLING 135,423
PANERAI 26,052
CHOPARD 11,511
ULYSSE NARDIN 11,448
TAG HEUER 7,447
ZENITH 5,073
CORUM 4,991
CHANEL 4,832
TIFFANY 2,826
MIDO 2,411
BULGARI 2,315
PAUL PICOT 2,312
LOUIS VUITTON 1,912
EBEL 1,693
INVICTA 1,026
LONGINES 999
All OTHERS obtained fewer than 900 certificates.
