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PuReSteel – 100% recycled watch steel “Made in Switzerland”

31 May 2023

Thyssenkrupp Materials Schweiz AG and Stadler Stahlguss AG present a ground-breaking world premiere: In Biel (CH), stainless steel PuReSteel® is melted for the first time, CO2 neutral and 10...
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Mono’Axe, innovation that boosts compactness

After being invited to give a talk to the Swiss Chronometry Society (SSC), Xavier Rousset will also be paying a visit to EPHJ. In news that is sure to get movement designers very excited, it seems that escapements still offer scope for innovation in 2023!  By Joël A. Grandjean / JSH Magazine  Mechanical watch movements […]

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The arrival of coloured transparent ceramics : Polycrystal, Exhibitors’ Grand Prix 2022:

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 […]

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Reliable and certified electronics ensure safety and reduced costs

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 […]

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Friderici Spécial at EPHJ: transport and high precision

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 […]

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Create a dark zone on your workbench at the touch of a button

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 […]

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Ensuring a long life for implantable electronic medical devices

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 […]

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A very promising 21st EPHJ Show

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 […]

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Legor: Promoter of Transformation

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 […]

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A timepiece at the interface between fine watchmaking and life sciences

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 […]

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