ag industry watch manufacturing founded 1888 founder carl friedrich bucherer headquarters lucerne switzerland key people sascha moeri ceo j rg g. bucherer chairman of the board number of employees 160 website www.carl f bucherer.com carl f. bucherer is a swiss haute horlogerie company based in lucerne switzerland which manufactures luxury men s and women s mechanical watches . since its founding in 1888 the company has been wholly owned by the bucherer family making carl f. bucherer one of the oldest luxury swiss watchmakers continuously held by the founding family . the company is run by the third generation with j rg g. bucherer serving as chairman of the board . 1 the watch models of carl f. bucherer are distinguished by their additional functions including the chronograph flyback tachymeter tourbillon as well as indicators and displays such as big date and day power reserve 24 hours moon phases three time zones calendar and perpetual calendar . 2 contents 1 history 2 production 3 in house manufacture movement 4 authentication 5 models 6 125th anniversary 7 partnership with swiss football association 8 references 9 external links history edit carl friedrich bucherer founder of the swiss watch manufacturer . in 1888 carl friedrich bucherer established his first boutique selling watches and jewelry in lucerne switzerland . in 1919 carl friedrich bucherer launched his first ladies watch collection in the art deco style . he is one of the first watchmakers to adopt the watch strap which at the time was still a revolutionary concept . by 1948 the company was focusing on sporty chronographs that prominently displayed the current date . 3 carl friedrich bucherer s first boutique in lucerne switzerland . by 1968 carl f. bucherer had manufactured around 15 000 high precision certified chronometers making the company one of the top three swiss producers of these specialized timepieces . in 1969 the company became part of a swiss consortium for the development and production of the first quartz movement for wristwatches the beta 21 . 3 in 1976 j rg g. bucherer the third generation of the family took over the company . in 2001 the carl f. bucherer brand was repositioned and the company launched the patravi watch collection . in 2005 the company filed a patent for the monopusher mechanism of the patravi traveltec watch which permits the parallel display of three time zones . 3 in 2007 carl f. bucherer acquired t chniques horlog res appliqu es tha of sainte croix switzerland and incorporated it into the company as carl f. bucherer technologies . the acquisition enables the company to research develop and produce its own manufacture movements and modules for additional functions . this leads in the following year to the company s launch of the cfb a1000 manufacture movement which features a peripheral motor . 4 in 2014 the manero powerreserve becomes the first carl f. bucherer model to receive a unique laser signature in order to ensure product authenticity and quality . 5 from that year all models are equipped with this technology . 6 production edit the first carl f. bucherer ladies wristwatch from 1919 . in order to increase its production capacity carl f. bucherer moved its production workshops from nidau to a larger production site in lengnau bern in 2002 . 7 8 in 2015 carl f. bucherer announced that its manufacturing will be consolidated to a new factory in lengnau in order to optimize production processes and its value added chain as well as increase the scope of vertical manufacturing . 9 10 the company currently sells about 25 000 watches a year . 11 in house manufacture movement edit the cfb a2000 caliber manufacture movement . the cfb a1000 caliber is the first reliably functioning peripherally mounted rotor and is made of tungsten . 4 the peripheral rotor provides power when turning in either direction and allows for full visual display of the movement . 2 the a1000 movement includes the patented dynamic shock absorption dsa system for effective shock absorption . 4 the 2016 manero peripheral model marking the launch of the cfb a2000 movement family . at baselworld 2016 carl f. bucherer introduced the cfb a2000 manufacture movement . the a2000 retains the a1000 caliber s signature winding mechanism but is enhanced from a 3hz to a 4hz beat rate for increased precision and a newly free sprung balance for increased resistance to shock induced timing deviation . the a2000 has the cosc swiss chronometer certification to attest to its high level performance . 12 carl f. bucherer s new manero peripheral model also introduced at baselworld 2016 is driven by the cfb a2000 based cfb a2050 caliber . this watch marks the launch of the cfb a2000 movement family . 13 14 15 the new manero flyback model features the cfb 1970 caliber which is controlled by a gearwheel and also provides a flyback function allowing multiple time intervals to be measured in quick succession . 