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

Vericut update, iconic software

August 2013. It’s impossible to separate CGTech from its flagship product Vericut. Much more than just software, it’s the perfect solution for joining a partner network involving a large number of NC machining experts around the world. Designed to meet the needs of all workshops, from the smallest ones machining simple parts to the top player juggling the limitations of CNC machines, the new version, Vericut 7.3, has just been…

2022 Gaïa Prize is awarded to…

Laurent Barotte, Nico de Rooij and Edouard Meylan are the 2022 laureates of the award considered to be the “Nobel of watchmaking”. Respectively in the categories “Craftsmanship and Creation”, “History and Research” and “Entrepreneurship”. Shaniah Asha Gibson’s selection / @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH The 2022 edition of the Prix Gaïa pays tribute to watchmaking talents and once again confirms…

The iconic Bichrono from LaCour has joined Geneva’s watchmaking heritage

{July 2013} The urban designer Pierre Koukjian, also known as an artist and sculptor, sees everything in double. Because none of his clients would purchase his Bichrono model, he created it on his own. The deLaCour brand, champion of the ‘Since Tomorrow’ is born, and its icon has entered the Museum 10 years later.   L’une des toutes premières Bichrono désignée par Pierre Koukjian fait entrer la marque deLaCour au…

The ‘No Brand’ trend: under pressure, the Commergnat mystery

Appeared in the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH®. This ” golden fingers ” watchmaker has released his “Level One” in the most discrete way. This is the ultimate “no-brand” embodiment that, under constraint, nevertheless lives up to his name. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor-in-chief Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s subscription Subscribe to JSHWorld premiere in watchmaking: quarters indication. Level…

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

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 & Swiss Watch Passport’s Publisher & Editor in chief  Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook…

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…

Tom, watch distributor in Saint Lucia

Once a year, we used to meet up in Basel! Since the demise of Baselworld, I now have to visit him at his place, just outside Castries, on the way to Bois d’Orange, to keep in touch… Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’ editor in chief Pictures: ©JAG / Marie Demille Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s Subscriptions View article >…

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

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 SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Can you…

The hidden face of columnist Joël Grammson

Music drove him to journalism: Joël Grammson knew he would become a singer, and he gave himself the means to do so. Since he didn’t know anyone in showbiz, and since he lived at the time a long way from the French-speaking capital through which every career had to be built, he started interviewing artists, so he might learn from them. With his eyes wide open, his microphone outstretched, and…

Coco Chanel, Picasso: Exhibition in Madrid

The Thyssen Museum of Madrid presents until the 15th of January 2023 an exhibition exploring the relationship between these two 20th century creative geniuses from 1915 to 1925. By Xavier Comtesse / Special contributor JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin| See portrait Xavier Comtesse | Tickets pour l’ExpoArticle JSH en PDFMany portraits of Picasso’s first wife, the beautiful Russian ballerina…

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…

Caribbean Hours, Swiss brands at Sugar Beach

Sugar Beach, spa resort. Here, in “La Baie de Silence,” with their feet in the water at “Forbidden Beach” facing the Pitons—wonders of the world—celebrities get married or renew their vows. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’ editor in chief Pictures: ©JAG / Marie Demille Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s Subscription It is in this location, one of the most…

Thomas Baillod, Linkedin ambassador?

He regularly occupies the media spotlight, giving himself a few splashes that sometimes irritate, sometimes delight. Between two Webinars, including training sessions launched online long before the coronaïc age (“Watch Trade Academy“), he will be on stage at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne on September 28, 2021, invited by the venerable SSC, the Société Suisse de Chronométrie. This fiery agitator, whose expertise in watch sales and distribution allowed JSH…

La Fille de Diamant: A watchmaking thriller by Geneva-based author Olivier Rigot

A must-read! For a Genevan like me, casually meeting a wealth manager at a dinner is nothing unusual—unless that person has just released their latest novel about watchmaking… By Philippe Perret du Cray / JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin This finance executive, and here’s where it gets far less ordinary, mentions his passion for watchmaking, having co-founded one…
La Fille de Diamant, un Thriller horloger de l'écrivain genevois Olivier Rigot

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