Last week edition VentureBeat reported , citing an anonymous source to the project of "smart" watches Apple, at least, another partner - the famous Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch. Despite the fact that this message did not confirm the official sources, the share price Swatch Group increased by 2%. Almost immediately, the company issued a rebuttal information about participating in the development of iWatch.
This week in an interview with a Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag Executive Officer Nick Hayek Swatch said the company plans to expand its own line of Swatch Touch «smart" model watches for athletes.
"We integrate the fitness function in Swatch Touch 2015. It will continue to watch, which nevertheless will include a number of commonly used sensors for monitoring sports body, "- said the head of Swatch. "We have all the necessary knowledge, we do not need partners for this" - he said, alluding to rumors of a deal with Apple.
Hayek repeatedly expressed over the last six months in conversations with analysts concerns about possible dependence in the production of "smart" hours on the software and applications from other companies.
At the request of the newspaper to comment on rumors, Nick Hayek said about the complete lack of interest in cooperation with Apple to create a "smart" clock.