AndrewD
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The Fleuritest (Video)
The Fleuritest is designed to assess the accuracy of the cased-up watch under 'real world' conditions. The watches are mounted in a machine that simulates the movement of the arm during quiet activity (think Andrew typing this post) all the way to active sports (think Novak Djokovic beating Andy Murray in the Australian Open). There were, unfortunately, no tennis matches being played at the FQF the day I visited, but the video will give you an idea of the equipment that was designed and built for this horological testing laboratory.
The FQF Certificate delivered with each watch that passes all stages of the testing process ...
Andrew
A visit to the Fleurier Quality Foundation
The Foundation Qualit Fleurier (FQF) certification is an independent quality assurance program which examines everything from materials and aesthetics to finish and performance. The FQF was launched in September 2004 after three years of research and tes...
Local Fleurier Manufactures ...
Chopard, Parmigiani and Bovet, as well as Vaucher. But the certification is open to any Swiss Manufacture. Andrew
To add information.....mainly Chopard
Nico, As Andrew stated, the founding users of FQF are the local manufactures but unlike the Geneva Seal, the FQF is open to brands outside the Canton. It is not restricted by geography. The main restriction is the high failure rate and the need to enginee...
Independent certification
Thanks Melvyn, This is one of the points I wanted to expand on in my HoMe discussion on independent accreditation and certification: I think that an independent and robust assessment process can actually drive quality improvement that is apparent to the ...
Nice revisit ...
Andrew, thanks for the detailed report and wonderful pictures. Glad to see Mr Wieers still running the test-lab. In total there are 5 QF (Ref : 161896 - XXXX) from L.U.C : 5001,1002,1004, 5002 & the 3C. Kong
The QF certified Chopard watches
Thanks Kong, We should bring all the FQF Certified Chopard watches together in the one thread at some point. The couple that I have handled looked great, and I do think it is satisfying to know that the watch has gone through such a rigorous evaluation pr...
The first QF certified Chopard model is
The first QF certified Chopard model is, with a Rose Gold Case: ...
Thanks for the link, Merv ...
... in fact it was your post of the WG Chopard Chronometer that prompted this review of the FQF, so I hope you enjoyed seeing the details of what your watch went through. I hope that translates into quality, robustness and reliability that you can experie...
The Fleuritest (Video)
The Fleuritest is designed to assess the accuracy of the cased-up watch under 'real world' conditions. The watches are mounted in a machine that simulates the movement of the arm during quiet activity (think Andrew typing this post) all the way to active ...