Private company

Sowind Group

Logo: EdGP, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Watchmaking collective

The Sowind Group SA is an independent parent company of the Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin Swiss watch brands. Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Group incorporates the Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin brands, that develops and produces a complete portfolio of high-end movements (more than 100 variations of existing movements) and collections of top-of-the-range watches.2 It is part of Kering.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industryhorology1
  • HeadquartersLa Chaux-de-Fonds1
  • Legal formCompany limited by shares3
  • LEI549300WVX5QL3SBNSG023
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressRUE NUMA-DROZ 136, 2300 La Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, CHE-102.173.5343
Manufacture GP
Photo: Laure Girard-Perregaux, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Sowind Group SA is an independent parent company of the Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin Swiss watch brands. Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Group incorporates the Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin brands, that develops and produces a complete portfolio of high-end movements (more than 100 variations of existing movements) and collections of top-of-the-range watches.2

Corporate structure

Sowind Group is part of a group headed by Financière Pinault. 63 entities, 16 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Financière Pinault Paris, France
    • Boucheron Paris, France
      • LES BOUTIQUES BOUCHERON Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Groupe Artémis Paris, France
      • Kering 42.2% · Paris, France
        • KERING HOLLAND N.V. Amsterdam, Netherlands
        • Sowind Group La Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland
          • 1 more
        • Alexander McQueen Subsidiary · London
        • Bottega Veneta Subsidiary · Cadempino, Switzerland
        • Brioni Subsidiary · Penne
        • DoDo Subsidiary · Rende, Italy
        • Ginori 1735 Subsidiary · Milan
        • Gucci Subsidiary · Florence, Italy
        • Kering Eyewear Subsidiary · Padua
        • Pomellato Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
        • Qeelin Subsidiary · Hong Kong
        • Redcats Subsidiary · Roubaix
          • 1 more
        • Sergio Rossi Subsidiary · San Mauro Pascoli, Italy
        • Ulysse Nardin Subsidiary · Le Locle
        • BALENCIAGA Subsidiary · Paris, France
        • FRANCE CROCO Subsidiary · Periers, France
        • GUCCI LUXEMBOURG S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
        • Kering Beauté Subsidiary · Paris, France
        • KERING FINANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
        • LUXURY GOODS INTERNATIONAL (L.G.I.) SA Subsidiary · Cadempino, Switzerland
        • Rylan harris Subsidiary
        • TRENTI INDUSTRIA OCCHIALI S.P.A. Subsidiary · Perarolo Di Cadore, Italy
        • YVES SAINT LAURENT Subsidiary · Paris, France
          • 1 more
      • Courrèges Subsidiary · Paris
      • Ponant Subsidiary · Marseille, France
      • Puma Stake · 28.7% · Herzogenaurach, Germany
        • Cobra Golf Subsidiary · Carlsbad
        • stichd B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
        • stichd group B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
        • Austria Puma Dassler Gesellschaft m.b.H. Subsidiary · Salzburg, Austria
        • GENESIS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
        • Puma Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
        • Puma Czech Republic Subsidiary · Czechia
        • PUMA Europe GmbH Subsidiary · Herzogenaurach, Germany
        • PUMA International Sports Marketing B.V. Subsidiary · Utrecht, Netherlands
        • PUMA International Trading GmbH Subsidiary · Herzogenaurach, Germany
        • PUMA MEXICO SPORT Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
        • PUMA NORDIC AB Subsidiary · Helsingborg, Sweden
        • PUMA SPORTS LA S.A. Subsidiary · Montevideo, Uruguay
        • PUMA Sports SEA Trading Pte. Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • ARTEMIS VIGNOBLES Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • CARA OBLIGATIONS Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • Christie's Subsidiary · United States
      • Pinault Collection Subsidiary
      • TERISAM Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • ACHP PLC Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • ARTEMIS 28 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • ARTEMIS 80 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • BALENCIAGA LOGISTICA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Scandicci, Italy
    • BOTTEGA VENETA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Montebello Vicentino, Italy
    • CONCERIA 800 S.P.A. Subsidiary · Santa Croce Sull'Arno, Italy
    • GUCCI LOGISTICA SOCIETA' PER AZIONI Subsidiary · Scandicci, Italy
    • K OPERATIONS B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • TEMARIS Subsidiary · Paris, France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • watch

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Dec 11, 2018Parent Directly consolidated by Kering3

Sources

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