Rolex Plans Major $1 Billion Expansion in Switzerland: Report

  • New watch-making facility in Bulle could create 2,000 jobs
  • Broadcaster RTS says deal expected to be signed next month

A Rolex SA building in Frankfurt, Germany. 

Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

Rolex SA, the biggest Swiss luxury watchmaker, is planning a major new production facility in Bulle, Switzerland, public broadcaster RTS reported.

Rolex could invest 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.04 billion) in the manufacturing operation that would create about 2,000 new jobs, RTS reported citing officials from the canton of Fribourg.