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The front page of the very first Swiss Watch Journal (Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie, JSH) published in July 1876

Opening of Watchmakers United in Geneva!

Geneva. Following the successful launch of its digital platform in December 2023, Watchmakers United now offers a physical, immersive space exclusively devoted to independent watchmakers, showcasing its revolutionary distribution concept. Une sélection de Shaniah Asha Gibson / @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH Watchmakers United is pleased to announce the opening of its first store in Geneva, marking a significant milestone in the watchmaking industry. Inviting enthusiasts…

Coffee talk with Pierre Maudet: a Geneva watchmaking museum?

Pierre Maudet returns to the ballots. Not a political party, just a movement. Just like a watch movement that puts together and on stage components from different horizons, “Libertés et Justice Sociale” (List 4) is launching a campaign for the Cantonal Parliament of Geneva . Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin See alsoBecause…

Swiss Parliament, the watchmaker Henri Grandjean on the National Council

As the official website of the Swiss Confederation states, the watchmaker and builder Henri Grandjean was twice elected to the National Council in addition to his Neuchatel political involvement in Le Locle.. Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s columnist Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – S’abonner à JSH Originating from La Sagne and Les Ponts-de-Martel, the watchmaker Henri Grandjean, born on 14…

AstroLuna and the Qlock hours

Swiss online retailer Qoqa, founded by Pascal Meyer from the Jura region, has entered the watchmaking market, adding hundreds of thousands of consumers to its community. More than 50,000 watches have already been sold!! By Albert-J. de Buttes-LaCôte / TàG Press +41 (News Agency) Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Read also: “How she fell in love with the AstroLUNA by Vicenterra”Charles Defrance (l) and…

JSH Magazine’s Special SSC issue: “Transmission in every sense of the word”

Together with the Swiss Chronometry Society (SSC), the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH® (since 1876) is issuing a special edition devoted to the last International Congress of Chronometry at EPFL. And also to the next 2023 SSC events. By @TRP, Textes & Relations, Production – PR Cabinet Follow on Instagram & Facebook Afterworks RegistrationMichele Fazzone, current President of the Swiss Chronometry Society (SSC) (2021-2023), will elect his successor who will be in…

Mathey-Tissot brand introduces the San Antonio Signature watch

Watchmaking: tribute to the famous writer Frédéric Dard who would have been 100 years old in 2021. A limited edition Swiss Made watch numbered 1921 pieces, is celebrating the memory of the most prolific of all French-speaking authors. Available in three versions. @TRP, Texts & Relations, Production 1921-2021. All over the world, the French-speaking world multiplies tributes. Frédéric Dard is buried in his village of St-Chef, between Geneva and Lyon. This…

How Geneva buried its world unique watch museum

{Published on 20 December 2011} Genevanities. At a time when a remarkable watchmaking exhibition was transforming the Rath Museum into a showcase of “Gold and Enamel Treasures” until April 29, 2012 (acquire the catalog), just to finally realize the richness and quality of this exceptional heritage, it is good to reread page 23 of the Memorial of the Sessions of the City Council of the City of Geneva (168th year,…

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Stéphane Cornioley, watch dials and virtuosities

Since the age of 5, he who became administrative manager of “Les Cadraniers de Genève SA” has been blowing on a flute. Then a clarinet, and finally a saxophone. But his dream was to dabble with the microphone, and to be a Rock singer. Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in Chief & Publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin…

‘WhoAreU’ interview: CEO of de Bethune, Pierre Jacques

My name is Amandine, I am 11 years old. I am keen on watchmaking and, since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer “watchmaker-designer at Bulgari”. In the meantime, I do interviews with people involved in the industry. By Amandine, the youngest Swiss Watch Passport columnist Portrait Amandine | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Can you…

Counterfeiting, that ‘privilege’ that brands dream of

There are two kinds of counterfeiting. The one that is done with the complicity of the consumer, the accepted counterfeit, and the one that is done in spite of him, that tries to abuse him. The first one stimulates the consumer’s desire for inaccessible objects, leading him to take the step of illegal acquisition. The second, more refined, perfects its production tool and its finishes to such a degree of…

History of watch design: an espresso with Xavier Perrenoud

Three never-before-seen images in this 2013 interview: as part of a research project for ECAL, the University of Art and Design in Lausanne, the founder of Atelier XJC, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, explores his profession’s roots. Interview by Joël A. Grandjean JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Publisher & Editor in chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Xavier Perrenoud, un designer référence, aussi dans le domaine…

Textual Story, 10 years of fiction format in 2024

Watchmaking, medias. The “textual story“, which casts a watchmaking object in didactic fiction, appeared on October 10, 2014 under the writing of specialist journalist Joël A. Grandjean. It is still going on today in the online magazine Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH). Lee Warrien, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Columnist Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin | S’abonner à JSH {Front picture’s caption}: “She…

How Geneva buried its world unique watch museum

{Published on 20 December 2011} Genevanities. At a time when a remarkable watchmaking exhibition was transforming the Rath Museum into a showcase of “Gold and Enamel Treasures” until April 29, 2012 (acquire the catalog), just to finally realize the richness and quality of this exceptional heritage, it is good to reread page 23 of the Memorial of the Sessions of the City Council of the City of Geneva (168th year,…

2013, MCH’s flop. Lausannetec cancelled! The market has (finally) chosen

René Kamm, CEO de MCH et Baselworld, prévoyait “doubler” l’EPHJ avec la lancement à Beaulieu d’un salon concurrent Initially scheduled from May 28 to 31, 2013, the 2nd edition of Lausannetec is purely and simply cancelled. The bloghorloger, alerted by some exhibitors, announced a postponement in October. The latest information indicates a pure and simple cancellation. “It’s no use putting companies in a situation where they can’t be successful,” confirms…

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Cutting tools and machines

{August 22, 2013} For over 30 years in the precision industry, this Biel-based company has been a market leader in…

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