Gaïa Prize, the 2024 ‘Nobels of watchmaking
The 2024 Gaïa Prize jury has delivered its verdict. Three new winners complete the impressive list of recipients of this prize often described as the Nobel Prize of the watchmaking…
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Special event: Europa Star and JSH exhibit their joint archives
For the very first time, more than 240 years of Swiss watch press archives are being physically brought together during Geneva Watch Days at the Maison de l’Horlogerie. The exhibition…
Watchmaking cutlery began in Neuchâtel, at Les Halles
The ‘terroir’ approaches are made for getting along, and so are those that combine craftsmanship. Watchmaking and cutlery, cousins and accomplices. In Neuchâtel, Place des Halles, a knife that’s creating…
The Cluses watchmaking and turning museum
First floor. Locate at 100 place du 11 novembre in Cluses, in Haute-Savoie, a daily shuttles from Geneva. At 45 minutes from Annecy and at 30 minutes from Chamonix, free…
EPHJ 2024: record attendance and positive results
Geneva, 14th June 2024. EPHJ, the international high-precision trade exhibition, has closed its 22nd edition with an unprecedented attendance and a quality of Swiss and international trade visitors praised by…
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.…
Soul legend Azania was on EPHJ’s stage
Azania has performed on 11 June 2024 at the EPHJ exhibition in Palexpo: a sublime voice, incredible talent, humility and sheer charisma! Joël Grammson, JSH & Swiss Watch Passport (by…
Dave-W. Grandjean, writer in secret
He arrived home, opened his bag and said, “It’s for you! It’s a detective book with a special dedication that tears at my eyes. “Sur La Trace Des Diamants Perdus”…
“Moses, one of the rarest automaton watches
This rare timepiece, proposed by the collector Dr. Helmut Crott, embodies the quintessence of the watch’s complications, the good taste of Empress Eugenie and the top level of Geneva’s early…
A historic TV moment: Rolex boss filmed and interviewed
Media premiere: Jean-Frédéric Dufour speaks on behalf of Rolex on the TV evening news! Thanks to his report on Georges Dubois, an almost 103-year-old watchmaker who worked with Hans Wilsdorf,…
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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