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Acquired in 2006 by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, co-president of Chopard, the Ferdinand Berthoud brand is defined by its uncompromising pursuit of handcraft and accuracy\u2014a spirit perfectly encapsulated in the title of its new book, Ferdinand Berthoud: The Quest for Precision<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Ferdinand Berthoud: The Quest for Precision \/ Photo credit: Assouline (assouline.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Published by renowned Parisian publisher Assouline, the newly launched book introduces readers to Ferdinand Berthoud, the scientist and marine chronometer pioneer whose innovations in navigation during the Age of Enlightenment were invaluable. It also traces how Scheufele\u2019s chance encounter with Berthoud\u2019s historic marine clocks and astronomical watches inspired him to revive the name with contemporary timepieces that remain faithful to Berthoud\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

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From left: Plate XXI in Ferdinand Berthoud, Trait\u00e9 des horloges marines, Paris: J. B. G. Musier fils,
1773. Ferdinand Berthoud, Longitude Clock No. XXVIII, Paris, 1782\u201383 \/ Photo credit: Johann Sauty and Assouline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The book offers a rare look into the painstaking processes behind the roughly 100 watches produced each year by the maison\u2014each one COSC-certified\u2014and the philosophy guiding their creation. Since Scheufele debuted the FB 1 in 2015, the successive FB 1, FB 2 and FB 3 collectsions have all claimed prizes at the Grand Prix d\u2019Horlogerie de Gen\u00e8ve, an unprecedented feat that no other Swiss watch brand has accomplished.<\/p>\n

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A hand-engraved Ferdinand Berthoud logo adorns the crown, which is grooved by a mill before
being polished \/ Photo credit: Photographie Diode Geneve and Assouline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unlike many so-called \u201chandcrafted\u201d watches that still rely heavily on machining, Ferdinand Berthoud emphasises true artisanal watchmaking, particularly through its devotion to the handcrafting of the fus\u00e9e-and-chain transmission.<\/p>\n

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It takes up to 300 hours to hand-decorate one of Chronom\u00e9trie Ferdinand Berthoud\u2019s movements \/ Photo credit: Johann Sauty and Assouline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While most mechanical watches today release energy into the gear train via metal alloy hairsprings, the fus\u00e9e-and-chain system releases energy steadily by uncoiling a fus\u00e9e\u2019s chain onto a rotating barrel, or vice versa.<\/p>\n

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Naissance d\u2019une Montre 3 \/ Photo credit: Ferdinand Berthoud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This culminated most recently in Naissance d\u2019une Montre 3<\/em> that the brand unveiled last month, a project commissioned by the Time \u00c6on Foundation to preserve endangered horological skills. Requiring some 11,000 hours of manual labour, the watch was built entirely by hand, like an 18th-century chronometer, without automation or computer assistance.<\/p>\n

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Naissance d\u2019une Montre 3 \/ Photo credit: Ferdinand Berthoud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Regulated by a bimetallic compensation balance wheel, and powered by the traditional fus\u00e9e-and-chain mechanism that was invented 500 years ago, this magnum opus stands as a heartfelt tribute befitting Ferdinand Berthoud\u2019s 10th anniversary\u2014an homage further explored in the new Assouline volume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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