Credits: Article and images by Cheryl Chia @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/a-closer-look-bernhard-lederer-central-impulse-chronometer-39mm/
The Watchmaker
Lederer was born in 1958 in Kornwestheim, Germany, and was raised in the city of Stuttgart. He came of age during the Quartz crisis and completed his bachelor’s degree in watchmaking from a vocational school in Düsseldorf in 1979 followed by a master’s degree in watchmaking from a goldsmith and watchmaking school in Pforzheim in 1984. His thirst for knowledge led him to London in the early 1980s, where he and his younger brother hitchhiked to buy a copy of Daniels’s book Watchmaking, which he couldn’t find locally. In 1984, Lederer opened his first business, Uhrenmanufaktur Lederer, specializing in restoring vintage watches and clocks, but he quickly transitioned to making his own. He completed his first clock in 1986: a secular perpetual calendar table clock with a moon phase accuracy of a day’s error in 800 years. It captured Daniels’s attention at Basel World, who encouraged him to create his own wristwatches.
In 2000, Lederer moved to Switzerland to focus on his own watch brand, BLU. He sold the brand in 2009 but he bought it back a year ago. Today, along with his wife Ewa, he runs Manufacture de Haute Horlogerie et Micromécanique (MHM), which employs over 25 people. The manufacture develops movements and produces watch parts for other brands apart from his own.
The Central Impulse Chronometer which debuted in 2021 is the first in a series of watches dedicated to unusual and innovative escapements. Two 44mm limited editions in white gold, followed by rose gold and steel have been produced so far. This was followed by the Central Impulse Chronometer InVerto last year which showcased the astonishing movement on the dial.
Phenomenally compact
With the new model, the objective was not only to reduce the diameter of the movement but also to decrease its height to preserve the overall proportions. It measures 35mm wide and just 4.95mm high. When cased up, the watch measures 39mm by 10.75mm versus 44mm by 12.2mm before. It is available in white gold with a blue dial or rose gold with a grey dial, each limited to 20 pieces.
Credits: Article and images by Cheryl Chia @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/a-closer-look-bernhard-lederer-central-impulse-chronometer-39mm/
