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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 &…

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…

Micromechanics, a bright future for bar turners

12 September 2022

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…

Antiquorum’s Record! A splendid ultra-complicated watch of Henri Grandjean, founder of the Neuchâtel Observatory, hit the auctions market

17 October 2022

It rocked! This gold pocket watch with eight complications rarely combined in a single piece is one of the most complex ever made by Henri Grandjean. This chronometric treasure was back at auction at the Beau Rivage in Geneva on 6 November 2022. A perfect opportunity to highlight one of Switzerland’s major master watchmakers, and to tickle…

Marton Radkai, Journalist and word wizard

20 November 2022

Marton Radkai has been a loyal contributor to the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH Magazine for years. He wears a number of hats. First and foremost, he is a dedicated and independent journalist, editor of Wristwatch Annual, an annual publication on watches published by Abbeville Press, New York. He is also a top-notch translator from French…

Pierre Rogé: from CapQua to the first Swiss Electronics Cluster

1 March 2022

Once Pierre Rogé, a mechanical engineer, decided to start his own business, he turned to electronics. Echoes of the factories, by JSH. By Joël A. Grandjean JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Publisher & Editor in Chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin EPHJ News. Having taken part in the adventure…

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…

2023 EPHJ: An espresso with the founders of the exhibition, André Colard and Olivier Saenger

8 January 2023

The next EPHJ will be from Tuesday 6 to Friday 9 June 2023. Discreet, little interested in being in the limelight, these two are nevertheless key figures in the world of exhibitions. It is sometimes necessary to shake them up a bit to get an interview. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s…

Jubilee Witschi, the institution with a future

17 August 2022

Viewed at EPHJ 2022. In 1947, Paul Witschi was developing the world’s best measuring instruments for watches. 75 years later, the company has never been more synonymous with innovative reliability. Its name is now a generic one. By Emmanuel Alder / JSH Magazine & TàG Press +41’s Independent Columnist Write to him | Insta SWP | Insta…

The Luc Tissot visionary, watchmaking-Medtech wisdom

13 July 2021

Better than anyone else, the descendant of the Tissot brand dynasty embodies the ideal economic scenario: being able to use a second growth sector during a crisis, in order to survive. By Albert-J. de Buttes-LaCôte / TàG Press +41 news Agency Article published in JSH Magazine, since 1876. Subscribe CHF 18.76 / 2 editions This is…

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…

The Horopedia Foundation chaired by Philippe Dufour

Asha Shaniah Gibson

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…

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

Amandine

27 December 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 am interviewing people in the sector. By Amandine, the youngest Swiss Watch Passport columnist Portrait Amandine | Insta SWP |…

The Winter-Spring Swiss Watch Journal JSH comes out of print

2 December 2022

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…

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…

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 |…

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…

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

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…

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…

Concepto Manufacture, a touch of GPHG thanks to Bulgari!

11 November 2022

In the June 2022 issue of the Swiss watch journal JSH, the Concepto review (pages 34-35) reveals the behind-the-scenes story of a record-breaking thin wristwatch that has just been honoured on the GPHG stage: Bulgari, the 2022 “Audacity” award! Par Albert-J. de Buttes-LaCôte / TàG Press +41 (News Agency) Insta SWP | Insta JSH® |…

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®…

JSH magazine at Bucherer Paris: ultimate luxury according to Coralie

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

Figaro newspaper article: watchmaking, a world day?

7 August 2022

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…

Time Matters: Jean-Marie Schaller, senior entrepreneur

1 August 2022

Its “Space Revolution” was featured on the JSH Magazine front page with its grand complication and double-tourbillon caliber manufactured by Concepto. A galaxy of co-contractors in orbit is inside this chronometric masterpiece. In the background, the “Traité d’Horlogerie” written by Louis Moinet. Interview by Joël A. Grandjean, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch…

Rossella Baldi, dossier: “Everywhere, archives treasures…”

30 January 2023

In the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH Magazine she wrote an authoritative and enlightening article on archives and databases. An in-depth piece, which highlights both the academic approach to archives and the author’s personal expertise as the ex curator of the Musée international d’horlogerie’s study centre. To read, download and keep. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine &…

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Vacheron Constantin: Overseas Chronograph: Sporty-chic in two-tone mode

Chanel: Mademoiselle Privé pique-aiguilles

Vicenterra’s AstroLUNA, a 3D invitation to space travel

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

14 October 2021

Talent: the focus of Matthieu Allegre, designer

21 June 2021

In a graduate style study, this watch designer explores the camera to the point of making it a design object. Amongst prototypes from his 3D printer, his drawings and some objects that are dear to him, this camera named “Lumière” catches the eye. It infuses him with his deep gaze, the inspiration of lines and shapes that transcend the passing of time. Some prestigious names on his CV? No comment,…

September 20th-23rd 2022: the Technical Watchmaker Show

15 September 2022

In the historical setting of the watchmaking metropolis, the Anciens Abattoirs de La Chaux-de-Fonds, the TWS returns as a mega open door to the know-how of the suppliers sector. More than sixty companies are getting ready to celebrate their expertise. By Joël A. Grandjean / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Publisher & Editor in Chief Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Shooting in 2014 by…

Safes never die! Jean Ferner’s lair

28 August 2021

Marton Radkai, Journalist and word wizard

20 November 2022

Swiss Parliament, the watchmaker Henri Grandjean on the National Council

10 September 2022

As the official website of the Swiss Confederation states, the watchmaker and builder Henri Grandjean was twice elected to the National Council in addition to his Neuchatel political involvement in Le Locle.. Albert J. de Buttes-LaCôte, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s columnist Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – S’abonner à JSH Originating from La Sagne and Les Ponts-de-Martel, the watchmaker Henri Grandjean, born on 14…

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,…

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