It was founded in 1973 by Filippo Giardiello (then also owner of
Philip Watch), in
Naples, Italy; later the company was established in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. In 2001, it passed ownership to
Bulgari's
Opera Group and moved headquarters to
Lugano,
canton of Ticino,
Switzerland. Since 2006 it is owned by the
Morellato Group, basically manufacturers of jewellery, in
Fratte di Santa Giustina in Colle near
Padua, Italy, and is no longer active in Switzerland. ==Models==