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…
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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…
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…
Swiss Chronometry Society (SSC) calls for conference speakers!
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, is the deadline for submitting a presentation for the Study Day on September 29, 2026. The theme: “The spark of movement: when an idea becomes a…
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…
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…
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,…
Crossed faces at the FSRM
Read in JSH: Sebastian Gautsch is leaving his position as director of the microtechnology department at EPFL to take over as director of the Fondation Suisse pour la Recherche en…
Festival Suisse de l’Horlogerie, 25, Sept. 19-21: immersive experience in watchmaking’s soul
For its third edition on September 19, 20, and 21, 2025, the Festival Suisse de l’Horlogerie, a highly cultural event, will take place in Yverdon-les-Bains at an exceptional facility whose…
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,…
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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