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2023 EPHJ: An espresso with the founders of the exhibition, André Colard and Olivier Saenger

The next EPHJ will be from Tuesday 6 to Friday 9 June 2023. Discreet, little interested in being in the limelight, these two are nevertheless key figures in the world…

Coco Chanel, Picasso: Exhibition in Madrid

The Thyssen Museum of Madrid presents until the 15th of January 2023 an exhibition exploring the relationship between these two 20th century creative geniuses from 1915 to 1925. By Xavier Comtesse…

Xavier Comtesse, JSH contributor and visionary leader

He is an honorary contributor to the Swiss watchmaking magazine JSH, in particular with his “Carte Blanche” devoted to the exhibition Coco Chanel-Picasso, held in Madrid, as well as an…

‘WhoAreU’ interview: Laurent Picciotto, Chronopassion boutique in Paris

My name is Amandine, I am 11 years old. I am keen on watchmaking and, since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer…

“WhoAreU” interview with Maximilian Büsser, founder of MB&F

My name is Amandine, I am 12 years old. I am keen on watchmaking and, since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer…

JSH Magazine’s Special SSC issue: “Transmission in every sense of the word”

Together with the Swiss Chronometry Society (SSC), the Swiss watchmaking journal JSH® (since 1876) is issuing a special edition devoted to the last International Congress of Chronometry at EPFL. And…

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…

Cvstos delights itself with a Swiss-Brazilian football match before time

Before the World Cup and the Switzerland-Brazil match on 28 November 2022, Cvstos is playing both sides of the fence by announcing two partnerships. One with Brazilian legend Cafu, the…

Audemars Piguet inaugurated its first AP House in Zurich

Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet officially inaugurated its first  AP House in Switzerland on September 15 in the prestigious setting of Zurich’s Leuenhof. This iconic cultural landmark, dear to…

Life in the fast lane

Marc Markovic, a construction contractor in Geneva, is the perfect character for Paul Morand‘s novel, “The Man in a Hurry“. The protagonist, Pierre, has created a whole universe for himself…

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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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