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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…

The SIS CEO, Jean-Yves Chauvy: a border worker in reverse direction

SIS Group employs more than 1,200 people on the first plateau of the French Jura. Its business? Manufacturer of luxury leather goods and bracelets. Interview with a company conductor. Laurent Sage…

A breakthrough? Silmach brings MEMS to watchmaking

This “deep tech” company from Besançon, located in the heart of the Temis microtechnology and science park, is offering PowerMems, a disruptive technology for watchmaking.. Laurent Sage /  JSH® Magazine’s…

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…

Auction: L. Leroy et Cie, Paris n°18902, unique Observatory chronometer 1st prize, gold medal

Antiquorum, November 6th 2022. Specially crafted for scientific purposes to measure several intervals to the 10th of a second at the same time, this precious timepiece endowed with a high-frequency…

Antiquorum’s Record! A splendid ultra-complicated watch of Henri Grandjean, founder of the Neuchâtel Observatory, hit the auctions market

It rocked! This gold pocket watch with eight complications rarely combined in a single piece is one of the most complex ever made by Henri Grandjean. This chronometric treasure was back…

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…

Tempus Fugit: the horological anti-procrastination booster

“So creepy!” That was my first reaction to this first timepiece capable of indicating a “life expectancy reserve.” But when I realised that Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier are the…

SSC: Jérôme Cavadini, Operational Director Manufacture Panerai

Officine Panerai is still making its mark on the watch industry with the launch of its Luminor Marina eSteel, and its concept timepiece, the Subsmersible eLAB-ID. This topic appeared in…

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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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