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

The Atelier du Bracelet, haute couture for timepieces!

Three passionate founders, easy access in the heart of Geneva’s Rive Droite… Here, a skilful fusion of cosy showroom and workshop where you can witness experts at work. By Emmanuel Alder / JSH Magazine & TàG Press +41’s independent Columnist Write | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin JSH® SubscribeThe Atelier du Bracelet first opened its doors in January 2016. The boutique is located on…

Krayon Wood

In Neuchâtel, overlooking the lake and a large garden filled with almond trees, Rémi Maillat, the genius watchmaker who has been able to mathematically capture the passing time and who is delightfully carried away by the world’s sunrises and sunsets, is working at his workbench on one of those manual operations for which he has the secret. Polishing. And so that the polish is the most noble effect, it is…

Figaro newspaper article: watchmaking, a world day?

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 Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin 2025 update: new launch!Without…

Crossed faces at the FSRM

Read in JSH: Sebastian Gautsch is leaving his position as director of the microtechnology department at EPFL to take over as director of the Fondation Suisse pour la Recherche en Microtechnique. He is replacing Philippe Fischer, who passed away unexpectedly. Lee Warrien & Joël A. Grandjean JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport  Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin | JSH’s Subscription Read the Philippe Fischer…

Cyma’s 150th anniversary

{September 2009} In three years, the 150th anniversary. Let’s hope that the Locle-based brand, born in 1862, which was somewhat deprived of its past and its historical wealth by several years of “easy” concentration on the US market that worked best, will rise. et us hope that it will start to reopen all the countries in which it was deeply rooted. With about 40 million watches and alarm clocks sold during…

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

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…

Off-centered watches that follow your gaze

October 28, 2009. Vacheron Constantin is awarded the Watch of the Year prize, conceived more than 15 years ago by the two co-founders of Montres Passion magazine, Kenan Tegin and Joël A. Grandjean. The model awarded Historiques American 1921, shows an asymmetry facilitating the reading of the time and borrowed from the history of the brand.   Seductive design effect An American customer, during the Roaring Twenties, would have expressed…

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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…

Soul legend Azania was on EPHJ’s stage

Azania has performed on 11 June 2024 at the EPHJ exhibition in Palexpo: a sublime voice, incredible talent, humility and sheer charisma! Joël Grammson, JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH)’s Contributor Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | JSH Subscription Get Your TicketsThe famous exhibitors’ reception at the high-precision fair has welcomed the most highly-rated singer among the prestigious brands. Azania is finally entering the “heart of the watchmaking profession”, on supplier’s universe…

‘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…

Career: Amande, young polymechanic

A future in watchmaking, working with it or for it, is not just a man’s choice. At a time when the industry is facing a shortage of vocations, Amande Berclaz is a shining example to follow… Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch ‘s Editor in Chief Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH Subscriptions As a model? That’s where you’ll find Amande,…

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…

Günter Blümlein, tribute and memory

Soon in Geneva in January, the SIHH 2013. Which is largely thanks to one man. Flash back. In 1980, two companies had no idea what they would become. IWC and Jaeger LeCoultre. Their owners invited Günter Blümlein (Gaïa Prize 1996) to their bedside, first as a consultant and then, from 1982, as director. Under his leadership, IWC quickly regained its foothold with a series of wristwatches with innovative designs in…

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Pamp, the gold refinery

{Posted on bloghorloger.ch on 16 November 2007} Pamp is both a watch brand and a gold refinery located in Castel…

The Art of guilloché-main

Source: Brodbeck Guillochage, Fleurier. Le guillochage est un métier exigeant qui requiert une sensibilité particulière, de la dextérité, une grande…

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