Carl F. Bucherer
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1888 |
| Seat | Lucerne , Switzerland |
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| Number of employees | 200 |
| Branch | Watch manufacture |
| Website | carl-f-bucherer.com |
Carl F. Bucherer is a Swiss company of fine watchmaking , based in Lucerne , the mechanical men's and women's watches manufactures in the luxury segment. The company has been wholly owned by the Bucherer family since it was founded in 1888 . This makes Carl F. Bucherer one of the oldest Swiss manufacturers of luxury watches in the permanent possession of the founding family. The company is run in the third generation by Jörg G. Bucherer as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The watch models from Carl F. Bucherer are characterized by their additional functions, for example chronograph , flyback, tachymeter or tourbillon and displays such as big date and weekday, power reserve, 24 hours, moon phases, three time zones as well as calendar and perpetual calendar .
history
In 1888 Carl Friedrich Bucherer opened his first specialist shop for watches and jewelry in Lucerne, Switzerland. In 1919 Carl Friedrich Bucherer offered his first women's watch collection in the Art Deco style . As one of the first watchmakers, he used a watch strap, which was revolutionary at the time. Until 1948, the company focused on sporty chronographs that were equipped with a big date.
By 1968 Carl F. Bucherer had produced around 15,000 high-precision, certified chronometers . The company was thus one of the three leading Swiss chronometer manufacturers. In 1969 the company participated in the Swiss consortium for the development and production of the first Swiss quartz movement for wristwatches, the Beta 21.
In 1976, Jörg G. Bucherer, the third generation of the family, took over the company. In 2001 the Carl F. Bucherer brand was repositioned and the Patravi watch collection launched. In 2005, the company registered a patent for the monopusher mechanism from Patravi TravelTec, which enabled the parallel display of three time zones.
In 2007, Carl F. Bucherer acquired Téchniques Horlogères Appliquées (THA) in Sainte-Croix , Switzerland, which was integrated into the company as Carl F. Bucherer Technologies . From then on, the manufacturer had a factory for research and development as well as for the production of its own manufacture movement and modules for additional functions. In the following year, the company presented the manufacture movement CFB A1000 with a peripherally mounted flywheel. In terms of product authenticity and quality, the Manero Power Reserve was the first watch model from Carl F. Bucherer to receive a unique laser signature in 2014 . From then on, all models of the watch brand were equipped with this technology.
production
In order to increase production capacity, Carl F. Bucherer relocated its production facilities from Nidau to the larger location in Lengnau , Bern, in 2002 . In 2015, Carl F. Bucherer announced that production in the new plant in Lengnau would be merged in order to optimize production processes and the value chain and increase the vertical range of manufacture.
The company sells around 25,000 watches per year (as of 2015).
Manufactory movement
The CFB A1000 caliber has the first peripherally mounted rotor that works reliably. The rotor is made of tungsten . The peripheral rotor provides energy by rotating on both sides and at the same time allows a view of the movement. The A1000 movement is equipped with the patented DAS shock protection ("Dynamic Shock Absorption") for efficient shock absorption.
Carl F. Bucherer launched the CFB A2000 manufacture movement at BaselWorld 2016 . The CFB A2000 retained the winding mechanism of the signature caliber CFB A1000 and now oscillates at four Hertz, "for high rate stability and for a new type of free jumping mass that increases the resistance to shock-induced fluctuations in time". The A2000 is COSC Swiss Chronometer certified to confirm its performance at the highest level.
For the Manero Peripheral , which was also introduced at BaselWorld 2016, the CFB A2050 caliber was developed based on the CFB A200 0 . It was the first watch with the CFB A2000 caliber family .
The Manero Flyback model contains the CFB 1970 caliber , "which is controlled by a ratchet wheel and also has a flyback function which enables several time intervals to be measured in short sequences."
Authentication
Since 2014, the company's movements have been protected against counterfeiting using a special laser technology . In the CLR- LIGA process developed by the Swiss company Mimotec SA, a unique signature is applied to the movement surface through diffractive nanostructuring, which can only be authenticated using a special laser scan device.
