1887-1925
| 1887 | Louis-Auguste Golay established company in Switzerland. |
| 1894 | First visit to Japan. |
| 1912 | Louis-Auguste and his son Auguste-Julien, lapidaries and traders, registered a joint-stock company under the name of "Golay Buchel & Cie SA". |
| 1914 | Started to work with Mikimoto for pearl business. |
1926-1950
| 1932 | They began cutting and polishing genuine and synthetic stones and set up a workshop to manufacture watchmakers’s tools. |
| 1944 | Golay Buchel set up a social institution. |
| 1947 | The company moved to Lausanne. |
1951-1975
| 1954 | The expansion abroad began in France. Soon Golay Buchel had outlets in important gemstone and cultured pearl center in Europe, Japan, South-East Asia and the USA. |
| 1968 | The company introduced modern management structure. The various divisions were placed under the umbrella of Golay Buchel Holding SA. A production unit was set up in France to cut genuine and synthetic gemstones. |
1976-2000
| 1977 | Establishment of Golay Buchel Japan K.K. |
| 1979 | Golay Buchel pioneered industrial-scale cutting of Cubic Zirconia. |
| 1985 | Golay Buchel Holding SA went public and had its shared quoted on the Swiss Stock Exchange. |
| 1986 | Establishment of Golay Buchel Trading K.K. |
| 1987 | The group started in retail activities, which led to the creation of its Oro Vivo shops. |
| 1988 | Establishment of SSP Tokyo K.K. |
| 1997 | The company moved into its new headquarters in Lausanne. |
2001-2012
| 2001 | Golay introduced the "Golay Pearls Quality Label" destined to become a worldwide reference for the quality of cultured pearls. |
| 2003 | Golay marked the history of the pearl with its patented concept of permanently strung chains of pearls on a steel thread, "Signed & Sealed" |
| 2004 | The Group sold its Oro Vivo retail operation in Europe to concentrate on its original activities with pearls and jewelry stones. |
| 2008 | Norinvest Holding SA purchased Golay Buchel Holdings. |
| 2009 | Mr. Paulo Marques conducted MBO on part of the Golay Buchel Group and established Louis Golay International SA. |
| 2010 | Louis Golay International conducted a friendly take over of 2 former Golay Buchel group companies: Golay Buchel Japan and SSP Tokyo. Mr. Marques sold 40% share to Golay Buchel Holdings. Golay Buchel Trading changed its name to Louis Golay Japan and the head office moved to Kobe from Osaka. |
| 2012 | Golay Buchel Japan KK is merged with Louis Golay Japan KK |
