Clockmaker / marine-chronometer maker
Ferdinand Berthoud
Also recorded as: Berthoud, Ferdinand
Royal marine-clock maker and author of the most comprehensive horological treatises of his age.
Born in the Val-de-Travers, Berthoud settled in Paris in 1745 and was appointed horloger mécanicien de la Marine. He built a long series of marine clocks tested at sea and published extensively, including the Essai sur l'horlogerie (1763) and works on marine timekeepers and the history of horology.
- Country
- France (born Neuchâtel)
- City / centre
- Paris
- Life / active
- 1727–1807
- Status
- Historical individual
- Key people
- Ferdinand Berthoud; Louis Berthoud (nephew)
Innovations & specialities
- French marine clocks for the navy
- Essai sur l'horlogerie (1763)
Works by Ferdinand Berthoud in the catalogue
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