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10:101stBRANDS LIFEJSH® PRINTMARKETSOPINION

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…
10:101stEVENTS & PEOPLEJSH® PRINTMARKETSOPINION

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…
10:101stCOMMUNICATIONJSH® PRINTMARKETSOPINION

JSH on TV, in Rolex ‘s boss’s portrait

“The man who whispers in Donald Trump’s ear!” Thus begins the portrait of Jean-Frédéric Dufour, CEO of Rolex, on Swiss national television. Suddenly, in the middle of a report by…
10:101stECO NEWSPRESS REL.SUPPLIERS

LVMH acquires stake in watch movement manufacturer La Joux-Perret

Alongside this minority shareholding in the capital of the renowned La Chaux-de-Fonds-based movement manufacturer, a strategic commercial agreement has been signed to offer new production and innovation capabilities to all…
10:101stBRANDS LIFEFAMOUS WATCHMAKERS

Historic rediscovery: Henri Grandjean Observatory Tourbillon

Mentioned in a reference book devoted to the Tourbillon, Henri Grandjean’s “El Cronometro Torbellino” was a star attraction at the 1872 National Exhibition in Lima. It definitively links the name…
10:101stCRAFTSEVENTS & PEOPLEJSH® PRINT

In the midst of the Festival, “Emmanuelle Welfelé, enamel and miniature painting”

Festival Suisse d’Horlogerie 2025: because she almost always “liked” my posts on Linkedin and Instagram, she deserved to be featured in the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH. Thanks to the third…
10:101stEVENTS & PEOPLEFAMOUS WATCHMAKERSGaïa Awards

The prestigious Gaïa Award 2025 goes to Helmut Crott

“History, Research” category. Unique en son genre, le Prix Gaïa, surnommé le “Nobel de l’horlogerie“, The unique Prix Gaïa aka the “Nobel Prize of watchmaking, honours the very best: those…
10:101stEVENTS & PEOPLEGaïa AwardsJSH® PRINTW'NEWS

The 2025 Gaïa Awards, aka “Watchmaking’s Nobel Prizes” are given to…

Award ceremony on September 18, at the MIH in La Chaux-de-Fonds: the Gaïa Prize jury nominates Roger W. Smith, Helmut Crott, and Jean-Jacques Paolini in the categories “Craftsmanship, Creation,” “History,…
10:101stEVENTS & PEOPLEJSH® PRINTW'NEWS

Xavier Dietlin’s furtive “Raptor Shield”

First published in the JSH Magazine: “He has been living with his famous Raptors for 20 years. In his showroom, he tests them, makes them reliable, and challenges them. Today,…
10:101stOPINIONSUPPLIERSW'NEWSWHO’S

Watchmaking in grief: sudden passing of Boris Petitpierre

An essential behind-the-scenes figure in Swiss watchmaking, Boris Petitpierre passed away suddenly and much too soon. Read the micro portrait that the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH dedicated to him, between…

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