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27 May 2023

Is it still possible to manufacture a pure ladies’ watch? Is this still possible without falling into the eternal so-called female reductions of male models? Women know what they want, and even better, what they don’t want. And for Pia de Chefdebien, what women desire, God ordains! Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch…

JSH Archives: Nobel Prize winner Guillaume, 1st SSC honorary member

13 January 2024

In the December 1924 issue of Switzerland’s oldest watchmaking journal, the JSH: it’s 2 months after Saturday 4 October 1924, when the Société Suisse de Chronométrie was established in Geneva. 100 years ago! Here is the story of this prestigious SSC, which celebrates in 2024 its 100th Anniversary. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s…

Gaïa 2021: the Prize of the Prizes, Carole’s tears…

20 January 2022

An unprecedented conjunction of coincidences brought a unique breath of bliss to the 2021 ceremony. Like an improbable planets alignment above the venerable MIH’s Hans Erni Hall, there were tinglings with wonders. By Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Publisher & Editor in chief Jury member of the Gaïa Award Insta…

June 2024, Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH 148th year, EPHJ issue

8 June 2024

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Young columnist Amandine discovers the JSH archives

10 September 2024

Amandine (watch_it_with_amandine), the youngest watch columnist, reviews her discovery of the historical archives of the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH. At Maison de l’Horlogerie, Geneva: from the very first issue in July 1876 to the latest edition in 2024! Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s Editor in chief Follow on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta…

Kari Voutilainen, greennesses and heights

12 July 2022

Taking the high dive! It is in the famous Chapeau de Napoléon, this haughty mansion overlooking the Val de Travers, that the niche watchmaker Kari Voutilainen, Gaïa Price awarded in 2014 has just tucked himself away. And to commit to eco-responsibility with its 28SC-SB (Sun Bird) series. Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch…

Beyer launches the “Rolex Certified Pre-Owned” program

25 September 2023

The world’s oldest watch shop is now able to offer second-hand Rolex watches with a certificate of authenticity and a warranty. With this programme, Beyer and Rolex are providing for greater security in the booming second-hand watch market. Selected press release by Joël A. Grandjean JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH)’s Editor in Chief…

Kickstarter: “Elka”, a creative mind that can do anything

1 June 2022

His 23-year creative career working for a watchmaking group is peppered with leading models, innovative collab’s and, above all, a sample of some of the most audacious “talking pieces”. Suddenly, under the name of Elka Watch & Co, he is launching a deliciously vintage sixties concentrate on Kickstarter. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch…

LTM, an apart Manufacture: great ambitions and… small calibres!

7 February 2024

{Article originally featured in JSH 2022}. Only a few professionals know it as LTM, an industrial pearl from Fleuris dedicated to watch movements. Behind this initials stands Le Temps Manufactures, the most discreet movement maker on the market. By Vincent Daveau, watchmaker, journalist and historian Read it on the Swiss Watch Journal JSH®, special issue SSC…

“WhoAreU” interview with Guido Terreni, CEO Parmigiani Fleurier

3 April 2024

My name is Amandine, I am now 13 years old and keen on watchmaking. Since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer “watchmaker-designer at Bulgari”… In the meantime, I interview people in the industry. Let’s see today who is Guido Terreni, the CEO of the discreet watch brand…

Jojo Laplace’s vintage fragrances

20 July 2022

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 &…

Positive Coating, visual watchmaking poetry

Joel Grammson

7 October 2023

Ultra-technical expertise sometimes generates poetry… To say that a blue is desaturated, smoky, klein, seram, dove or turquin, is to treat words as if they were raw ore crossed by emotions and polished by real life. Joël Grammson, JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH) Columnist Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH Moonboards 2023 Also “this…

‘WhoAreU’ Interview: Ba111od founder, Thomas Baillod

3 August 2023

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…

Audemars Piguet and the Montreux Jazz Festival, already since 2010

5 November 2024

This communicational partnership began back in 2010, with the archives, at a time when the major Montreux event seemed impervious to any watchmaking involvement other than its historic sponsor, the Parmigiani Fleurier brand. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP –…

Ramon Iso, Diamonds, Precious stones and Porsche steering wheels

18 September 2023

Featured in Legends magazine. In the night, the only recognisable headlights opposite are those of a Porsche. Ramon Iso has become a prince of gem-setting and diamonds in the heart of Swiss watchmaking excellence, and his eyes are still filled with wonder of childhood. Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Publisher…

Amazing: it was Louis Moinet who invented the chronograph!

