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20th EPHJ Exhibition, from June 14 to 17, 2022, at Geneva-Palexpo

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

6 September 2021

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…

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Eric Coudray’s time sphere

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

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®…

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

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

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…

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‘Time to The Future by Mestel’ in Geneva, the lab for watchmaking new talents

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

23 March 2022

JSH Magazine partnership. A cluster of watchmaking newcomers is about to blossom in the hall of the ‘Time To Watches’ exhibition-event. From March 31 to April 3, 2022, the emerging generation will take up residence in a start-up spirit boosted by a partner and a bunch of enthusiasts. An essential step into the heart of…

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JSH magazine at Bucherer Paris: ultimate luxury according to Coralie

Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte

7 April 2022

During a very select talk-breakfast in the pre-owned watches area of Bucherer Paris, on April 12, 2022, Coralie Omgba invites Joël A. Grandjean, the editor-in-chief of the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH. The program, in partnership with Watchmaking Tools Art, focuses on passion investing… Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch reporter journalist Suivre sur…

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Time Matters: Alexis Sarkissian of Totally Worth It: “Watch Distribution great again”

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

9 March 2021

About North America, including the Caribbean, he knows all the players, all the features and even, from the handlebars of his motorcycle, most of the side roads. His latest conquests? SwissKubik et OneOf! Interview by Joël A. Grandjean, editor-in-chief JSH® Magazine (Swiss Watch Journal – follow on Instagram) This man is like New…

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Tavannes Watch is the birth father of the Chronomat

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

17 March 2021

Amazing, this Chronomat model of Tavannes Watch from 1946 is very similar to the Breitling’s Chronomat reference 769. What if the history of the mythical calibers of Swiss watchmaking was given a brief overhaul? By Joël A. Grandjean, editor in chief JSH Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook |…

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She told me ‘Around Five’… The clock of coincidences

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

15 May 2021

“Around Five” had whispered this attractive woman to me for our first date. In the lounge of this four-star Zurich hotel, by the piano, there is an incredible watch with a sleek and mysterious design. Coincidence? By Joël A. Grandjean, publisher & editor-in-chief of JSH®Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport. Follow on Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin…

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

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

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…

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How she fell in love with the AstroLUNA by Vicenterra*

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

7 May 2021

There are women who ask you for the moon and pout when you bring them Mars. There are women who never ask you for anything and to whom you would like to offer everything: the sun, the moon and even a little more. Or, in the meantime, the latest AstroLUNA from Vicenterra… By Joël A.…

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Safes never die! Jean Ferner’s lair

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

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…

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Décès de Carlo Lamprecht, ancien ambassadeur de l’horlogerie

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

21 April 2022

“Carlo Lamprecht tire son horlogère révérence…” Ainsi débutait en 2018 son portrait pour le magazine Now. Aujourd’hui, à l’heure de son grand départ, ses “Questions de Temps” se chargent de reliefs… Condoléances. Par Joël A. Grandjean / Editeur et Rédacteur en chef de JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Insta SWP | Insta JSH® |…

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Patek Philippe, remnants of an electronic timelessness

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

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…

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

Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte

2 August 2021

Vincent Perriard is among those watchmaking CEOs who regularly hit the headlines. As a former radio entertainer, hence his storytelling talent, he’s becoming the prophet of an unfalsifiable watchmaking industry. By Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte, TàG Press +41 (News Agency) Read this article on JSH Magazine (Since 1876) Technologic approach to track down counterfeiters? It’s…

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Pentagonal rupturist design, the new Tzoumy Geneva watches on Kickstarter

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

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® |…

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Chopard: an unprecedented ethical Palme d’Or for the 75th anniversary of the Cannes Festival

The Book: “Mystères d’Apophis”, the secrets of Jean-Marie Schaller

Décès de Carlo Lamprecht, ancien ambassadeur de l’horlogerie

JSH magazine at Bucherer Paris: ultimate luxury according to Coralie

Ramadan and watchmaking, major complications?

