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Brand history & owner guide

Jaguar

Jaguar is a Swiss watch brand in the Festina Group portfolio. 1

A bounded brand-history and identification guide, not an authentication, valuation, or reference-specific specification service.

At a glance

Guide subject
Jaguar 1
Entity type
watch brand 1
Documented date
1938 1
Primary evidence
Festina Group 1

Identity and scope

Jaguar is a Swiss watch brand in the Festina Group portfolio.

This guide treats that identity as the starting point. It does not transfer line-level history to an individual watch without matching reference evidence. 1

Historical position

Festina Group's official brand profile dates Jaguar to 1938 and attributes its founding to Swiss watchmaker Peter Haas.

The date and context belong to the event described, not automatically to every object bearing the name. 1

What the source establishes

The cited Festina Group record is the evidence anchor used here for Jaguar. Its documented scope is narrower than a complete corporate, calibre, or model archive.

Where the source speaks for the brand, its historical statements remain attributed rather than converted into independent verification. 1

Identify the exact watch

Record every visible dial signature, the complete case-back reference and serial markings, movement or module markings, dimensions, materials, and complications. Compare those details with a dated catalogue, manual, archive extract, or service document for the exact reference.

A shared logo or broadly similar case is an identification lead, not proof of age, originality, or authenticity. 1

Keep entities and dates separate

Use 1938 only in the documented context described above. Names may survive ownership changes, disappear and return, or refer to a founder, historic maker, product line, and present operator at different times.

Build an object-level chronology before making continuity claims. 1

Research a Jaguar watch

Start with clear photographs of the dial, case back, crown, clasp, and movement where safely accessible. Search the exact markings in primary documentation and retain the document date and page or section.

For authentication, servicing, or valuation, use a qualified specialist and preserve provenance, invoices, and prior service records. 1

Independent research update

Jaguar is a Swiss watch brand founded by Peter Haas in 1938.

Festina Group acquired Jaguar in 1989 and Jaguar remains part of the Festina brand portfolio.

Europa Star reports that some Soprod mechanical movement production is allocated mainly to Festina Group brands Perrelet, Candino and Jaguar. 24356

Key dates

  1. 1938

    Documented milestone

    Festina Group's official brand profile dates Jaguar to 1938 and attributes its founding to Swiss watchmaker Peter Haas. 1

  2. 1938

    Brand founded

    Festina and independent specialist coverage date Jaguar's founding by Peter Haas to 1938. 24

  3. 1989

    Festina acquisition

    Jaguar and independent specialist coverage date Festina Group's acquisition to 1989. 3456

  4. 2002

    Festina portfolio corroboration

    Europa Star listed Jaguar among Festina Lotus group brands in January 2002. 3456

Ownership and continuity

The current evidence identifies Jaguar and establishes the bounded historical context above; an individual watch still needs reference-level documentation. 1

Identification and service

For an individual watch, record the complete reference, serial, dial, case, and movement markings and compare them with dated primary documentation.

A brand history cannot authenticate, appraise, or establish the provenance of a particular watch.

Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. source stated claim

    Jaguar is a Swiss watch brand in the Festina Group portfolio.

  2. source stated claim

    Festina Group's official brand profile dates Jaguar to 1938 and attributes its founding to Swiss watchmaker Peter Haas.

  3. verified observation

    The cited Festina Group page is the source used for this guide's bounded identity and history statements.

  4. verified observation

    Jaguar is a Swiss watch brand founded by Peter Haas in 1938.

  5. verified observation

    Festina Group acquired Jaguar in 1989 and Jaguar remains part of the Festina brand portfolio.

  6. verified observation

    Europa Star reports that some Soprod mechanical movement production is allocated mainly to Festina Group brands Perrelet, Candino and Jaguar.

Known limits

  • This guide does not authenticate or value an individual watch.
  • Exact movement and factory attribution must be verified at reference level.
  • The 1938 founding is corroborated by an independent specialist source; no archival incorporation/trademark record was located in this pass.

Direct sources

  1. JaguarFestina Group · official brand owner · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Identity and historical context used by this guide. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  2. JaguarFestina Group · official · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Relevant identity, chronology, control, or manufacturing passage. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  3. Passion for Swiss watchmaking since 1938Jaguar Swiss Watches · official · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Relevant identity, chronology, control, or manufacturing passage. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  4. JAGUAR WATCHESMasterHorologer · specialist · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Brand profile introduction. External source.

  5. Festina GroupEuropa Star · specialist · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: January 2002 Festina Group brand list. External source.

  6. Soprod: integration, independence and Newton®Europa Star · specialist · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Festina Group ownership, movement allocation and Swiss production discussion. External source.

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