13 October 2015

March 21, 2013 (first posted). Incredible! Imagine if a video was released of a man walking on the moon ten years before Neil Armstrong and that the scientists of Houston were on these images talking to each other through iPhones! The news would be quite disturbing. The revelation made today in Neuchâtel is shaking up…

Nathalie: her talent of anglage and her watchmakers’ magnifying glasses

22 July 2022

In 2014, JSH, the Swiss Watchmaking Journal, devoted a two-page tribute to her mastery of hand anglage. Today, in addition to her art craft, which requires infinite patience and good eyesight, Nathalie Jean-Louis is all over the place. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s editor in chief & publisher Insta SWP |…

Between Elton John and Bono, Boris Petitpierre and his set of watchmaking tools

1 November 2022

As head of his eponymous company, which has been added like a manufacturing gem to the industrial necklace of Acrotec Group, Boris Petitpierre in Cortaillod (NE) is still not believing it! Albert-J. de Buttes-LaCôte / TàG Press +41 (News Agency) Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Par quel miracle, les…

Publisher Watchprint releases two ‘Rolex Cosmograph Daytona’ volumes

25 October 2024

After the success of 2014’s ‘Moonwatch Only‘, the Swiss publishing company is once again publishing its two authors Anthony Marquié and Grégoire Rossier: two books on the legendary Rolex model written with the expert involvement of author Tiffany To. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow JSH on Linkedin – Facebook…

Timm Delfs, a long-time contributor to JSH, the Swiss Watch Journal

10 May 2024

Timm Delfs, a specialist journalist and sundial expert, writes in English and German for national publishing institutions and has been a regular contributor to the Swiss watch journal JSH since the 1990s. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow us Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s…

Bergeon: tools for a lifetime of watch making

13 November 2022

What do you find in all the watchmaking workshops in the world, apart from watches? Tools, and most probably Bergeon ones… By Amandine for the Swiss Watch Paspport / With editorial support Amandine’s Profile | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin I was lucky enough to be invited a…

‘WhoAreU’ interview with Kari Voutilainen

27 October 2024

My name is Amandine, I am now 13 years old and keen on watchmaking. Since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer “watchmaker-designer at Bulgari”… In the meantime, I interview people in the industry… By Amandine, the youngest Swiss Watch Passport columnist Amandine’s portrait | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin In…

Legends & Myths, the Universal and the Spoiled Child

5 October 2024

{Published in JSH 01-2020} Today, my Universal and I are in our 70s… It has never needed a repair or inspection service, and continues to tick off the hours without delay. It seems to me that this watch must be dreaming of a younger owner. Here’s its story… Kenan Tegin, Collector, co-founder of Montres Passion…

Audemars Piguet and Montreux Sounds Digital Project

Bloggy Tag

1 March 2011

One might have thought that when it comes to communications, everything to do with the Montreux Jazz Festival and Claude Nobs was the preserve of Parmigiani Fleurier. Well, almost everything, since there was still one aside door, of scientific relevance, which another renowned brand was able to open, thanks to its Foundation. By BloggyTaG First…

Appointments at LVMH Watches Division

19 July 2024

Frédéric Arnault, CEO of LVMH Watches Division, announces the following appointments within the Watches Division, effective from September 1, 2024. A Shaniah Asha Gibson / @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet selection Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | JSH’s subscription September 2023, see also: LVMH Group, the Arnault children take overActive for 26 years in the watchmaking industry, Julien Tornare initially…

EPHJ 2019: Singer 100 years with a book

18 June 2019

“Few are aware of the amount of skill and ability that goes on in the silence of the workshops,” explains Jean-Claude Engisch, father of Joris, the current director of Singer dials, in the 100th anniversary book . Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH…

Xavier Comtesse, JSH contributor and visionary leader

7 January 2023

He is an honorary contributor to the Swiss watchmaking magazine JSH, in particular with his “Carte Blanche” devoted to the exhibition Coco Chanel-Picasso, held in Madrid, as well as an active member of the Agefi editorial team. Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in Chief & Publisher Insta SWP | Insta…

Patek Philippe, remnants of an electronic timelessness

3 September 2021

On auction websites, Patek Philippe radio-controlled timekeeping units are still in circulation. They can also be found from time to time in watch factories. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’ editor in chief Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – Subscribe to JSH On my way to Fleurier, with…

2010: the facial oscillating rotor, already invented in 1995…!