16 authentication edit as of 2014 the company s manufacture movements have been protected against counterfeiting by special laser technology . developed by the swiss company mimotec sa the clr liga process imprints a unique signature on the surface of the watch movement using diffractive nano structuring that can then only be authenticated with a specialized laser scanning device . 6 17 models edit carl f. bucherer watches are divided into five core collections 18 patravi sophisticated mechanical watches 19 20 21 manero elegant complicated watches 22 adamavi timeless luxury watches 23 pathos luxury watches for women 24 alacria jewelry watches for women 25 the patravi scubatec diver s watch . the manero tourbillon limited edition . the manero powerreserve . the pathos desire . the patravi traveltec fourx limited edition 125th anniversary edit the patravi scubatec sfv special edition . in 2013 carl f. bucherer celebrated its 125th anniversary with an international roadshow presenting over 200 historical watches and the history of the company . the company also released four limited edition watches the manero moonphase manero tourbillon alacria royalrose and the patravi traveltec fourx . a jubilee volume 125 years swiss history of time further commemorated the history of the company . 26 partnership with swiss football association edit in 2014 carl f. bucherer partnered with the swiss national football association providing each member of the swiss national football team a patravi scubatec sfv special edition watch ahead of that year s world cup . 27 28 the logo of the swiss football association is at 6 o clock on the bezel . the back case of each watch has an engraving of the individual player s name . 29 as of 1 july 2016 carl f. bucherer is the official timekeeper for the swiss national football teams for a period of four years . 30 as part of this partnership swiss national players are wearing the exclusive patravi scubatec sfv timepiece . the press conference announcing the partnership was attended by stephan lichtsteiner captain of the swiss national team and star player granit xhaka . 31 32 references edit carl f. bucherer tradition combined with innovative strength . watchoogle . a b swiss watch manufacturer . carl f. bucherer . a b c made of lucerne since 1888 . carl f. bucherer . a b c collection 2014 15 . carl f. bucherer . manero powerreserve . carl f. bucherer . 16 may 2014 . a b fighting replica watches with hidden laser images & nanostructuring . forbes . 28 may 2014 . carl f. bucherer mit personifizierung die welt erobern . handelszeitung . 18 november 2004 . carl f. bucherer from nidau to lengnau . federation of the swiss watch industry . 8 november 2001 . carl f bucherer tablissement d un centre de comp tences lengnau . journal de sainte croix et environs . 28 august 2015 . carl f. bucherer the new manufacture in lengnau is operational . worldtempus . 4 july 2016 . in conversation with sascha moeri ceo carl f. bucherer . luxury society . 13 august 2015 . carl f. bucherer introduces cfb a2000 . international watch magazine . 17 march 2016 . baselworld 2016 carl f. bucherer a2000 . international watch magazine . 23 march 2016 . carl f. bucherer manero peripheral . worldtempus . 16 march 2016 . manero peripheral . carl f. bucherer . all eyes on carl f. bucherer the golden move . europa star . 17 march 2016 . say stop to counterfeiting . mimotec sa . collection . carl f. bucherer . patravi . carl f. bucherer . sport watches for men and women . carl f. bucherer . kosmopolitisches f r weltreisende von carl f. bucherer . neue z rcher zeitung . 29 march 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 . k nig fussball regiert an der basler uhrenmesse . neue z rcher zeitung . 27 march 2014 . carl f. bucherer teams up with the swiss football association . carl f. bucherer . 24 march 2014 . argentina vs. switzerland fifa world cup matchup leo messi s audemars piguet takes on diego benaglio s carl f. bucherer and more . forbes . 1 july 2014 . official timekeeper of the swiss national football teams . carl f. bucherer . 25 may 2016 . carl f. bucherer official timekeeper of the swiss national football team . worldtempus . 26 may 2016 . bucherer misst die zeit von xhaka und co. . jungfrau zeitung . 26 may 2016 . external links edit official website authority control worldcat identities viaf 261354725 gnd 16333235 6 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title carl f. bucherer & oldid 743182627 categories 1888 establishments in switzerlandcompanies established in 1888luxury brandsswiss watch brandswatch brandswatch manufacturing companies of switzerlandhidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipediawikipedia articles with viaf identifierswikipedia articles with gnd identifiers navigation menu personal tools not 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