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Maurice Ditisheim, the Gaïa Award honours him

{Published on 27 May 2009} A great patron of the arts, Maurice Ditisheim (1901-1992) was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ‘Bureau de Contrôle des Ouvrages en Métaux…

2010: the facial oscillating rotor, already invented in 1995…!

In March 2008, bloghorloger.ch tracked down patent No. CH 685363, issued on 30 November 1995 and relating to the first self-winding timepiece with a facial rotor (not to be confused…

Off-centered watches that follow your gaze

October 28, 2009. Vacheron Constantin is awarded the Watch of the Year prize, conceived more than 15 years ago by the two co-founders of Montres Passion magazine, Kenan Tegin and…

Cyma’s 150th anniversary

{September 2009} In three years, the 150th anniversary. Let’s hope that the Locle-based brand, born in 1862, which was somewhat deprived of its past and its historical wealth by several years…

Watch Around Magazine, counterfeiters take on the press (2009)

{First published on June 29, 2009} The latest issue of Watch Around is a qualitative digest of trendy articles, with a knowledge that would make any self-respecting watchmaking publication pale…

In 2008, Chromalight, the luminescence according to Rolex

{04 November 2028} In addition to the many improved performances of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Deepsea, the famous professional deep-sea diving watch relaunched by Rolex, the Chromalight is a…

Hamilton and Hollywood, both H’s linked since 1951

{October 13, 2008} The shared story of these two “H “s starts underwater. The divers in the Oscar-winning film “The Frogmen” are all wearing Hamilton. The message was received loud…

WWF targets India’s wrists

{Published on September 22, 2008, bloghorloger.ch} India is turning to the green: Titan, the Indian manufacturer affiliated to Tata Holding, has just signed an agreement with the WWF to manufacture…

2008, Gulf States: Rivoli Group becomes part of the Swatch Group

In July 2008, the Swatch Group has acquired a strategic investment in Rivoli Group, one of the leading distributors of luxury goods in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region. This…

Carl F. Bucherer, the movement

{June 30, 2008} Bruno Jufer is the Executive Vice President of Bucherer Montres SA, aka Carl F. Bucherer (the brand name), after having worked for Desco and Maurice Lacroix. He…

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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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