The New Chronometre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 Watch Review

The New Chronometre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 Watch Review

The New Chronometre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 Watch Review

Such as the previous editions from the Chronomètre Facebook 1Q

Which this latest Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud Facebook 1R.6-1 relies, this watch is definitely an ode towards the past and also to the wonderful watch manufacturing company Berthoud. This watch is outfitted with several complications inspired by scientific instruments and marine chronometers. These have a similar goal: improving precision. Even though it was already visible around the previous watches created by the company, the brand new you make an announcement when it comes to display too.

The Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud Facebook 1R.6-1 eliminates 

The New Chronometre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 Watch Review

The tourbillon opening around the dial side (whether or not the tourbillon continues to be present around the movement side) and decides to have an very simplified dial. The primary focus here's around the second’s hands, as the hrs and minutes are split - yet not even close to being classically displayed too. The big central hands shows the seconds and it is directly from the tourbillon that whirs underneath the dial. At 12 may be the sub-dial for that minutes and also at 2 is really a surprising arched opening that shows wandering hrs (on the glare-proofed azure very disc featuring transferred Arabic numerals, striking a nice contrast from the white-colored background).

The dial, made from nickel silver, vertically satin-brushed by hands and black rhodium-plated, is really a unique kind of regulator where all of the indications are split to create the perfect view. The 4th indication to become shown on this dial may be the power reserve - but once again, nothing simple in the manner it really works. A patent continues to be declared this sophisticated power-reserve indication. “Visible via a cut-in the half-bridge around the situation-back side, a truncated cone rises and lower along an arbour attached to the barrel. This suspended cone is capped with a feeler spindle by means of a mobile arm tipped having a watch jewel. The latter’s position around the cone reflects the barrel’s condition of wind. The feeler spindle consequently transmits the amount of energy accrued through the mainspring to some finely chamfered and rhodium-plated flat levers visible via a cut-in the regulator plate. Its role would be to amplify the displacement from the power-reserve hands. A spiral spring placed in the far finish of their travel exercises a pressure on the bottom of the ability-reserve hands. This spring serves to pay for that play between the various of the mechanism and also to display the ability reserve with peerless precision.”

The brand new Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud Facebook 1R.6-1 

The New Chronometre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1R.6-1 Watch Review

Also features a cutting-edge situation. Still a 44 mm-diameter watch calculating under 14 mm-thick, still exactly the same overall design with round central container and octagonal in shape-formed situation-bands, the fabric used here's new: an ultra-resistant carburised stainless. The molecular structure of the steel continues to be reinforced with a thermo-chemical process relating to the diffusion of vapour-phase carbon, therefore guaranteeing a fantastic surface hardness of 1200 Vickers and which makes it very robust. It's also very corrosion-resistant and biocompatible. The situation features two octagonal in shape-formed stainless side pieces, with two lateral portholes at 2 and 11 supplying views from the chain-and-fusee mechanism for action.

Within the new Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud Facebook 1R.6-1 may be the well-known and superb movement observed in previous editions from the Facebook 1. Comprising a continuing-pressure fusée-and-chain device in addition to a one-minute tourbillon, this movement is condition from the art Haute-Horlogerie, also when it comes to finishing. All of the parts, such as the German silver bridges and plates, are meticulously decorated by hands. Read much more about this movement within our in-depth story concerning the Facebook 1 here.