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How she fell in love with the AstroLUNA by Vicenterra*

There are women who ask you for the moon and pout when you bring them Mars. There are women who never ask you for anything and to whom you would…

EPHJ 2021: DIXI Cool+ revolutionises micro-milling

It is possible to be 75 years old and still have a start-up mindset. DIXI Polytool, a long-established manufacturer of precision tools for watchmaking and other microtechnologies, has just invented…

Auction in Hong Kong: Neuchâtel deprived of three heritage treasures?

On April 25, 2021, under the auspices of Antiquorum, three gousset watches of priceless heritage value for the canton of Neuchâtel may evaporate in Hong Kong: Ditisheim, Breguet, Grandjean, three…

Presque 20 millions pour une Rolex en acier: au-delà du placement!

Les ventes aux enchères horlogères se sont-elles emballées? Pourtant utile à l’image de l’horlogerie mécanique, la course aux records risque d’éclipser l’intérêt du public pour les nouveautés ou le simple…

Dr. Helmut Crott: Horological auctions owe him their hundreds of millions

Although less well known than Antiquorum founder Osvaldo Patrizzi, expert collector Dr. Helmut Crott is, like Patrizzi, the forerunner of worldwide watch auctions. We owe him the first thematic auction…

Bennahmias speaks out in favor of suppliers and… of Swiss Made

He is a regular of verbal punchlines! With his leather jacket, he sets the record straight, he turns up the heat and becomes the spokesman for Swiss Made. And he’s…

EPHJ, the first physical Watch Exhibition of 2021

Postponed! From September 14 to 17, 2021, the EPHJ exhibition will take place at Palexpo Geneva. More than 800 exhibitors are expecting nearly 20,000 visitors! Hope for the post COVID…

Code 41, the irritating lessons giver: false gurus are out!

Unashamedly spitting in the soup that has fed you? A former watch designer for brands that have added some prestige to his CV, Claudio d’Amore, founder of Code 41, exists…

“Time Matters”: Nikolaus Hirsch, The Young Face of Watch Straps

Although he may have one of the most famous names in the watchmaking world and he may already holds the title of Vice President of Sales and Marketing at a…

Suppliers: five wrong “good reasons” not to register your trademark!

The talk starts with a thought related to an annual visit to EPHJ, in 2019. There I was surprised at the rarity of exhibitors who have trademarked their company name.…

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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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