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Founded by Giulio Morellato in 1930, in Venice.1
Morellato started operations in the 1930s, as a maker of watch straps.
In 1990, Massimo Carraro bought the small family watchmaking business from his father and two partners. The company started to make jewelry bozes in 1986, and jewelry in 2000.
In 2005, Morellato acquired the licence for Miss Sixty jewelry. In 2006, Morellato acquired Sector Group (Sector, Philip Watch, several licences, and a foothold in the USA and the menswear market). The following year, the group changed its name to Morellato & Sector, bought the watch and jewelry store Bluespirit, and established itself in India and China.
In April 2014, Morellato signed an alliance with Spanish watchmaker Geresa, making the new joint-venture Spain's second-biggest watchmaker, after Rolex. The two companies invested $70 million in the new venture. Through that deal, Morellato got Geresa's distribution networks, but 50% of Morellato Group's holding company (Morellato &Sector S.A) became the property of Geresa. Morellato launched in the Philippines.
The Morellato Group and Pepe Jeans London signed an agreement for the production and worldwide distribution of watches Pepe Jeans London branded that started during autumn 2014. In 2015, Morellato partnered with Trussardi to create the T01 collection. In February 2016, luxury brand Furla launched a new collection of watches designed by Morellato. Morellato also chose Grenchen Time, as its distributor for the UK.
Over the following years, Morellato bought European jewellery retail chains Mister Watch (2019), Cleor (2019), and Christ Group (2023).
From Wikipedia’s article on Morellato Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5