About delance

My name is Giselle Rufer and I am the owner and creator of the Delance Swiss Watch Company. After having worked many years for a famous Swiss watch company my destiny called me. In 1996 I decided to create the watch of my dream and the company to manufacture it. Doing it I could join my passion to creating beauty with my mission which is empowering women. Made by women for women the Delance watch is an ode to the talent and the universal values of women. The Delance watch tells you that it is time for women all over the world, time for women to be all we can be.

Offering the DELANCE watch : An advantage for the watch retailer

Offering the DELANCE watch to your feminine clientele An advantage for the watch retailer in the era of personalization An innovative image A unique offer Meeting your clients’ desires Expression of your creativity A favored relationship with your client The configurator: a tool to visualize your joint creation. An image of pioneer, of visionary The [...]

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Leading from What’s True: The Moment I Reconnected with My Real Edge

After years of leading, building, and creating with purpose, I thought I knew exactly how I operated best. One conversation with a Leadership Profiler made me realize there was a deeper structure behind the way I decide, focus, and perform — and why I sometimes hit resistance. This article shares what shifted for me — [...]

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Butterfly in a Storm – Lady to Watch

Butterfly in a Storm - The True Story of Giselle Rufer By Diana S. ZimmermanThe world of high-end watchmaking is, by its nature, elite, perilous, and exclusionary. Acceptance, if at all, comes with a price—frequently a very high one. A price Giselle Rufer Delance has paid. She not only defied the entire industry, she redefined [...]

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The watch of the month: APRIL – Simplicity Princesse

SIMPLICITY PRINCESS Created especially for a woman of taste, the diamond discretely expresses her personal secret. Audacious with soft strong lines, this Delance “Simplicity Princesse” watch fashioned like a sculpture is immediately recognizable. The princess cut diamond at 6 o’clock, a sumptuous princess cut diamond brilliantly illuminates this sublime masterpiece. More about this watch [...]

By |2026-04-02T17:20:00+02:002026/03/29 |Categories: The watch of the month|0 Comments

A watch that makes sense – a meaningful watch

MY MOTHER’S WATCH A simple love story I recall a wonderful day in May in 2000. One of those soft and bright Sundays that make you feel happy to be alive. That day, we are celebrating Mother’s Day, and we’re all together around the big table. The noise and chatter of our conversations fill the [...]

By |2026-03-29T20:02:59+02:002026/03/28 |Categories: News, The watch of the month|0 Comments

The stone of the month: APRIL – Diamond

Diamonds symbolize love and prosperity. Because diamonds are the hardest substance, they also sometimes symbolize endurance or perseverance. The rarity of diamonds, which makes them expensive and difficult to acquire, adds to their mystique and symbolic meaning. The diamond symbol has long been valued for its immaculate beauty. Its physical appearance is associated with valuable [...]

By |2026-04-02T17:16:36+02:002026/03/25 |Categories: The stone of the month|0 Comments

Happy new year 2025

You know that it is time for women all over the world My name is Giselle and I am "The Watch lady". 28 years ago I created Delance, a unique watch for women. A watch that tells the story of our lives, values, hopes and aspirations. In this new year, I encourage you to [...]

By |2024-11-08T11:41:53+01:002024/12/31 |Categories: Non classé|0 Comments

Giselle Rufer Delance speaker to the BPW International Latin America Regional Conference

BPW Latin America Leaders in Action I am happy to participate to the X. BPW International Latin America Regional Conference 6-10 September 2023 - Santiago, Chile I will share my experience as a woman, an entrepreneur and a BPW member since soon 30 years. The theme of my speech is: Sisterhood on action : [...]

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