Models
The Carl F. Bucherer watches are divided into five main collections:
- Patravi: Filigree distinctive mechanical watches
- Manero: Elegant, complicated and timeless watches
- Adamavi: timeless luxury watches
- Pathos: luxury watches for women
- Alacria: jewelry watches for women
The Patravi ScubaTec, diving watch
The Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition
The Manero PowerReserve
The Pathos Desire
The Patravi TravelTec FourX Limited Edition
125 years of existence
In 2013, Carl F. Bucherer is celebrating its 125th company anniversary with an international exhibition tour where 200 historical watches and the company's history are presented. To mark the occasion, the company is launching four limited edition watches: the Manero MoonPhase, the Manero Tourbillon, the Alacria RoyalRose and the Patravi TravelTec FourX. The anniversary book “125 Years' Swiss History of Time” is also being published to honor the company's history.
Cooperation with the Swiss Football Association
In 2014 Carl F. Bucherer was a partner of the Swiss Football Association (SFV). Before the World Cup , every player on the Swiss national football team was given a Patravi ScubaTec SFV Special Edition. The SFV logo is located on the bezel at 6 o'clock. The back of each watch has an individual engraving of the respective player's name.
Since July 1, 2016, Carl F. Bucherer has been the “Official Timekeeper” for the Swiss national football team for a period of four years. As part of this partnership, the Swiss national players wear the exclusive Patravi ScubaTec SFV Special Edition. Stephan Lichtsteiner , captain of the Swiss national team and star players like Granit Xhaka attended the press conference at which the partnership was announced .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carl F. Bucherer: Tradition combined with innovative strength ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Watchoogle.
- ↑ a b c Manufacturer of Swiss luxury watches ( Memento from September 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ a b c Made of Lucerne since 1888 , Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ a b Collection 2014/15 . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Manero PowerReserve . Carl F. Bucherer. May 16, 2014.
- ↑ a b Fighting Replica Watches With Hidden Laser Images & Nanostructuring . Forbes . May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Carl F. Bucherer: Conquer the world with personification . Trade newspaper . November 18, 2004.
- ^ Carl F. Bucherer: From Nidau To Lengnau . Association of the Swiss Watch Industry FH. November 8, 2001.
- ↑ Le lucernois Carl F. Bucherer ferme son site de Sainte-Croix . 24heures. 4th September 2015.
- ^ Carl F. Bucherer: The new Manufacture in Lengnau is operational . WorldTempus. 4th july 2016.
- ↑ In Conversation With Sascha Moeri, CEO, Carl F. Bucherer . Luxury Society. August 13, 2015.
- ^ Carl F. Bucherer Introduces CFB A2000 . In: International Watch Magazine , March 17, 2016.
- ↑ BaselWorld 2016: Carl F. Bucherer A2000 . In: International Watch Magazine , March 23, 2016.
- ↑ Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral , World Tempus. March 16, 2016.
- ^ Manero Peripheral . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ^ Carl F. Bucherer: Manero Flyback. watchtime.net, August 23, 2016
- ↑ All Eyes On ... Carl F. Bucherer: The Golden Move . In: Europa Star , March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Say STOP to counterfeiting ... ( Memento of 30 September 2015, Internet Archive ). Mimotec SA.
- ↑ Collection . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Patravi . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Men's sports watches and women's sports watches . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Cosmopolitan things for world travelers by Carl F. Bucherer ( Memento from January 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Neue Zürcher Zeitung . March 29, 2005.
- ↑ Manero . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Adamavi . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Pathos . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Alacria . Carl F. Bucherer.
- ↑ Interview with Mr. Sascha Moeri, CEO of Carl F. Bucherer . Watches International 2014 (Tourbillon International).
- ^ "King Football" rules the Basel watch fair . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . March 27, 2014.
- ^ Carl F. Bucherer cooperates with the Swiss Football Association . Carl F. Bucherer. March 24, 2014.
- ↑ Argentina vs. Switzerland FIFA World Cup Matchup: Leo Messi's Audemars Piguet Takes On Diego Benaglio's Carl F. Bucherer And More . Forbes . July 1, 2014.
- ^ Official timekeeper of the Swiss national soccer team , Carl F. Bucherer. 25. May. 2016.
- ^ Carl F. Bucherer: Official Timekeeper of the Swiss National Football Team , WorldTempus. May 26, 2016.
- ↑ Bucherer measures the time of Xhaka and Co. . In: Jungfrau Zeitung , May 26, 2016.
