Richemont is the luxury goods group that partners with Ralph Lauren for watches and jewelry.
In 2007, Richemont and Polo Ralph Lauren formed a joint venture called the Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry Company. The partnership combined Ralph Lauren’s design language with Richemont’s expertise in luxury watchmaking, jewelry production, distribution, and specialist Swiss brands.
The resulting collections included the Stirrup, Slim Classique, and Sporting watch families, which were introduced at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva in 2009. Some Ralph Lauren timepieces used movements associated with Richemont maisons such as Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, and IWC.
The other options are major luxury or watch groups, but they are not the partner named in this Ralph Lauren venture. Swatch Group owns brands such as Omega and Longines, Kering owns houses including Gucci and Boucheron, and LVMH operates brands such as Bulgari and TAG Heuer. The Ralph Lauren watch-and-jewelry partnership is associated with Richemont.