Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2019
Chief Editor’s Choice: Top 5 watches from Baselworld 2019.
Another Baselworld done and dusted. This year, we did the frantic thing of covering the show live from the booths as we see the watches and…
Browsing: Ferdinand Berthoud
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2019
Review: Ferdinand Berthoud Oeuvre d’Or FB1.1-2 & FB1.2-1
Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud unveils the “Oeuvre d’Or” collection, a new artistic interpretation of its original creation, the Chronomètre FB 1. These two versions were announced in…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2018
Throwback Sunday: Revisiting Six Amazing Watches from SIHH 2018, from Our Archives
In the following week, the watch industry will kick-start one of the major horological events of the year: Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève, or SIHH for short. This year’s SIHH will be a much more significant event. The pull-out of Baselworld from some brands -…
Watches
Watchscapes: F. Berthoud FB 1R Chronometer 1785 Edition with patina
We covered the Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R regulator in our detailed report for SIHH 2018 found here. In Baselworld 2018, Berthoud released an extension to the…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2018
Armchair Picks: 3 watches with little room for error
3 watches with no room for error. As the title hints, these watches are interpretatively near perfect, or have extremely low tolerance for mistakes in manufacturing.…
Announcements
New Release: For Baselworld 2018 Ferdinand Berthoud introduces the already-heavily-patinated (!) Chronomètre FB 1R
Three years after the launch of its first chronometer with tourbillon and fusee and chain constant-force transmission, Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is announcing the launch of the…
Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2018
Armchair Picks: Chester’s Top 3 From SIHH 2018
The three pieces that I have chosen from the new releases are more on the conservative side, with the exception of the Ferdinand Berthoud Chronometre. As a…
Announcements
Review: Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1.4
We covered the launch of the Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1 in detail with a full hands-on ;review prior to the official launch. We subsequently chatted at length…
News
Press Release: Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1.3
We saluted Chopard and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele for the release of the Ferdinand Berthoud FB1 in 2015. The dream of reviving the brand in the most traditional way,…
Opinion
What happens when Heritage Watch Brands revive without the Heritage? Part 1.
Within the last five years, a few heritage watch brands have enjoyed a bout of resurrection and returned to the world of horology; Off the top…