Reading Time: 2 minutesA year ago, Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud revealed the diversity of talents associated with the Naissance d’une Montre 3 project, a timepiece with an entirely hand-developed fusee-and-chain transmission, the first of which is slated for launch in 2025.Today, for the very first time, part of its aesthetic is revealed through itsContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesNaissance d’Une Montre 2: Many, if not most, watchmakers today are simply the last in the long chain of specialists required to make a modern watch – assembling, rather than making, pre-fabricated parts into a working machine. However, complete watchmakers have to be able to calculate, design and make thoseContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, it is the time for a new episode of Naissance d’une montre. Please check the press release below. This project is realised under the umbrella of Urwerk, Greubel Forsey, Philippe Dufour, Ferdinand Berthoud.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesNaissance d’une montre 2 – Chapter 2: To make the Naissance d’une montre 2 project as authentic as possible, Dominique Buser and Cyrano Devanthey, assisted by David Friedli, had to build a watch under the watchful eye of a committee. This committee was not a band of savvy marketing executives,Continue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesUnder the aegis of the Time Æon Foundation, Robert Greubel, Stephen Forsey, Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei have decided to support the project of two talented watchmakers. Under the benevolent gaze of their elders, these two watchmakers will create from scratch, by hand, an exceptional watch. Then, in turn, theyContinue Reading