CHRONOMÉTRIE FERDINAND BERTHOUD. The FINEST WATCHMAKING we have seen so far. A MUST see!
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
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Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud. The date was Tuesday, September 22, 2015; the place, Paris. At the Yacht Club de France, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele officially unveiled Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud, the fruit of many years’ exploration of the works of MasterWatchmaker Ferdinand Berthoud. At a time when standardization, generic movements, and ever-shorter times to market had become the norm, the manufacture chose to go against the flow by offering the fruit of patient creation: an entire universe, commensurate with the stature of the man who inspired it: Ferdinand Berthoud (1727-1807). Ferdinand Berthoud, Watchmaker-Mechanic by appointment to the French King and Navy from the time of Louis XV through until the Empire, was one of the greatest figures in watchmaking. He wrote a large number of treatises and is considered to be the father of timekeeping for the French Navy. He was also responsible for some of the most significant advances in the determination of longitude, the key to supremacy on the high seas in the eighteenth century. Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud set out to live up to this legacy. The goal has remained unchanged: namely, the quest for precision. Implementation was preceded by a long period of meticulous historical research. A large number of timepieces made by the master were acquired, together with first editions of his watchmaking treatises. Each acquisition was carefully analyzed, documented, and restored. The collection is now housed in a dedicated private museum at the manufacture in Fleurier, Val-de-Travers - the district in which Ferdinand Berthoud himself was born in 1727. Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud's approach is based on two pillars: honoring the master's legacy, and pursuing his quest for precision. The innovation that defined Berthoud's watchmaking genius has been transposed to the twenty-first century. The movement has been designed, produced, and fully hand-decorated using traditional tools, then assembled and adjusted in the manufacture, before being officially certified by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC ... Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres). The Chronométrie workshop is located in a delightfully wooded area facing the “Chapeau de Napoléon”, a hill perched above the village of Fleurier and nicknamed after its evocative shape reminiscent of the Emperor’s two-cornered hat. Its privileged location in this tranquil setting instils a sense of peace and serenity provides a perfect working environment for the watchmakers in the exercise of their craft.
Ferdinand Berthoud timepieces require ancestral know-how combined with cutting-edge technology, two qualities fully mastered by company's engineers and craftsmen. Machines have no place within Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud. Entirely hand-decorated using traditional tools identical to those used by Ferdinand Berthoud, each component, even if invisible, contributes to the beauty of the movement. Performing the numerous and complex operations of traditional decoration therefore requires years of learning, considerable mastery and a great deal of patience. Chamfer is a perfect example: the hand of the craftsman forming the bevel to be polished must be safe, delicate and meticulous so that the edges of the pieces shine with incomparable brilliance. Specular (also known as black or mirror) polishing is another illustration, involving polishing the surfaces in such a way as to ensure that light is reflected in one direction only. At each stage in the manufacture of these components, the finishes are checked under a 6.7x loupe. The Geneva Hallmark (Poinçon de Genève) is "only" checked under a 2,5x loupe!!! Since no imperfection is tolerated, this higher than usual degree of magnification ensures that no detail, however small, goes unnoticed. Such is the vision of watchmaking excellence cultivated by Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud.
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I love the fact that your videos are agenda free. You aren't trying to sell us anything. You aren't doing a review of a watch that isn't sitting in your store that isn't selling well. You're actually reporting on the watches because you love them and you want to share them with others who love them. It's a rare thing to see on UA-cam these days. Another fantastic video on amazing watches built by true artists. Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you! This is such a wonderful feedback! I just got goosebumps reading it… Yes, we love watches, we have great respect for the watchmakers who are able to realize something like this, WatchAdvisor is definitely the place #wherethewatchesarethestars
Absolutely true. I can see an ever green spirit of knowledge from Alex. This is pretty rare because almost every UA-camr after a while becomes a sales person more or less
Sir, you NEVER fail to produce some fascinating aspect of watches and the people who make them! Keep up the outstanding work, please.
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I am always impressed by their watches, every model I have seen so far. The latest one was the FB3 SPC. Such a beautiful and fascinating piece!
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Thank you for taking us on this wonderful tour of my favorite brand. True horology....
Thanks for sharing your passion with us!
This is certainly fantastic watchmaking. And I’ve even been thinking while watching the video that these watches aren’t overpriced event though they are very expensive. Thanks for sharing !
Well compared to others that offer much less than this the FB watches are a bargain…
Superb video, Alexander! You are indeed the KING OF WATCH PORN!! Definitely XXX RATED- HaHa!! Your efforts and search for great details separate you from all the others. Really good job- thank you!
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Fabulous video, great journalism, enthusiasm and information
Thanks for sharing your passion with us and your kind feedback!
Impressive craftsmanship.
True! So true! So very true!
Ein weiteres Meisterwerk, Herr Linz. Das Warten auf dieses Video hat sich sicher gelohnt. Und die Uhren selbst sind natürlich absolute Top-Liga.
Vielen Dank für das tolle Feedback und dass Sie unsere Leidenschaft teilen…
Great video Alexander and an interesting insight on how these beautiful watches are made. Thank you.🙏
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Thank you for the video and show us the insides of FB watch making process :)
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Interesting walk through, well done! I love that they use a toothpick to hold the part during sandblasting 😂 Shows that no matter what price point, workers and artisans need to find solutions, and sometimes it is as simple and effective like that 👍💪
Thanks for sharing your passion with us! Lots of these “solutions” aren’t explained/told anywhere… it’s personal…
Never failing to deliver, as always; keep up the good work! Btw, could you find out what the movement at 15:13 is? It's so classic and pretty!
Thanks for sharing your passion with us! I will find out and let you know…
This could be a special request, a made to order calibre for a client and or we filmed the one master watchmaker that was trained to become a FB watchmaker and he worked on a L.U.C calibre for learning purposes…
@@WatchAdvisor brilliant detective work! Thank you:))
Very interesting video, I have researched the development of early Ferdinand Berthoud maritime chronometers (e.g. 1760 Horloge Marine n° 1), their tests during sea trials ( 376 days for Horloges Marine n°6 and n°8 by Charles Pierre d'Evreux de Fleurieu onboard l'Isis in 1768) and the later "montre a longitude" on swivel base (1796). An interesting naval history up to their operational distribution onboard French naval vessels and stockage in Brest (1786).
Why not make a video about this fascinating maritime history as Ferdinand Berthoud was the first to house a maritime chronometer in a wooden box, setting the standard for future maritime chronometer use!
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Thanks for sharing your passion with us! In fact we should tell more stories about Ferdinand Berthoud and what he has achieved …. The most impressive for me was to see in the brands museum in Fleurier how quickly he was able to miniaturize his developments starting from gigantic clocks to become highly accurate pocket watches in only a few years later … this is mind blowing if you consider the fact that he had no CNC machines etc. and he had to built everything himself by hand ….
Amazing.
Thanks for sharing! May I ask… What impressed you the most?
@@WatchAdvisor The most impressive thing was the fact they take so long to finish a piece, them putting quality first even if it takes a long time to do. I also loved the story of the Japanese collector who disassembled the watch to check both sides of the components were finished to the highest level and of course they were.
I hear you!!! That Japanese collector kept me speechless as well 😜