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

Legends & Myths, the Universal and the Spoiled Child

{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 magazine Regular columnist for the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH Kenan Tegin, the impactor! Swiss watchmaking…

Expresso with Catherine Frioud Auchlin, businesswoman and Mayor of La Neuveville

If her electoral speeches do not have to be polished, the components that come out of the SME that this economist co-owns with Thierry Auchlin, are polished to perfection. Auchlin SA, founded in 1945, works from La Neuveville for the watchmaking, jewelry and other high-precision sectors. Just after Neuchâtel, its lakeside commune is a French-speaking enclave in Bernese land… Let’s meet thanks to the EPHJ. Interview by Joël A. Grandjean…

Auction: L. Leroy et Cie, Paris n°18902, unique Observatory chronometer 1st prize, gold medal

Antiquorum, November 6th 2022. Specially crafted for scientific purposes to measure several intervals to the 10th of a second at the same time, this precious timepiece endowed with a high-frequency Guillaume balance and split-seconds chronograph – 30 minutes counter – is sure to appeal to the most sophisticated collectors. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter…

Bergeon: tools for a lifetime of watch making

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 few weeks ago to visit this old factory which has been making tools for watchmakers…

GenevaWorld 2022, we’re still a long way from Basel, but it’s buzzing

More than a hundred watch brands will be exhibiting in Geneva between the end of March and the beginning of April. This is a far cry from the more than 1,200 that thrilled the world in Basel before the collapse, even if their number had already been considerably reduced beforehand… Who are they, where are they? Before discovering our practical guide, let’s have a look at some history… Joël A.…

Historic relief: Tissot’s new caliber

{Released on July 8, 2010, bloghorloger.ch} The new C01-211 calibre, an automatic chronograph exclusively developed for Tissot (and Swatch) in collaboration with ETA, has arrived in Tissot’s high-volume production… By BloggyTag, bloghorloger.ch Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s subscription Subscribe to JSHIt’s worth remembering the brand’s manufacturing history: 40 years ago, the Sytal (contraction of SYstème Total AutoLubrification) was launched, made from…

Nicolas Commergnat, the visionary watchmaker: holy Grail between watchmaking History and Big Data

With his eye always on the flea markets and his foot in the blockchain, while his golden fingers are manipulating the star timepieces of the world’s auctions, his ultra-scanner is generating the most valuable database. Emmanuel Alder / TàG Press +41 (News Agency) Print version, JSH® Magazine #01/2021 – Subscribe The world’s experts are consulting Alliance Sàrl because its founder is the only watchmaker in the world to be at…

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Book: “La montre n’a pas dit son dernier mot”, by Laurent Sage

Sage366. His name inspires a confident, experienced attitude. His voice and his stature underline the trait. As for the 366, added to his firm’s eponymous name, does it not mean that Laurent Sage’s involvement, once called upon, will be of hash 24? By Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Publisher & Editor in Chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Order…

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

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 prize in 1993, renowned for his watchmaking innovations) by Eric M. Grandjean, a well-known figure…

Pentagonal rupturist design, the new Tzoumy Geneva watches on Kickstarter

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® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin There are still a couple of days to finalize the effective…

Watchmaking in grief: sudden passing of Boris Petitpierre

An essential behind-the-scenes figure in Swiss watchmaking, Boris Petitpierre passed away suddenly and much too soon. Read the micro portrait that the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH dedicated to him, between Bono and Elton John. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH Subscriptions Acrotec’s Press Release Between Elton John and Bono, Boris Petitpierre and his…

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…

“WhoAreU” Interview: Bergeon CEO Vladimir Zennaro

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 Portrait Amandine | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Who are you at…

Bennahmias speaks out in favor of suppliers and… of Swiss Made

He is a regular of verbal punchlines! With his leather jacket, he sets the record straight, he turns up the heat and becomes the spokesman for Swiss Made. And he’s throwing down the hammer, taking advantage of the podium provided by the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix ceremony where he was just awarded the supreme distinction, the famous “Aiguille d’Or“. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in…

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Astrid Soyez, watch auctions and light

The world of auction house watch departments never stops revealing personalities worth meeting. Antiquorum has a radiant face coming out…

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