Ferdinand Berthoud FB RS in circular pink gold case

Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB RS

Without doubt, my most intense experience at Geneva Watch Days 2021 was with Ferdinand Berthoud. “Go ahead, try it”, said my host Jonathan as I sat drooling over the magnificent Chronomètre FB 2RE, which won the Chronometry prize at last year’s GPHG awards. I hesitated, in consideration of the fact that the timepiece costs much…

Ferdinand Berthoud FB1 Chronometer

Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is a new brand owned by Chopard, whose Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele acquired the right to use the name in 2006. Like other analogous relaunches of watchmakers of the past, such as Arnold & Son and Graham, Ferdinand Berthoud is not just a way of purchasing a chunk of watchmaking history: it reflects…

Ferdinand Berthoud

Company profile: Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is a new brand owned by Chopard, whose Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele acquired the right to use the name in 2006. Though part of Chopard, the new brand has an independent, dedicated team, and the watches will be distributed internationally through independent points of sale. Ferdinand Berthoud, clockmaker and scientist Ferdinand Berthoud…