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Rolex buys Bucherer: the crowning achievement of independencies
Until Rolex announced its takeover of Bucherer, the brand with the crown had only one boutique in the world, in Geneva, in order to comply with cantonal law allowing it…
Edouard Koehn: return to North America
During his tenure at Patek Philippe, the master Watchmaker Edouard Koehn (1839-1908) was responsible for the brand’s stellar growth in America as he undertook many trips there. Some 180 years…
Expert Carmelo Armeli: counterfeiters’ terror
Self-employed since 2018, this low-profile expert, one of the best counterfeit detectors in the world, has a long list of prestigious clients. Meet him at one of the watch markets…
The Ouagadougou watchmaker: authentic time
Travel diary. In the heart of the large market of Ouagadougou, I asked “I am looking for the watchmaker of Ouaga?” A man tells me, “ah yes, of course, I’ll…
Homologated! The 356RE rewrites the Swiss made automotive
Romuald Cappelle has built his signature behind the scenes of the watchmaking industry and, more broadly, within the high-precision world as discovered at the EPHJ Fair. From Sierre (Switzerland), the…
GenevaWorld 2022, a practical guide to over 100 brands exhibiting
Notice to watch suppliers and collectors. Swiss-Watch-Passport, the online and international affiliate of the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH (since 1876), takes stock of the watchmaking scene on show. Discover the…
Watchmaking: Scatola del Tempo celebrates its 33rd anniversary in Geneva
In 1989, an invention, a premiere ever! Had it not been for the ingenuity of Italian collector Sandro Colarieti, it is not sure that the market for rotating winders would…
The iconic SwissKubiK winder
A customizable design icon, the Swiss made SwissKubiK cube watch winder is full of silent and programmable technology. It enables automatic watches to live longer… By @TRP, Public Relations Cabinet…
Jura Made: the AstroLUNA turns to black aventurine
The sun has gone… Total eclipse. Secretly, Moon and Earth had a date. A deep night has fallen even in the subtle details of this watchmaking UFO on my wrist:…
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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