"Ferdinand Berthoud: The Quest For Precision" Book

At Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud two destinies virtually meet-Ferdinand Berthoud, Swiss-born master clockmaker from the Age of Enlightenment, and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, co-president of Chopard-thanks to the shared passion for precision timekeeping. During the Age of Exploration, France was engaged in the conquest of far-flung territories, and marine chronometry was a means to that end. For a clockmaker, accuracy was a responsibility. The regularity of Ferdinand Berthoud's marine clocks, use