{"id":28866,"date":"2024-01-13T17:32:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/archives-jsh-le-prix-nobel-guillaume-1er-membre-dhonneur-ssc\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T20:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T19:30:51","slug":"jsh-archives-nobel-prize-winner-guillaume-1st-ssc-honorary-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/en\/jsh-archives-nobel-prize-winner-guillaume-1st-ssc-honorary-member\/","title":{"rendered":"JSH Archives: Nobel Prize winner Guillaume, 1st SSC honorary member"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the December 1924 issue of Switzerland’s oldest watchmaking journal, the JSH<\/a>: it’s 2 months after Saturday 4 October 1924, when the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Suisse de Chronom\u00e9trie<\/a> was established in Geneva. 100 years ago! Here is the story of this prestigious SSC, which celebrates in 2024 its 100th Anniversary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jo\u00ebl A. Grandjean, JSH Magazine & Swiss-Watch-Passport.ch’s editor in chief & publisher<\/em>
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After two years of rummaging through the JSH archives, did the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Suisse de Chronom\u00e9trie finally locate the signed original copy of its founding statutes dated 5 October 1924? Apparently not. So, while trying to help them out, I came across another historical pearl: a 1924 edition of the JSH that gives a detailed description of the founding circumstances. A few extracts, and sentences that still resonate today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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The front page of the December 1924 issue of the JSH, which reports on the creation of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Suisse de Chronom\u00e9trie (the SSC). Note that in 1925, the Journal Suisse d'Horlogerie JSH became the official organ of the SSC<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

First honorary member, a Nobel Prize Laureate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extract: “On Sunday morning, 5 October, about sixty people gathered in the main hall of the Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e. Professor Ch. Ch.-Eug. Guye welcomed them on behalf of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Arts, and Mr Henri Rosat chaired the meeting, which we report elsewhere. The committee was elected and Mr Ch.-Ed. Guillaume<\/strong> (1861-1938) was honoured as an honorary member. All those present were moved when the President gave the distinguished scientist a warm accolade. This meeting was the worthy culmination of an unforgettable celebration<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

So networking was already a thing back then! And the festive spirit, just like the current events organised by the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Suisse de Chronom\u00e9trie, such as the annual Journ\u00e9es d’Etudes, the International Chronometry Congress held every three years or the occasional Petits-D\u00e9jeuners, was already the cement that held together precious relationships and invaluable exchanges.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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