Talk:Watches of Switzerland

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81.128.177.68 (talk · contribs) has been paid by The Watches of Switzerland Group plc. Their editing has included contributions to this article. Disclosure on user talk page here. Registered as Tokyocop per subsequent discussion.
Tokyocop (talk · contribs) has been paid by The Watches of Switzerland Group plc. Their editing has included contributions to this article. Disclosure on userpage.

Edit request 2024-10-07

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined.

What I think should be changed (include citations): The initial description is out of date, the 'Our Story' page on the London Stock exchange website contains a more up to date overview of the company: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/WOSG/watches-of-switzerland-group-plc/our-story. The history also only refers to the Watches of Switzerland brand, rather than the Watches of Switzerland Group plc history (therefore omitting Mappin & Webb, Goldsmiths, Mayors, Betteridge, Hodinkee and Anlog:Shift). A good source for updates here would be the company's corporate website: https://www.thewosgroupplc.com/group/history/. The revenue, operating income and net income figures are from 2023. Updated figures for 2024 are available in the annual report: https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/watches_of_switzerland/news/rns/story/wvd453w/export

Why it should be changed: Out of date

81.128.177.68 (talk) 15:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just to confirm, this request came from me. I am an employee of The Watches of Switzerland Group plc and am keen for the Wikipedia page reflecting my company to be up to date, but am unable to edit myself given the conflict of interest. Thanks WOSGIR (talk) 08:09, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Hi, If you would like to suggest specific updates to the article text, based on the references you cite, then please do so. Unfortunately volunteers are not going to do this work for you. Please note, however, that independent sources are preferred to the subject's own website. Axad12 (talk) 12:55, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Axad12 - please find some suggested edits below:

"The Watches of Switzerland Group plc is a British retailer of Swiss watches and luxury jewellery, with 221 stores in the UK, US and Europe, spread across the Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb, Goldsmiths, Mayors and Betteridge brands. The 221 figure includes 96 dedicated mono-brand boutiques in partnership with Rolex, OMEGA, TAG Heuer, Breitling, TUDOR, Audemars Piguet, Grand Seiko, BVLGARI and FOPE." <Ref: WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP PLC WOSG Our story - Stock | London Stock Exchange>

We can then keep in place the next couple of sentences about headquarters, LSE and FTSE 250.

I'll have a think about the 'History' section as this will require a bit more of a rework.

Thanks very much for all your help, and do please let me know if the above suggested entry hasn't been reworded enough from the source material. Tokyocop (talk) 08:11, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that we already have articles on Mappin & Webb, Goldsmiths, and Mayor Getz so there is no need to repeat anything about those businesses here. Dormskirk (talk) 13:04, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have added the bit about the 221 stores to a new "operations" section as, per WP:LEAD, the lead should be a summary of the article. I have also expanded the Goldsmiths article. Dormskirk (talk) 09:33, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]