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JSH in 1893: Dennison and the watch industry in the United States

In 1894, 18 years after its foundation, the “Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie” JSH published an overview of the American watchmaking industry. At this time of new customs threats and the rebirth…

Decease of Jean-Pierre Hagmann, father of the Star Caliber

An unreplaceable page has just been turned, a crucial chapter has ended. Fortunately, he began to be recognized during his lifetime, and the inevitable tributes to come will add their…

Dexel, fostering intuitive ingenuity

With a team of 120 “Innovation Craftsmen” at his side, Dexel founder Elio Granito dedicates his life as an innovator to making the complexity of his buckles and clasps invisible…

Dexel, a new manufacture promising a bright future

In November 2019, the foundation stone was celebrated in the presence of Erich Fehr, Mayor of Biel, and Silvia Steidle, his finance director. The opening to staff was on August…

Alatron, mural, secretive and omnipresent

The history of this family company can be traced back to the heyday of the Messe Basel, and is still to be found on the most contemporary, trendiest and most…

Swissness: Swiza at the very top

“This is the world’s highest luxury boutique”, confirms Stéphane Linder, CEO of the Kirchhofer Group, one of Switzerland’s leading watch distributors. It’s also the place to find Swiza knives. Joël…

Joray Wyss: the unfindable “concentricity tester”

{Appeared in the “Joray & Wyss 80 years” JSH’s Hors-Série}. A little rummaging in the attics of Joray & Wyss history has yielded a unique machine that will delight vintage…

Rally: Gazelles are looking for sponsorship!

[published in end of 2024 JSH] Sheeba Ramseier has already found her first sponsor! It is Mike Nussbaumer, her boss at AdMN-Assist, who will give her time off in 2026…

Seen on TV: Joël A. Grandjean from JSH, featured on the telenews

Invited by Viviane Gabriel on her television news program alongside RTS journalist Fabiano Citroni, author of the investigation into “time clocked toilet breaks,” journalist Joël A. Grandjean discussed the invention…

Legends & Myths, the Universal and the Spoiled Child

{Published in JSH 01-2020} Today, my Universal and I are in our 70s… It has never needed a repair or inspection service, and continues to tick off the hours without…

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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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