Bloggy Tag

30 March 2010

In March 2008, bloghorloger.ch tracked down patent No. CH 685363, issued on 30 November 1995 and relating to the first self-winding timepiece with a facial rotor (not to be confused with the Perrelet double-rotor). The technical study and production of an initial functional prototype were entrusted to watchmaker Jean-Claude Nicolet (winner of the first Gaïa…

Arinis, deep love at first sight on the lake bed

18 May 2024

Like myself, a small thousand-year-old log, she is dreaming about seeing the sea. She has opened her heart and her dial to me, in the smooth depths of the Swiss largest lake. This diver is dreaming about salt and oceans… Textual Strory: Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow on Linkedin…

Mad auction: Derek Pratt’s Oval Pocket Watch sold for 3 millions

8 November 2024

Phillips Reloaded, record! This unique, historic No.1 platinum pocket tourbillon by Derek Pratt for Urban Jürgensen und Sønner had even the most discerning collectors in a frenzy. The watch, estimated at CHF 1 million, was part of the fascinating and secret collection of world expert Helmut Crott. A name now worth its weight in gold!…

The BA111OD system gives birth to a CHF 3’920.00 tourbillon!

14 October 2021

Thomas Baillod, now the “tourbillon troublemaker”, is throwing a spanner in the works! His entirely Swiss Made tourbillon for less than CHF 4’000.00 brings complicated watchmaking to the masses. And as its name suggests, The Veblen Dilemma challenges the foundations of “perceived value”. By Joël A. Grandjean, Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch & JSH Magazine editor in chief Insta…

Stéphane Cornioley, watch dials and virtuosities

20 September 2023

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…

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Gaïa Prize, the 2024 ‘Nobels of watchmaking

28 August 2024

The 2024 Gaïa Prize jury has delivered its verdict. Three new winners complete the impressive list of recipients of this prize often described as the Nobel Prize of the watchmaking world. Lee Warrien, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Journalist Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin | JSH’s subscription Since…

Stop your watch, listen! Hey Geneva, your Jet d’Eau is Horlogical

12 March 2023

Geneva’s internationally renowned symbol, the jet d’eau, celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2021. In the one Swiss city that perhaps owes the most to watchmaking, no-one has thought to recall its watchmaking origins! Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter |…

Ramadan and watchmaking, major complications?

5 April 2022

Have a good Ramadan to our Muslim friends around the world, from April 1 to May 1! So why is the date different every year? Jean-Marc Wiederrecht, maestro of horological complications, is exploring perpetual times. An article from the JSH Magazine. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch Editor in Chief Follow us on Linkedin –…

Career: Amande, young polymechanic

5 March 2024

A future in watchmaking, working with it or for it, is not just a man’s choice. At a time when the industry is facing a shortage of vocations, Amande Berclaz is a shining example to follow… Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch ‘s Editor in Chief Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta…

Eric Coudray’s time sphere

1 December 2021

A talented watch designer, Eric Coudray practises his art at Tec-Group in Vallorbe. He has named his triaxial tourbillon Spherillon in order to simply define its main technical specificity. Proven efficiency! By Vincent Daveau, watchmaker & journalist, historian To be read on the Swiss Watch Journal JSH® – June 2021 Issue Insta SWP | Insta JSH®…

Presque 20 millions pour une Rolex en acier: au-delà du placement!

17 April 2021

Les ventes aux enchères horlogères se sont-elles emballées? Pourtant utile à l’image de l’horlogerie mécanique, la course aux records risque d’éclipser l’intérêt du public pour les nouveautés ou le simple plaisir d’acheter. Surtout si la course s’appelle Daytona! Joël A. Grandjean, éditeur-rédacteur en chef de JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport. S’abonner à JSH…

Expert Carmelo Armeli: counterfeiters’ terror

27 May 2023

Self-employed since 2018, this low-profile expert, one of the best counterfeit detectors in the world, has a long list of prestigious clients. Meet him at one of the watch markets he organizes. Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editeur in chief & Publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter…

