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®…
Textual story. Narrative of a historical sheet, the Neprosolar
✍ Joel A. Grandjean
Up to 2025, I’m back! Rescued from a trip to the dump, along with thousands of other small sheets belonging to a fascinating archive, I survived the Basel Fair! My year was 1976. What was my matter? The Neprosolar, one of the very first solar watches. Back to the future! Textual Strory: Joël A. Grandjean,…
LVMH Group: the Arnault children in control
✍ Joel A. Grandjean
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 |…
World Watch Day: Unity is strength
Asha Shaniah Gibson
Editorial note: ‘ProWatCH, Culture & Savoirs Horlogers Suisses’ and ‘JSH Archives & Patrimoine’ invite all players they have contacted between 2020 and 2025 to join the initiative launched in Geneva on 7 April 2025. A Shaniah Asha Gibson’s selection / @TRP, Cabinet d’écritures et d’influence Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH World Watch Day New Initiative’s press…
2010: the facial oscillating rotor, already invented in 1995…!
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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…
Seen on TV: Joël A. Grandjean from JSH, featured on the telenews
Lee Warrien | 1876 News Agency
Invited by Viviane Gabriel on her television news program alongside RTS journalist Fabiano Citroni, author of the investigation into “time clocked toilet breaks,” journalist Joël A. Grandjean discussed the invention of the first time clock in 1907 (read about it in this 2024 JSH edition). Replay… Lee Warrien, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Columnist…
Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier: new extra-flat caliber
Asha Shaniah Gibson
2.60 mm thick. 65 hours of power reserve. 100% customisable and backed by an 8-year warranty. With the SEED VMF 5500, Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier pushes the boundaries of horological finesse without compromising on performance. Available from just 25 pieces, this new micro-rotor automatic calibre adapts to every ambition, with no compromise on quality. Une sélection…
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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…
First introduced at the 1976 Basel Fair, the Neprosolar returns 50 years after the creation of this avant-garde timeless design, like a return to the future. A Shaniah Asha Gibson’s selection / @TRP, Cabinet d’écritures et d’influence Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | JSH Subscription Order the WatchAlready being snapped up in a special edition by the famous Bamford London label, the ultimate in personalized watches for crazy collectors and trendsetters around the…
Videos that have reached a million views and more! For more than ten years now, Marc André Deschoux, alias MAD, has been giving out his ” Viva Watchmaking ” videos on his WATCHESTV channel. By Patrick Wehrli & Joël A. Grandjean , JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s editor in chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin This key figure in the world of global streaming…
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…
“So creepy!” That was my first reaction to this first timepiece capable of indicating a “life expectancy reserve.” But when I realised that Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier are the ones behind this Latin name, I got convinced… By Philippe Perret du Cray / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Partner Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Well, good for me! Because time is inexorably…
{Published on November 24, 2010} Who better than the Atrium studio, the Ziegler couple’s photo workshop in Le Landeron, could photograph the mysterious figurine stone set by Gil Sertissage in La Chaux-de-Fonds? Mysterious brilliances… Who is behind this face, whose haughty attitude brings to mind some pharaonic figure? The artwork is by Miguel Gil in La Chaux-de-Fonds, whose family business is known to a large number of watch brands, judging by…
‘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…
Stop your watch, listen! Hey Geneva, your Jet d’Eau is Horlogical
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 | Linkedin Live webcam of the Jet d’EauOne of the next colorings of the Geneva Jet…
Decease of Jean-Pierre Hagmann, father of the Star Caliber
An unreplaceable page has just been turned, a crucial chapter has ended. Fortunately, he began to be recognized during his lifetime, and the inevitable tributes to come will add their share of eternity. Rest in peace, Jean-Pierre. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow JSH on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – Subscribe to JSH Humble gratitude On the stage of the…
RoyalPop since 1979, the ‘museum truth’ that tickles collectors
Beyond the current “AP x Swatch” buzz, with the perspective befitting the oldest Swiss watchmaking journal — celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2026 — the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH reminds us that the bold Audemars Piguet had already dared to release a pop version of its Royal Oak as early as 1979… Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH…
LVMH Group: the Arnault children in control
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 | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin This rumor is swirling. It comes from…
Audemars Piguet and Montreux Sounds Digital Project
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 published March 1, 2011 | Updated November 4, 2024 So Audemars Piguet, in partnership…
