Dr. Jens Klimke, CTO: “With this Grand Prix we received an impressive number of interesting enquiries, not only from the watch and jewellery industry, but also from other branches…” In 2023, business to follow… On stage, during the award ceremony, Polycrystal holds up its trophy in front of the assembled sector. An award that brings […]

Swiss Electronics Cluster (SEC): a Swiss response to the lack of clarity in international standards on the safety and security of electronics, not just for medical devices, but for machinery in general A simple observations led to the creation of the SEC: the ISO and IEC international standards meant to ensure the quality and safety […]

Friderici Spécial has long stood out for offering end-to-end service in its four core businesses: transport, lifting and hoisting, industrial handling and flexible storage solutions. Let’s look at a concrete case. When a machine arrives that has been ordered from abroad by a company in the watchmaking or other microtechnology sectors, it is impossible to […]

Simple and yet so practical, this compact device launched by Techniwatch, a company based in Le Locle, Switzerland, is exactly what watchmakers need when they want to check the photoluminescent pigments on their watch dials and hands under daylight conditions. Its compact size and light weight – weighing in at just 160 grams and a […]

Coat-X, a company specialising in thin film encapsulation, has demonstrated that its technology can protect electronic implants for many years – a fine success that rewards all the R&D the company is continuing to carry out at top speed for use in medical applications. Founded in 2016 and based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Coat-X is […]

On 6 June, EPHJ will open its doors for this year’s show: four days of doing business, meeting with other professionals, prospecting, showcasing high-precision companies and engaging in debates and discussions – all combined with plenty of fellowship and good times. Spurred on by the robust good health of the watch and jewellery industry, the […]

Master alloys and plating solutions for jewellery and fashion accessories made with precious and non-precious metals coming from 100% recycled sources  Legor is a multinational group founded in Italy in 1979 specialising in metallurgy and chemistry for the production of jewellery and fashion accessories. One of Legor’s founding principles has always been caring for our […]

Promoting synergies between industrial fields and cultivating interfaces between disciplines: Fondation Inartis cultivates an innovative vision that cuts across multiple industries. As an EPHJ partner for the last five years in connection with the Watch Medtech Innovation Challenge, Fondation Inartis supports watch industry professionals in their efforts to develop medtech projects. The Show is a […]

LIGA (the German acronym for lithography, electroplating, moulding) is an additive manufacturing process used to create 3D high-aspect ratio microstructures. It can be used to fabricate complex geometries that are impossible to achieve by means of conventional manufacturing technologies. Not only does it combine low cost, rapid deployment, superb surface quality, flexible production run sizes […]