Pentagonal rupturist design, the new Tzoumy Geneva watches on Kickstarter

14 October 2021

Nothing new under the sun in the watch design scene. Except for a particularly wearable pentagonal style created by the Geneva watchmaker Yvan Monnet. An affordable Swiss Made watch for wrists that resist mainstream conformity… By Joël A. Grandjean, editor in chief & publisher of Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch & JSH Magazine Insta SWP | Insta JSH® |…

Journalist Charlotte Ollivier joins the JSH 1876’s editorial team

3 August 2024

Journalist, Japanese and English speaking, she is a writer from Alsace and would like to move there thanks to work opportunities. She is part of the JSH swiss horological jounrnal’s redaction, and of the bilingual magazine about watchmaking, Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH). Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Linkedin –…

At the Festival Suisse de l’Horlogerie: Laurent Jolliet, Switzerland’s last chain-maker!

1 September 2023

Live from EPHJ’s Exhibition in 2019. Is he a dying species? There is no longer any certified training for his profession, neither in Switzerland nor in France. Portrait of an endearing figure who, in his own way, embodies the missing element of an industry that gargles with handmade products. By Emmanuel Alder / JSH Magazine &…

Rolex buys Bucherer: the crowning achievement of independencies

24 August 2023

Until Rolex announced its takeover of Bucherer, the brand with the crown had only one boutique in the world, in Geneva, in order to comply with cantonal law allowing it to use the city’s name in its branding. Today, it boasts over 100 points of sale… By Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch…

Elka Watch x Loch Lat, Neuchâtel’s first real whisky and a rare 25-piece collection

31 October 2024

A limited edition of 25 pieces celebrates the launch of a rather special collab: Hakim El Kadiri, founder of Elka Watch, has meticulously crafted Loch Lat single malt, the very first Neuchatel real whisky. A sélection of Shaniah Asha Gibson / @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet & Joël A. Grandjean Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | JSH’s Subscription Watch &…

History of watch design: an espresso with Xavier Perrenoud

14 January 2023

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®…

Tailor-made watchmaking training for collectors and companies

22 August 2024

While running her own business creating watch casings, Angélique Chappuis is also involved in teaching future watch designers in La Chaux-de-Fonds. And is developing watchmaking culture courses. Albert-J. de Buttes-LaCôte / JSH 1876 (News Agency) Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Aesthete, creative and intuitive, Angélique Chappuis ‘dresses’ movements or…

Micromechanics, a bright future for bar turners

25 May 2023

Being young and in charge of a machine that’ s worth a million francs? It’s possible after training as a bar turner! Here in Tramelan, everything blends perfectly, just like the forests and waterways that are the very origin of bar turning and cutting. A little trip to the AFDT association… By Joël A. Grandjean…

Safes never die! Jean Ferner’s lair

28 August 2021

There is magic in this improbable universe at Crêt du Locle inhabited by safes. Certainly the biggest collection of safes in Switzerland, and maybe even in the world? A nightmare place for burglars…. By Ollivier Broto / TàG Press +41 (News Agency) Read the article in JSH® Magazine, issue #01-2021. Subscribe This place is a…

Moonswatch, Nick Hayek’s true master stroke revealed

22 July 2022

With the recently launched Moonswatch operation, Nick Hayek has achieved a “double strike” success while being the first in the watchmaking industry to provide a solution to ” recover ” the staggering revenues that kept slipping out of his hands. Let me explain… Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s editor in chief…

Alatron, mural, secretive and omnipresent

17 January 2025

The history of this family company can be traced back to the heyday of the Messe Basel, and is still to be found on the most contemporary, trendiest and most popular walls. And even on the walls of factories. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook…

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

15 July 2022

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…

11-year-old Amandine: our columnist in the New York Times!

