Timex Group B.V., or Timex Group, is an American - Dutch holding company headquartered in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands and Middlebury, Connecticut.

[citation needed] It is the corporate parent of several global watchmaking companies including Timex Group USA, Inc.,[1] TMX Philippines, Inc., and Timex Group India Ltd. Timex Group B.V.'s products are manufactured in China, France, Hong Kong, India, Philippines and Switzerland, often based on technology that continues to be developed in Germany and the United States.

[citation needed] The group has operations in a number of countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania.

Shortly after purchasing the Waterbury Clock Company in 1941, founder Thomas Olsen renamed the company Timex, as a portmanteau of Time (referring to Time magazine) and Kleenex.

[2] Timex Business Unit, A division of Timex Group USA, Inc. Sequel AG Vertime SA Timex Group Luxury Watches Giorgio Galli Design Lab (Design studio, acquired 2007) Galli designs watches for: