In 2020 Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud introduced the Chronomètre FB 2RE. Coming in two limited editions of ten (numbered) pieces each in either 18k white gold or rose gold, it had a new movement, the FB-RE.FC, which combined a one-second remontoir… Read More ›
In 2015 Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud launched its first wristwatch featuring the calibre FB-T.FC. The Chronomètre FB 1.1 combined a fusée-and-chain transmission and a tourbillon with pillar-based construction in an unusual octagonal case. Since then, the Chronomètre FB 1 played a… Read More ›
Last year, during the announcement of Ferdinand Berthoud’s Chronomètre FB RS, we mentioned their low production numbers (under 30 pieces per annum). That piece itself was (is) limited to a scant twenty pieces in total. This new model, the Chronomètre… Read More ›
Chopard’s Karl Friedrich Scheufele, the man behind the revival of Ferdinand Berthoud’s name into a fully-fledged brand, fielded a lot of questions during the Watches & Wonders 2021 online presentation/ Q&A. For me, the most interesting nugget of information was… Read More ›
Fiercely technically-minded brand Ferdinand Berthoud has launched the new Chronomètre FB 2RE; inspired, as the brand’s watches are, by the horological achievements of the man whose name they bear. In 1770 Ferdinand Berthoud was awarded the title of “Clockmaker and… Read More ›
This year A. Lange & Söhne’s key piece for SIHH, and the one whose form took the traditional larger-than-life manifestation at the front of the booth, was their newest addition to their “Pour le Mérite” line, a new grande complication… Read More ›
In 2013 Zenith launched the Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage, a limited edition piece that was part of the Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane collection. The very distinctive Christoph Colomb complications fall under Zenith’s ‘Academy’ collection, and feature the large fishbowl-like… Read More ›
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