8 September 2022

This 11-year-old’s buzz, which is rooted in her passion for watchmaking, received a huge media boost with almost a full-page article in the New York Times. A pool of 10 million subscribers thus received on September 8, 2022, a fresh wave of watchmaking with disarming naturalness.. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch editor’s in…

Crafts: Estelle Lagarde, gouache artist

19 June 2021

Estelle on M6TVEstelle on France3 TVRead also Ba111odEstelle Lagarde, Gouacheuse, en pleine réalisation d’une TAG Heuer Elle est une fée des pinceaux et des tubes de couleurs à l’heure où les artistes du clic de la souris ont balayé d’un revers de paume les rendus léchés et minutieux que certains acteurs du luxe ultime…

Concepto Watch Factory and Bugatti: ‘Tourbillon’ partnership

2 July 2024

The watch engine manufacturer from La Chaux-de-Fonds becomes exclusive provider to the prestigious French brand: development and production of the extraordinary mechatronic and retro-futuristic dashboard of the new “Tourbillon” automotive model. Joël A. Grandjean, Editor-in-Chief JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s subscription See:…

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Factory Echoes: in the heart of the Blue Moon

2 July 2022

By recruiting to the Tec Group watchmakers Eric Coudray and Paul Clémenti, two Gaïa prizes, the ardent Arnaud Faivre has brought HYT’s fluids into his workshops. The 41-jewel Caliber 601-MO came out. Backstage tour appeared in the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH. By Lee Warrien, TàG Press +41 contributor for Swiss Watch Passport Insta SWP |…

Elizabeth Hiscott: from watchmaking texts to the status of artist in Berlin

30 January 2022

Having translated numerous articles for the watchmaking press, a British English copywriter uses the industry as a springboard to secure her artist status in Berlin and now embarks on her first film script! A review of the life of Elizabeth Hiscott… By Anna Aznaour / Independent journalist, member of the editorial board of JSH Magazine Write…

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

2 July 2022

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…

The Horopedia Foundation chaired by Philippe Dufour

23 August 2022

JSH Magazine has announced it in its EPHJ 2022 issue: The Horopedia Foundation is launching a watchmaking “wikipedia” in Geneva on 30 March 2022. In the presence of Philippe Dufour (independent watchmaker), Dr. Helmut Crott (watch expert), André Colard (co-founder of the EPHJ), and Marc André Deschoux from WatchesTV. To read it again… Une sélection…

Mineral glass, the last wizard

8 October 2023

His craft is under threat, and the material he works with is becoming more and more elusive. Christian Calas is looking forward to retirement, and would like to pass on his know-how. Industry’s biggest names are getting involved. Emmanuel Alder / JSH Magazine & TàG Press +41’s indépendant columnist Write to him | Insta SWP…

LVMH Group: the Arnault children in control

19 September 2023

What if Julien Tornare (photo below), the current CEO of Zenith, were to take over the management of TAG Heuer vacated by the departure for Bulgari of the almost thirty-year-old Frédéric Arnault, the second youngest son of Bernard Arnault? Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’ Editor & Chief, Publisher Insta SWP |…

Designer Liliane Murenzi will attend the ‘Festival Suisse d’Horlogerie’

14 August 2023

Creating for Ba111od the Lily chapitre 4.2, the brand’s first women’s tourbillon, senior designer Liliane Murenzi is also an artist with a passion for watercolours. She is currently expected in Yverdon at the beginning of September. Marie Commergnat / Contributor JSH Magazine & TàG Press +41 To write to her | Insta SWP | Insta…

Dave-W. Grandjean, writer in secret

18 May 2024

He arrived home, opened his bag and said, “It’s for you! It’s a detective book with a special dedication that tears at my eyes. “Sur La Trace Des Diamants Perdus” is “his” book! My son is an author! Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Following on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta…

Gaïa Prize: the MIH Museum unveils two meaningful timepieces

19 September 2024

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its building, the International Watchmaking Museum is unveiling two new creations: the MIH Gaïa Series III watch and a special 50th anniversary edition featuring 50 unique dials, hand-guilloché by Georges Brodbeck, winner of the 2023 Gaïa Prize A Shaniah Asha Gibson’s selection / @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta…

Amr Sindi aka “The Horophile”

17 October 2023

Behind “The Horophile” and his now famous playful rabbit lurks the hybrid Amr Sindi, one of the web’s most impactful influencers. Above all, a “quasi-brand” synonymous with passion, authenticity and genuineness. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH)’s Editor in chief Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH What makes him special? Unashamedly expressing his own…

Dr. Helmut Crott: Horological auctions owe him their hundreds of millions

16 April 2021

Although less well known than Antiquorum founder Osvaldo Patrizzi, expert collector Dr. Helmut Crott is, like Patrizzi, the forerunner of worldwide watch auctions. We owe him the first thematic auction dedicated exclusively to A. Lange & Söhne. It was in Germany, in Munich. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch editor in chief Follow me…

‘WhoAreU’ interview: Laurent Picciotto, Chronopassion boutique in Paris

27 December 2022

“WhoAreU” Interview: Audemars Piguet’s CEO, François-Henry Bennahmias

26 April 2023

Badeco: who said size doesn’t matter?

