Heir to the King's own chronometer maker, Ferdinand Berthoud distils eighteenth century marine precision into wristworn masterpieces of rare, uncompromising purity.
Founded by Karl Friedrich Scheufele, in homage to Ferdinand Berthoud.
In 1770 Berthoud was named Watchmaker Mechanic to the King and to the Navy, his marine chronometers guiding the ships of France.
London's Royal Society appointed him a foreign associate member in 1764, and Napoleon made him a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1804.
Karl Friedrich Scheufele unveiled Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud on 22 September 2015 at the Yacht Club de France in Paris.
The Chronomètre FB 1, a COSC certified tourbillon with chain and fusée constant force, won the Aiguille d'Or at the 2016 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève.
The chain winds from barrel to fusée, the heart of the marine chronometer.
New stories from Ferdinand Berthoud arrive here as we publish them, straight from the house.
Every timepiece is best discovered in person: on the wrist, in the hand, and in the company of those who made it.
Every house in this collection has its own world on Simply Luxury.
The Ferdinand Berthoud name belongs to its owners. Stories on Simply Luxury are drawn from the house's own published content. Illustrations by Simply Luxury.