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

“Moses, one of the rarest automaton watches

This rare timepiece, proposed by the collector Dr. Helmut Crott, embodies the quintessence of the watch’s complications, the good taste of Empress Eugenie and the top level of Geneva’s early 19th-century craftsmanship. Auction in Geneva on May 11th 2024. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’ editor in chief Follow on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – Subscription JSH Place bidCalled “Breathing life into Machines“, this…

Elizabeth Hiscott: from watchmaking texts to the status of artist in Berlin

Having translated numerous articles for the watchmaking press, a British English copywriter uses the industry as a springboard to secure her artist status in Berlin and now embarks on her first film script! A review of the life of Elizabeth Hiscott… By Anna Aznaour / Independent journalist, member of the editorial board of JSH Magazine Write to Her | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Spanning…

The truth according to ChatGPT, it’s quite scary!

I did an experiment: I questioned this “prototype conversational agent.” Does it know about the Swiss Watch Passport? His answer astounded me! Not only does it claim to know, but it invents a truth out of nothing. Worrying, indeed detrimental! Joël A. Grandjean, JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH) Editor in Chief Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH Screen capture: ChatGPT's totally fanciful (and borderline hazardous) definition: a pure affabulation, a…

At the Festival Suisse de l’Horlogerie: Laurent Jolliet, Switzerland’s last chain-maker!

Live from EPHJ’s Exhibition in 2019. Is he a dying species? There is no longer any certified training for his profession, neither in Switzerland nor in France. Portrait of an endearing figure who, in his own way, embodies the missing element of an industry that gargles with handmade products. By Emmanuel Alder /  JSH Magazine & TàG Press +41 journalist Send him an email | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® |…

Expresso with Catherine Frioud Auchlin, businesswoman and Mayor of La Neuveville

If her electoral speeches do not have to be polished, the components that come out of the SME that this economist co-owns with Thierry Auchlin, are polished to perfection. Auchlin SA, founded in 1945, works from La Neuveville for the watchmaking, jewelry and other high-precision sectors. Just after Neuchâtel, its lakeside commune is a French-speaking enclave in Bernese land… Let’s meet thanks to the EPHJ. Interview by Joël A. Grandjean…

Rubel & Ménasché, diamantaire à la pointe de l’innovation

Rubel & Ménasché keeps on surprising. The only Parisian diamond manufacturer to have raised its expertise to levels of industrial technicality, in addition to supplying the great Houses of Place Vendôme with gems of perfect quality, it was awarded the Entreprises du Patrimoine Vivant (EPV) label in 2013. This is a fitting culmination of some fifteen years of research and constant questioning to ensure that its processes and undeniable expertise…

Chanel: Lily-rose depp is the new muse of the ‘Première Edition Originale’ watch

Chanel is pleased to announce that actress and House Ambassador Lily-Rose Depp is the new muse of the Première Édition Originale watch. The campaign will be revealed on September 1st, 2023. Une sélection de Shaniah Asha Gibson / @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH The première édition originale, a reissue of the first chanel watch, is worn like a piece of jewelry. Inspired by the codes of…

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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…

Saint Lucia: Konrad Wagner, Swiss consul with a sea view

Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Saint Lucia, Konrad Wagner is also the owner of one of the island’s most authentic hotels, the Calabash Cove Resort & SPA. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in Chief Pictures: ©JAG / Marie Demille Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s Subscription In an alcove of his huge open-plan reception room, extending from the red…

Micromechanics, a bright future for bar turners

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

Publisher Watchprint releases two ‘Rolex Cosmograph Daytona’ volumes

After the success of 2014’s ‘Moonwatch Only‘, the Swiss publishing company is once again publishing its two authors Anthony Marquié and Grégoire Rossier: two books on the legendary Rolex model written with the expert involvement of author Tiffany To. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow JSH on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH’s subscription Volume 1, € 175,00Volume 2, €…

Rolex buys Bucherer: the crowning achievement of independencies

Until Rolex announced its takeover of Bucherer, the brand with the crown had only one boutique in the world, in Geneva, in order to comply with cantonal law allowing it to use the city’s name in its branding. Today, it boasts over 100 points of sale… By Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in Chief and Publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter…

Philippe Perret du Cray, aka PPDC

Better known by his diminutive nickname PPDC, Philippe Perret du Cray, General Secretary of the JSH, Archives & Patrimoine association, fell into the watchmaking pot even before the 3rd millennium: watchmaking passion, in all its forms. Pillar of the relaunch of the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH. By Joël A. Grandjean / Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin PPDC advocates performance that he helps to…
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The truth according to ChatGPT, it’s quite scary!

I did an experiment: I questioned this “prototype conversational agent.” Does it know about the Swiss Watch Passport? His answer astounded me! Not only does it claim to know, but it invents a truth out of nothing. Worrying, indeed detrimental! Joël A. Grandjean, JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by JSH) Editor in Chief Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | S’abonner à JSH Screen capture: ChatGPT's totally fanciful (and borderline hazardous) definition: a pure affabulation, a…

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