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Pentagonal rupturist design, the new Tzoumy Geneva watches on Kickstarter

14 October 2021

Pellaton-Favre, Albert – Histoire du tourbillon.

14 March 2007

{Publié le 14 mars 2007} Albert Pellaton-Favre, père du célèbre James Pellaton, fut fabricant de tourbillons au Locle. Il construisit 82 chronomètres à tourbillon, tous munis d’un échappement à détente ressort. C’est l’un de ses modèles (retournés) qui figure (en position retournée) sur la série de timbres-poste à CHF 1.– , proposés dès le 6 septembre 2005 jusqu’à épuissement des stocks (www.poste.ch). Le géant jaune helvétique prendrait-il conscience de l’existence…

September: Neuchâtel hosts the first 2021 watch exhibition

10 May 2021

The Submarine 1917 on the wrist of the Black Star skippers!

14 July 2021

Alizée Muller, first Swiss woman in a tailor-made program

19 June 2021

Jura Made: the AstroLUNA turns to black aventurine

4 November 2021

Auguste Reymond in brief

16 July 2007

Tzoumy Genève, disruptive and pastoral: a Paris-Match highlight

8 December 2021

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

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Rolex Awards, a series of records (2011)

World launch in Vuadens, the 191neo: performance has a future

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Code 41, the irritating lessons giver: false gurus are out!

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EPHJ heralds the Swiss BtoB trade fairs season and contributes to the economic recovery

18 July 2021

Register as a visitor at EPHJ, create your pass. From September 14 to 17, 2021 at Geneva-Palexpo, everything is being done to ensure that the exhibitors’ latest news will inspire their customers’ future news… by Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte / TàG Press +41 News Agency Published in JSH Magazine edition #01 of 2021. Subscribe abo CHF 18.76/2 issues. Resilience and upturn… The word is everywhere. As the end of the tunnel…

Jura Made: the AstroLUNA turns to black aventurine

4 November 2021

The sun has gone… Total eclipse. Secretly, Moon and Earth had a date. A deep night has fallen even in the subtle details of this watchmaking UFO on my wrist: my AstroLUNA Vicenterra turned to all-black, in a T2 black aventurine version. By Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Editor in Chief & Publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin It…

World launch in Vuadens, the 191neo: performance has a future

15 February 2022

What an ambitious challenge! Starrag presents a new machining center that matches the high standards of its brand: the evolution of the successful “191” model of the Bumotec family. February 14, 2022 press release, JHS Magazine selection – Subscribe Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin The new Starrag 191neo in the Bumotec series, which has been launched worldwide in early February 2022. In Vuadens, for…

Eric Coudray’s time sphere

1 December 2021

Showcase, emotion that bridges the gap

10 February 2022

Appeared in the section ‘Echoes from the Factories’ in the JSH: Teleportation and holographic receptors, it’s for tomorrow! In meanwhile, boosted by the confinement torments, never presentation tool will have so shortened distances. By Joël A. Grandjean JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Editor in Chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Shortened distances between the touch point and the final customer, between colleagues all over…

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Counterfeiting, that ‘privilege’ that brands dream of

29 June 2009

There are two kinds of counterfeiting. The one that is done with the complicity of the consumer, the accepted counterfeit,…

Women fall in love with the Calatrava 7200

28 May 2013

Fifty percent of the Patek Philippe novelties presented at Baselworld 2013 were dedicated to women. Increasingly, women are making great…

On Kickstarter, the Tzoumy Genève watch collection: a pentagonal rupturist conception

8 September 2021

Order on Kickstarter! Here is the rebel creative side of the watch world! The Tzoumy Genève colorful watches allow the…

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7 April 2021

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Disruptive watchmaking: Klok-08 Minim by Klokers, the time of lights

12 March 2022

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GenevaWorld 2022, a practical guide to over 100 brands exhibiting

✍ Joel A. Grandjean

20 March 2022

Notice to watch suppliers and collectors. Swiss-Watch-Passport, the online and international affiliate of the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH (since 1876), takes stock of the watchmaking scene on show. Discover the…

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