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10:101stEVENTS & PEOPLEGaïa AwardsJSH® PRINTW'NEWS
The 2025 Gaïa Awards, aka “Watchmaking’s Nobel Prizes” are given to…
Award ceremony on September 18, at the MIH in La Chaux-de-Fonds: the Gaïa Prize jury nominates Roger W. Smith, Helmut Crott, and Jean-Jacques Paolini in the categories “Craftsmanship, Creation,” “History,…

10:101stEVENTS & PEOPLEFAMOUS WATCHMAKERSGaïa AwardsMODELS & COLLECTIONSPRESS REL.W'NEWS
Mad auction: Derek Pratt’s Oval Pocket Watch sold for 3 millions
Phillips Reloaded, record! This unique, historic No.1 platinum pocket tourbillon by Derek Pratt for Urban Jürgensen und Sønner had even the most discerning collectors in a frenzy. The watch, estimated…

10:101stHISTORICAL FEATURESFAMOUS WATCHMAKERSW'NEWS
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…

10:101stFEEDBACK FROM FACTORIESGaïa AwardsJSH® PRINTMOVEMENTW'NEWS
Factory Echoes: in the heart of the Blue Moon
By recruiting to the Tec Group watchmakers Eric Coudray and Paul Clémenti, two Gaïa prizes, the ardent Arnaud Faivre has brought HYT’s fluids into his workshops. The 41-jewel Caliber 601-MO…
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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