Philippe Perret du Cray

3 June 2023

When you move from “Micro” to “Nano”, motor size matters a lot! That’s what Badeco Genève is explaining today which for over 50 years is producing micromotors for the leading names in the watch and jewellery industry. Philippe Perret du Cray / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Partner Insta SWP | Insta JSH® |…

‘WhoAreU’ interview: Jean-Christophe Babin, Bulgari Group’s CEO

7 September 2022

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”… By Amandine, the youngest Swiss Watch Passport columnist Portrait Amandine | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter |…

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An open access watchmaking encyclopedia, Chronospedia

21 July 2024

In Lyon, François Simon-Fustier, one of the fondators, has trained 16 learners and has received about 200 interns. His ambition: saving heritage and preserving history. Charlotte Ollivier / JSH 1876 News’s journalist Insta Ch. O | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | JSH’s subscription First, restoration of clocks and buildings. He realized how bad is the documentation and how late it is. The creation of watches is mainly taught. He decides to take…

The Gaïa Jury 2007 awards AHCI watchmaker Paul Gerber

2 February 2021

Alongside the journalist Timm Delf, the following personalities were on the panel: Paul-André Harmann, director of the Cifom Technical School (Le Locle), Marc Pfister, director of the Cifom Art School (La Chaux-de-Fonds), Kurt König, director of the Embassy jewelry store (Lucerne, St. Moritz), Corrado Lafranchi, dean of the Industrial Design program at the University of Applied Arts (La Chaux-de-Fonds), Jean-Claude Sabrier, expert to the Court of Paris (Louvres/France), Nadège Soury,…

History of watch design: an espresso with Xavier Perrenoud

14 January 2023

Neuchâtel: case of poison-pen letters in swiss watchmaking community

16 June 2021

The man*, former co-founder of a high-end brand, CEO in sight, has confessed. Several criminal complaints have been filed and he has just been sentenced. The charges are extremely serious. In Neuchatel, there is relief. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH)’s Editor in chief Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH JSH® Magazine SubscriptionIllustration image unrelated to topic: "The Raven" jewel created by the designer byKarinEHe was heard, brought to…

Dave-W. Grandjean, writer in secret

18 May 2024

EPHJ 2024: record attendance and positive results

16 June 2024

Geneva, 14th June 2024. EPHJ, the international high-precision trade exhibition, has closed its 22nd edition with an unprecedented attendance and a quality of Swiss and international trade visitors praised by the 765 exhibitors. Selected by Shaniah Asha Gibson / @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | Subscribe JSH Edition JSH, EPHJ 2024 – Browse online (French only)The doors of the world’s only show dedicated to high-precision watchmaking (92%), microtechnology (55%) and…

October 10 in 2020, the first World watchmaking day?

10 October 2020

Today is the 10th of October 2020, and it’ s 10.10 am. That’ s the time I chose to share with you a crazy dream: what if, starting from the 10:10 watchmaker’s hour, i.e. the “smiling” position of the hands of a watch, a world watchmaking day could be born? Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s editor-in-chief and publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook |…

At the Festival Suisse de l’Horlogerie: Laurent Jolliet, Switzerland’s last chain-maker!

BRANDS HISTORICAL FEATURES WHO’S

Thomas Loosli and Auguste Reymond

Behind the Scene

Flacons de poudre d’émail chez Anita Porchet

Calme et pleine campagne, le repaire d’Anita Porchet

Célèbre émailleuse face à ses secrets

Anita Porchet, émailleuse légendaire

JSH 1876’s Family

10:10

Brands & Models

Diane Kruger: “My relationship with Jaeger LeCoultre is organic”

“WhoAreU” interview with Vincent Calabrese, Co-founder of the AHCI

Armin Strom: Mirrored Force Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue

Origyn, moving towards a universal standard: “As Shazam, but for watches”

In The Spotlight

Dexel, fostering intuitive ingenuity