all activities in the field of jewelry, watchmaking and gemology, including the creation, manufacture, production, setting of precious stones and any other components, customization, assembly, purchase and sale, as well as teaching and training in general; the company may create subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad or participate in any business having a direct or indirect connection with its purpose; the company may carry out all commercial, industrial or financial operations and all transactions concerning movable or immovable property that may be directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose or likely to promote it; the company may also participate in the financing of other companies in the group to which it belongs, in the general interest of the latter; the company may in particular grant to or receive from its associates, subsidiaries or any third party loans, guarantees or securities.