I believe that's when they set up the UK arm. Not sure when the brand originated
There isn't a UK
arm, that is the brand, the original and only brand, it's a UK brand and never originated in Switzerland 40 years ago like Peter Simon said..
They didn't originated in Switzerland, they originated in Woking, you won't find anything referring to a Duchamp watch brand before Woking.
As that report tells you the Director is ELEANOR RACHEL EARLE MARSH
Shareholders are ELEANOR RACHEL EARLE MARSH 80% and ARNE DECAESTECKER 20%
ARNE DECAESTECKER is also sales director at Brand Logic Europe Ltd (Designer stock clearance & wholesalers), funnily enough ELEANOR RACHEL EARLE MARSH is also a shareholder there along with another Marsh, OLIVER ARTHUR EARLE MARSH.
Brand Logic Europe ltd the company and Arne Decaestecker in particular are the ones that are pushing Duchamp watches to the various football teams etc at the momemnt, sponsor teams by giving a free watch to whomever wins the clubs goal/player of the month compititions in return the clubs will offer Duchamp watches to their supporters through their club shops with huge discounts from the ridiculously high RRPs. They've 3 signed up at the moment QPR, and recently Wigan & Hibernian.
The Duchamp watches are made by WATCHMAKERS in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The make watches at their Mendrisio facilities (Duchamp Swiss Made) and their Far East facilities (Duchamp Swiss Movement). The Mendrisio facilities make watches for numerous 3rd party brands, it's also where Roamer watches are made (probably why so many Duchamp watches copy Roamer designs), Swiss Military by Hanowa, and maybe Mathy-Tissot although not 100% sure on that one.