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30 May 2024

Axa is proud to become one of the sponsors of this year’s EPHJ trade fair and to present itself as a key partner for all SMEs active in Switzerland. For 20 years, EPHJ has been bringin...
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Start-up pitch 2021: three-minute showcases

As is now a tradition at every EPHJ Show, we offered 16 promising start-ups the chance to present their company in a short video recorded during the Show and uploaded to the EPHJ YouTube channel here. This month, we will be looking at three of these start-ups in more detail: Sy&Se, Authentic Material and Kpitaine. We […]

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The JARYS dragon: a miniature sculpture

“This is as small and complex as we can go – 2 mm long, 0.7 mm high and 0.3 mm wide – but we can make it bigger too,” explained Sacha Pollonghini, founder of JARYS, at his EPHJ booth in June 2021. This was his first time as an exhibitor at EPHJ, where the start-up entrepreneur spoke about […]

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The Tradition and Passion toolboxes – A dream gift for collectors

Many fans of watchmaking, its history and the expertise involved have already been charmed by this watchmaking toolbox designed by Swiss company Petitpierre, an EPHJ exhibitor. A Siberian monk has already ordered a non-leather version to give to his master, the Dalai Lama, in person. More recently, Sir Jony Ive, Apple’s former senior vice president […]

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Three finalists for the 2021 Watch Medtech Innovation Challenge

The Watch Medtech Innovation Challenge helps microtechnology industry players transition to the medtech sector. Launched at EPHJ 2018 in partnership with Fondation Inartis, the Challenge aims to help the Show’s exhibitors diversify. The list of winners of the 2021 Challenge was drawn up during meetings and discussions at the Show, and includes three projects of […]

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STS wins 2021 Exhibitors’ Grand Prix – watchmaking industry captivated

We suspected as much but, as always, the exhibitors had their fingers on the pulse, with most of them voting for STS to win the EPHJ 2021 Exhibitors’ Grand Prize. The company’s innovation, a credible alternative to rhodium in light of soaring prices, immediately found its market. STS (Saulcy Traitement de Surface) anticipated and responded […]

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Lessons learned from our 2021 satisfaction survey

Despite lower visitor turnout and the organisational constraints posed by the government’s health and hygiene rules, 89% of exhibitors at EPHJ 2021 said that they were satisfied with the number of visitors, while 98% of companies ranked the quality of visitors as either satisfactory or excellent. Visitors came specifically to find targeted solutions and to […]

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“EPHJ is just like one big family!”

And that’s straight from the horse’s mouth! The feedback from our satisfaction survey is full of similarly glowing testimonials, and for that we thank you. While we are delighted with the responses to the survey, they will also spur us on to do even better. We have made no bones about the fact that organising […]

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Panatere produces 100% recycled and recyclable titanium

Finalist of the EPHJ 2021 Exhibitors’ Grand Prize, Panatere continues to move forward by producing 100% recycled and recyclable titanium and by announcing the launch of its nomadic solar oven in 2022. Collecting waste from the production of medical and watch components to give it a second life is now an everyday reality for PANATERE. […]

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Panatere produit du titane 100% recyclé et recyclable

Finaliste du Grand Prix des Exposants EPHJ 2021, Panatere poursuit sa marche en avant en produisant du titane 100% recyclé et recyclable et en annonçant la mise en service de son four solaire nomade en 2022. Récupérer les déchets issus des productions de composants horlogers et médicaux pour leur donner une seconde vie est aujourd’hui […]

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