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

The hidden face of columnist Joël Grammson

Music drove him to journalism: Joël Grammson knew he would become a singer, and he gave himself the means to do so. Since he didn’t know anyone in showbiz, and since he lived at the time a long way from the French-speaking capital through which every career had to be built, he started interviewing artists, so he might learn from them. With his eyes wide open, his microphone outstretched, and…

Careers, the rising stars: Amandine, the post-Z generation is coming!

It’s a phenomenon! She is 11 years old and is creating a worldwide buzz on the watchmaking web. Amandine embodies with freshness and enthusiasm all that brands would dream of getting as a pure reflection of their image. By Joël A. Grandjean,  JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in Chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Because she has been familiar to our editorial…

Badeco new MX-2 Carbon OLED control unit

Geneva based precision tools manufacturer Badeco SA presents its new MX-2 Carbon OLED hyper-compact micromotor control unit with speed display and dual motor output. In 2016, at the JCK show in Las Vegas, Badeco received the Innovation and Design Award for its new MX-1 Carbon controller. It was the first time a micromotor control box had been designed so that it could be integrated directly into the workbench or placed…
Nouveauté 2024 le contrôleur MX-2 Carbon OLED

EPHJ News: Cadramont, bringing the dial into the third millennium

Moving from métiers d’art to micro-series of 250 units or more: that’s the vision of this fiercely independent dial manufacturer. It’s a place like no other, fired by a creativity containing just a touch of madness…   Joël A. Grandjean / Editor in chief JSH® Magazine pour EPHJ News Official EPHJ Website – German version   The adrenaline coursing through the company is precisely this whiff of madness floating around…

More than 200 brands ‘passported’ through GenevaWorld 2024

GenevaWorld 2024′: a useful independent guide to the watches being exhibited in Geneva between April 9 and 15: GPS data, practical links… Much appreciated by collectors, this JSH guide is above all a ‘watch passport’ for the suppliers of Swiss watches. Joël A. Grandjean JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s Editor in Chief Suivre sur Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – Subscribe to JSH At Watches & Wonders,…

Jojo Laplace’s vintage fragrances

Beyond this “Jim Carrey look” escaped without a mask from a flea market, Joël Laplace alias @jojolamontre on Insta, has been sharing for more than 15 years his sinful passion for an universe of vintage watches and unexpected watchmaking items. For sale… By Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s editor in chief & publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin To come across…

ArtyA, shooting live bullets in the luxury target

February 2013. Inspired by a street culture that transforms its unique pieces into real happenings, Yvan Arpa ventures an improbable wedding: high-end watches and firearms.   Yvan Arpa détourne les balles de leurs usages premiers And it’s just the right time, since the world is on fire and bloody, the television news of the world are daily bloodied by gunfire and the battlefields are devastated by the madness of men;…

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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,…

Short Supply Routes? Overview with the FH President, Jean-Daniel Pasche

{Published in the JSH Special Issue ‘Short Supply Routes’} As the term industrial begins to flourish with common names related to recycling, environmental ethics and carbon footprint measurement, the question of standardisation or regulation arises… Interview. Interview by Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Publisher & Editor in Chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Not everyone can write the word…

Watch Around Magazine, counterfeiters take on the press (2009)

{First published on June 29, 2009} The latest issue of Watch Around is a qualitative digest of trendy articles, with a knowledge that would make any self-respecting watchmaking publication pale in comparison. Notwithstanding those who predicted it would die, arguing that the crisis might have hit it harder than any other…   Seventh edition, 007 -my name is…- and… a premiere. Instead of the usual drawing on the cover, it…

Figaro newspaper article: watchmaking, a world day?

The concept of a “World Watchmaking Day” is in the headlines thanks to a brand new article in Le Figaro. It reminds me of this topic posted on October 10, 2020 at 10:10 (!!!) on the bloghorloger.ch (now Swiss Watch Passport). Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s editor in chief & publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin 2025 update: new launch!Without…

Summer and winter hours? 1907, already in JSH!

Once upon a time, the time change! In 2017 we were even talking about a possible last time. The TV journalist Nicolas Rossé had challenged me on this topic, in connection with the archives of the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie (JSH), the oldest Swiss watchmaking media. Replay. By Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine (Since 1876)‘s Editor in Chief Follow him on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP…

‘WhoAreU’ interview : Samuel Hoffmann, Brand manager Hautlence

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 am interviewing people in the sector. By Amandine, the youngest Swiss Watch Passport columnist Amandine’s portrait | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin All the WhoAreU interviews, by AmandineGreat! They finally met each other in real life…
Selfie with Samuel Hoffmann Hautlence and Amandine

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Mineral glass, the last wizard

His craft is under threat, and the material he works with is becoming more and more elusive. Christian Calas is…

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