Chronographe Georges Gay ‘Héritage 7760’
L’horloger des Bioux et grand-papa Georges Gay a baigné ses petits-enfants dans son monde horloger dès leur plus tendre enfance. Se promener dans ses ateliers était simplement magique de par…
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WhoAreU interview: Sadry Keiser, Roger Dubuis’s CMO
My name is Amandine and I’m now 13 years old. I’ve been passionate about watchmaking since the age of 7, and when people ask me what I want to do…
June 24th to 26th 2024, the atomic Time in Neuchâtel
This hasn’t happened for 10 years! All the major players in atomic time measurement will be back in the city on the lake: more than 400 international luminaries. By Albert-J.…
JSH Archives: Nobel Prize winner Guillaume, 1st SSC honorary member
In the December 1924 issue of Switzerland’s oldest watchmaking journal, the JSH: it’s 2 months after Saturday 4 October 1924, when the Société Suisse de Chronométrie was established in Geneva.…
In Saint-Imier, the Froidevaux group’s steel
His CDH20.20 steel releases so little nickel that it cannot be allergenic. When it comes to sharing his knowledge of steelmaking, Henri Machwirth combines his specialist skills with a hefty…
The Urwerk AMC, atomic time encapsulated on the wrist
Housed in a watch connected to a suitcase that looks like a president’s with the ultimate weapon, the atomic precision that Félix Baumgartner and Martin Frei celebrate manages to transfer…
In 1941, Universal in JSH: new factory in Les Pont-de-Martel
Just as the brand has been bought by Breitling, the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH digs up a historical treasure: this article appeared in its Basel Fair special edition of January-February…
Piaget, Dragon and Phoenix
A symbol of power, strength and prosperity, the Dragonis among the most celebrated and emblematic of Chinese zodiacs symbols. No wonder that for Piaget’s 2012 commemorative Lunar New Year collection,…
Planet Omega exhibition, astronauts on a mission
In a bold celebration of “pioneering spirit”, the Planet Omega exhibition welcomed a group of renowned astronauts on Wednesday, as ambassadors Charlie Duke and Nicole Stott made an appearance at…
MB&F: HM11, the first Machine inspired by architecture
According to the famous Swiss architect Le Corbusier, “une maison est une machine à habiter“ (a house is a machine to live in). The Machines of MB&F are habitable; the…
Le cadran, par le 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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