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,…
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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…
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…
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…
Fanny Queloz: craftsmanship at Concepto
Recipient of the Veuve Clicquot Bold Future Award 2022, former elite sportswoman Fanny Queloz was a panellist at the Arc Horloger roundtable of the Festival Suisse de l’Horlogerie 2024. She…
WatchConnect network, what else?
Up to 150 enthusiasts enjoy these occasional get-togethers: independent watchmakers, brands, groups, co-suppliers, collectors, “world builders”… These gatherings are now an institutional affair, supported by the Journal Suisse d’Horlogerie JSH.…
EPHJ by JSH: Thierry Henriod, the alchemist
Henriod SA, alchemy of brilliance, quality under control: nothing suggests from the outside, in the Acacias industrial zone, the generous space available to this Geneva SME with a human face.…
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…
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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