Contemporary by nature: Excellence Petite Seconde Terracotta
Excellence Petite Seconde Terracotta – This time, Louis Erard kept both feet firmly planted on the ground. In the land of the Jura, where the house has its roots and…
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Akyalis, the microfiber breakthrough
January 2013. The press release has just been issued. In the world of ultimate care for precious objects, watches or jewelry, microfiber according to Akyalis, suitable for any form of…
New alternative in the manufacture of regulators?
{Published on March 6, 2012, before Baselworld} If the leak that has been intercepted by bloghorloger.ch is true, a new serious player, able to immediately manufacture, would enter the world…
How Geneva buried its world unique watch museum
{Published on 20 December 2011} Genevanities. At a time when a remarkable watchmaking exhibition was transforming the Rath Museum into a showcase of “Gold and Enamel Treasures” until April 29,…
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…
H. Moser & Cie, a flawless watchmaker: an exhibition by Denis Asch
{Published on July 5, 2010} An invitation to join L’Heure Asch is always welcome. The boutique is to retail watchmaking what Carlo Crisci’s Cerf is to Swiss gastronomy: inventive, consistent,…
Maurice Ditisheim, the Gaïa Award honours him
{Published on 27 May 2009} A great patron of the arts, Maurice Ditisheim (1901-1992) was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ‘Bureau de Contrôle des Ouvrages en Métaux…
2010: the facial oscillating rotor, already invented in 1995…!
In March 2008, bloghorloger.ch tracked down patent No. CH 685363, issued on 30 November 1995 and relating to the first self-winding timepiece with a facial rotor (not to be confused…
WWF targets India’s wrists
{Published on September 22, 2008, bloghorloger.ch} India is turning to the green: Titan, the Indian manufacturer affiliated to Tata Holding, has just signed an agreement with the WWF to manufacture…
The very secret metronomic second…
{Published on June 19, 2008} Metronomic Second. When you look at the dial of the automatic watch designed by Fabrizio Cavalca for Steinway & Sons, you can see through the…
The dial, by Dr. Helmut CROTT
The work of a lifetime, the book “Le Cadran” by Dr. Helmut Crott (edited by Joël A. Grandjean), the history of the dial in the 20th century, the prestigious history of the Stern dials and of a family that took over the Patek Philippe brand
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