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

Zurich, tribute to René Beyer

He was a master watchmaker and studied in La Chaux-de-Fonds under Gaïa first prize winner Jean-Claude Nicolet. He sometimes “strayed” with talent into other fields than watchmaking. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – Subscribe to JSH Around 1910, at 25 Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, the oldest watch store still owned by the same familyIn the…

Pierre Amstutz, Swiss watchmaking is in mourning

Sad news: Pierre Amstutz passed away suddenly on 2023 November 10th, in his 55th year. Director of the Geneva School of Watchmaking since September 2009, he was about to celebrate the school’s 200th anniversary in 2024, after having orchestrated its move to the brand-new Tourbillon complex in Plan-Les-Ouates. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP –…

Altair Consulting’s Gelsight magic gel

In handheld mode, the Gelsight is a surface scanner for capturing surface shapes. Already used by the MIT, American scientific police forces and high-tech industries such as ballistic engineering, Gelsight’s 3D renderings are now tackling the watchmaking industry. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’s Editor in Chief & Publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Fabriques Echo published in the Journal suisse d’horlogerie…

Patek Philippe Museum: two bestseller volumes

“The Emergence of The Watch” and “The Quest for the Perfect Watch,” the two 104-page volumes are available for around 50 Swiss francs in a collector’s set at the Musée Patek Philippe, online and in bookstores worldwide. Questions to the Curator, Peter Frieß. Joël A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch ‘s editor in chief Follow us on Linkedin – Facebook – Insta JSH – Insta SWP – JSH Subscription Orders…

“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…

Badeco new MX-2 Carbon OLED control unit

Geneva based precision tools manufacturer Badeco SA presents its new MX-2 Carbon OLED hyper-compact micromotor control unit with speed display and dual motor output. In 2016, at the JCK show in Las Vegas, Badeco received the Innovation and Design Award for its new MX-1 Carbon controller. It was the first time a micromotor control box had been designed so that it could be integrated directly into the workbench or placed…
Nouveauté 2024 le contrôleur MX-2 Carbon OLED

Neprosolar 1976 edition, cult watch back in the global trend

First introduced at the 1976 Basel Fair, the Neprosolar returns 50 years after the creation of this avant-garde timeless design, like a return to the future. A Shaniah Asha Gibson’s selection / @TRP, Cabinet d’écritures et d’influence Insta | Linkedin | Facebook | Insta JSH | Insta SWP | JSH Subscription Order the WatchAlready being snapped up in a special edition by the famous Bamford London label, the ultimate in personalized watches for crazy collectors and trendsetters around the…

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

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 SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin 220 years after the birth…

LVMH Group: the Arnault children in control

What if Julien Tornare (photo below), the current CEO of Zenith, were to take over the management of TAG Heuer vacated by the departure for Bulgari of the almost thirty-year-old Frédéric Arnault, the second youngest son of Bernard Arnault? Joël A. Grandjean, JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch Passport’ Editor & Chief, Publisher Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin This rumor is swirling. It comes from…

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…

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…

Careers, the rising stars: Amandine, the post-Z generation is coming!

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 JSH® | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin Because she has been familiar to our editorial…

‘WhoAreU’ Interview: Ba111od founder, Thomas Baillod

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 Amandine’s portrait | Insta SWP | Insta JSH® | Insta Amandine | Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin All the WhoAreU interviews, by AmandineWho are you at the office? I am my…
WhoAreU Interview - Thomas Baillod & Amandine (@watch_it_with_amandine)

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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Parallel times by Claude Meylan

From his Montreux workshop, Pascal Bettex has been crafting his works over time. Always featuring movement served up in dreams and…

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