At Bergeon a lady called Mrs. Presto
Among the 70 employees, this is the nickname given to this woman who, through her skill and know-how, gives a little hand touch to this mythical Bergeon tool. The only…
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Bergeon: tools for a lifetime of watch making
What do you find in all the watchmaking workshops in the world, apart from watches? Tools, and most probably Bergeon ones… By Amandine for the Swiss Watch Paspport / With…
Between Elton John and Bono, Boris Petitpierre and his set of watchmaking tools
As head of his eponymous company, which has been added like a manufacturing gem to the industrial necklace of Acrotec Group, Boris Petitpierre in Cortaillod (NE) is still not believing…
Patek Philippe takes a stake in Salanitro
The Geneva-based jewellery design and gem-setting firm Salanitro SA announced today that Patek Philippe SA has acquired a stake in its capital. Much more than a partnership, this acquisition of…
Jubilee Witschi, the institution with a future
Viewed at EPHJ 2022. In 1947, Paul Witschi was developing the world’s best measuring instruments for watches. 75 years later, the company has never been more synonymous with innovative reliability.…
Nathalie: her talent of anglage and her watchmakers’ magnifying glasses
In 2014, JSH, the Swiss Watchmaking Journal, devoted a two-page tribute to her mastery of hand anglage. Today, in addition to her art craft, which requires infinite patience and good…
Factory Echoes: in the heart of the Blue Moon
By recruiting to the Tec Group watchmakers Eric Coudray and Paul Clémenti, two Gaïa prizes, the ardent Arnaud Faivre has brought HYT’s fluids into his workshops. The 41-jewel Caliber 601-MO…
Pierre Rogé: from CapQua to the first Swiss Electronics Cluster
Once Pierre Rogé, a mechanical engineer, decided to start his own business, he turned to electronics. Echoes of the factories, by JSH. By Joël A. Grandjean JSH® Magazine & Swiss Watch…
World launch in Vuadens, the 191neo: performance has a future
What an ambitious challenge! Starrag presents a new machining center that matches the high standards of its brand: the evolution of the successful “191” model of the Bumotec family. February…
Showcase, emotion that bridges the gap
Appeared in the section ‘Echoes from the Factories’ in the JSH: Teleportation and holographic receptors, it’s for tomorrow! In meanwhile, boosted by the confinement torments, never presentation tool will have…
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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