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Advance Watch Company Ltd.

Manufacturing

Bankruptcy concluded

Moderate confidence (75%)

Updated Oct 11, 2026, 12:08 AM

What is happening

Derived by rule set status-rules-2026.09.7

The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.

Latest material event: bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 484) (Jan 12, 2026)

The business

What a source says the company did. A classification is not a description of operations.

Advance Watch designed, assembled, marketed and distributed watches under licensed and company-owned brands.

First-day declaration · page 3 · Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration

Bankruptcy information

Court records associated with this company's legal entities.

15-12690
Court
S.D. New York
District
New York - Southern District
Chapter
Other
Case status
UNKNOWN
Filed
Sep 30, 2015
Judge
Martin Glenn
Trustee
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Reported assets
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Reported liabilities
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Affiliated debtors

3 affiliated entities filed with Advance Watch Company Ltd. and are administered under the same case. Each filed its own petition.

Timeline

Every material event, newest first. History is never overwritten.

  1. bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 484)

    Jan 12, 2026

    Bankruptcy case closed

    Order of Final Decree, signed on 1/12/2026, Closing the Chapter 11 Cases of Advanced Watch Company, Ltd. et al.

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12690, entry 484 — “Final Decree”
  2. bankruptcy case closed (one order, docketed in 3 member cases)

    Oct 16, 2017

    Bankruptcy case closed

    Order signed on 10/16/2017 Granting Motion Closing the Chapter 11 Case of Bindi USA Holdings, Inc. (Case no. 15-12691), Sunburst Products, Inc. (Case no. 15-12692), and GWG International, Ltd. (Case no. 15-12693)

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12691, entry 24 — “Closing the Chapter 11 Case”
    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12692, entry 24 — “Closing the Chapter 11 Case”
    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12693, entry 24 — “Closing the Chapter 11 Case”
  3. bankruptcy case closed (docket entry 412)

    Oct 16, 2017

    Bankruptcy case closed

    Order signed on 10/16/2017 Granting Motion Closing the Chapter 11 Case of Bindi USA Holdings, Inc. (Case no. 15-12691), Sunburst Products, Inc. (Case no. 15-12692), and GWG International, Ltd. (Case no. 15-12693)

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12690, entry 412 — “Closing the Chapter 11 Case”
  4. Signed on 12/1/2015 Granting Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Authorizing…

    Dec 1, 2015

    Lease rejection approved

    Order signed on 12/1/2015 Granting Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Authorizing Rejection of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Lease of Real Property Effective as of the Petition Date.

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12690, entry 183 — “Order signed on 12/1/2015 Granting Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Authorizing Rejection of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Lease of Real Property Effective as of the Petition Date. (Related Doc # [146]). (Rodriguez, Maria)”
  5. Approving Sale of Substantially all Assets and Assumption of Certain…

    Nov 16, 2015

    Asset sale approved

    Order signed on 11/16/2015 (I) Approving Asset Purchase Agreement Between Debtors and Buyer, (II) Approving Sale of Substantially all Assets and Assumption of Certain Liabilities Free and Clear of all Liens, Claims and Encumbrances, and Other Interests, (III) Approving Assumption, Assignment, and Sale of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases, and (IV) Determining Amounts Necessary to Cure Such Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12690, entry 166 — “Order signed on 11/16/2015 (I) Approving Asset Purchase Agreement Between Debtors and Buyer, (II) Approving Sale of Substantially all Assets and Assumption of Certain Liabilities Free and Clear of all Liens, Claims and Encumbrances, and Other Interests, (III) Approving Assumption, Assignment, and Sale of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases, and (IV) Determining Amounts Necessary to Cure Such Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases (Related Doc # [17]) . (Anderson, Deanna)”
  6. Authorizing the Debtors to Obtain Postpetition Financing and Grant Security…

    Oct 6, 2015

    Dip financing approved

    Interim Order signed on 10/6/2015 (I) Authorizing the Debtors to Obtain Postpetition Financing and Grant Security Interests and Superpriority Administrative Expense Status; (II) Modifying the Automatic Stay; (III) Authorizing the Debtors to Enter into Agreements with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; (IV) Scheduling a Final Hearing; and (V) Granting Related Relief Order.

    • Epiq — claims agent docket · case 15-12690, entry 42 — “Interim Order signed on 10/6/2015 (I) Authorizing the Debtors to Obtain Postpetition Financing and Grant Security Interests and Superpriority Administrative Expense Status; (II) Modifying the Automatic Stay; (III) Authorizing the Debtors to Enter into Agreements with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; (IV) Scheduling a Final Hearing; and (V) Granting Related Relief Order. (related document(s)[9]) Hearing to be held on 10/20/2015 at 05:00 PM at Courtroom 501 (MG). (Anderson, Deanna)”
  7. Advance Watch Company Ltd. filed for bankruptcy

    Sep 30, 2015

    Bankruptcy filed

    Advance Watch Company Ltd. filed for bankruptcy in S.D. New York as case 15-12690 on Sep 30 2015.

    • Epiq — claims agent case · case 15-12690 — “Advance Watch Company Ltd. — case 15-12690 — New York - Southern District — before Martin Glenn — filed Sep 30 2015 — 4 affiliated debtors”

Company information

Founded
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Employees (estimate)
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Industry
Manufacturing
Subindustry
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Website
genevawatchgroup.comSource verification pending
LinkedIn
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Headquarters
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Also known as
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Legal entities
Advance Watch Company Ltd.

Sources

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  • Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Order signed on 12/1/2015 Granting Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Authorizing Rejection of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Lease of Real Property Effective as of the Petition Date. (Related Doc # [146]). (Rodriguez, Maria)
  • Epiq Bankruptcy Case Administration (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Advance Watch Company Ltd. — case 15-12690 — New York - Southern District — before Martin Glenn — filed Sep 30 2015 — 4 affiliated debtors
    View source record

Status history

Every derived status, with the rule that produced it.

  • BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDED → BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDEDCASE_CONCLUDED_BY_FINAL_DECREE · Sep 18, 2026, 01:31 AM

    The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.

  • BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDED → BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDEDCASE_CONCLUDED_BY_FINAL_DECREE · Sep 18, 2026, 01:14 AM

    The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCY_CONCLUDEDCASE_CONCLUDED_BY_FINAL_DECREE · Sep 15, 2026, 12:22 PM

    The court entered a final decree, so the bankruptcy case is over. The decree does not say how it ended or what became of the business. This supersedes the earlier bankruptcy signal.

  • BANKRUPTCY → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 14, 2026, 04:46 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.

  • UNKNOWN → BANKRUPTCYCHAPTER_11_BANKRUPTCY · Sep 9, 2026, 06:11 PM

    A bankruptcy case is open. A filing is a legal proceeding, not a confirmation that the company is closed.