Ferdinand Berthoud

Identity and scope

Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is a modern Swiss manufacture named for the eighteenth-century watchmaker Ferdinand Berthoud.

This guide treats that identity as the starting point. It does not transfer line-level history to an individual watch without matching reference evidence. 1

Historical position

The official history distinguishes the historical maker, who became a master watchmaker in Paris in 1753, from the modern maison using his name.

The date and context belong to the event described, not automatically to every object bearing the name. 1

What the source establishes

The cited Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud record is the evidence anchor used here for Ferdinand Berthoud. Its documented scope is narrower than a complete corporate, calibre, or model archive.

Where the source speaks for the brand, its historical statements remain attributed rather than converted into independent verification. 1

Identify the exact watch

Record every visible dial signature, the complete case-back reference and serial markings, movement or module markings, dimensions, materials, and complications. Compare those details with a dated catalogue, manual, archive extract, or service document for the exact reference.

A shared logo or broadly similar case is an identification lead, not proof of age, originality, or authenticity. 1

Keep entities and dates separate

Use 1753 only in the documented context described above. Names may survive ownership changes, disappear and return, or refer to a founder, historic maker, product line, and present operator at different times.

Build an object-level chronology before making continuity claims. 1

Research a Ferdinand Berthoud watch

Start with clear photographs of the dial, case back, crown, clasp, and movement where safely accessible. Search the exact markings in primary documentation and retain the document date and page or section.

For authentication, servicing, or valuation, use a qualified specialist and preserve provenance, invoices, and prior service records. 1

Independent research update

Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud is a modern Swiss high-watchmaking company named after the eighteenth-century horologist Ferdinand Berthoud.

The modern maison was initiated by Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele; this pass did not reduce control to a separate registry ownership statement.

The evidence clearly separates Ferdinand Berthoud the historical watchmaker from the modern 2015 rebirth bearing his name.

The modern operation is based in the Val-de-Travers/Fleurier watchmaking ecosystem with dedicated production; exact calibre content remains reference-specific. 23