Development.
In 1996 the former brand manager of Citizen Europe, Mr. Andreas Schweneker and the former promotions manager of Swatch, Mr. Peter Gschwind come up with an idea for a watch resembling a stamp that would be available in a wide variety of designs and would have the ability to stick on multiple surfaces. Once settled on this idea they then recruit Mr. Elmar Mock one of the inventors of SWATCH for the technical development of this new idea.
After many prototypes and designs the first STAMPS watch emerges in the form of a vertical strip of 4 connected watches. Each watch has the ability to be snapped of the strip and used individually. The initial STAMPS line-up comes in 36 different designs.
After many prototypes and designs the first STAMPS watch emerges in the form of a vertical strip of 4 connected watches. Each watch has the ability to be snapped of the strip and used individually. The initial STAMPS line-up comes in 36 different designs.
Foundation Of The Company.
Mr. Andreas Schweneker founds the Timehouse GmbH company in Hamburg, Germany. Success doesn’t wait: He achieves 9th place at the well known Start Up Competition run by "Stern" (German media), Sparkassen (German finance) and the international management consultant company McKinsey. Production of the first STAMPS watches start in Berlin, Germany. The distribution involves German Shops at first but soon spreads out to Hong Kong and The Netherlands via new business partners.