{"id":"fleming/series-1","brand":"fleming","model":"Series 1","notes":"Handbook v0.2 §8 lists this record as \"Fleming — Series 1\". The brand's site could not be fetched (certificate error); evidence is secondary only.","provenance":[{"dimension":"MA","component":"Caliber FM-01, developed from the Chronode C101","performer":"chronode","relationship":"external_specialist","claims":["fl-s1-c101","fl-s1-modified","fl-s1-mojon"]},{"dimension":"MM","component":"Complete movement","performer":"chronode","relationship":"external_specialist","claims":["fl-s1-chronode"]},{"dimension":"EX","component":"Case (tantalum, platinum, rose gold)","relationship":"unknown","note":"Designed by the brand; maker not named.","claims":["fl-s1-case-design"]},{"dimension":"DH","component":"Dials","performer":"comblemine","relationship":"external_specialist","claims":["fl-s1-dials"]},{"dimension":"WE","component":"Assembly and regulation","relationship":"unknown","note":"No source says where or by whom.","claims":[]},{"dimension":"PD","component":"Product design and supplier direction","performer":"fleming","relationship":"internal","claims":["fl-s1-case-design","fl-s1-mojon"]}],"claims":[{"id":"fl-s1-c101","statement":"The FM-01 caliber is based on the Chronode C101.","excerpt":"Fleming chose Chronode's C101 calibre as inspiration","source":"timeandtide-fleming-series-1","dimensions":["MA"],"date_checked":"2026-10-13","editor":"ai-draft","status":"active"},{"id":"fl-s1-modified","statement":"The C101 was modified with a new balance bridge, click spring assembly and power reserve indication.","excerpt":"modified it to their needs with a new, black-polished balance bridge and click spring assembly","source":"timeandtide-fleming-series-1","dimensions":["MA","MM"],"date_checked":"2026-10-13","editor":"ai-draft","status":"active"},{"id":"fl-s1-mojon","statement":"Jean-François Mojon of Chronode helped develop the movement.","excerpt":"Chronode's Jean-François Mojon helped develop the highly decorated movement","source":"timeandtide-fleming-series-1","dimensions":["MA","PD"],"date_checked":"2026-10-13","editor":"ai-draft","status":"active"},{"id":"fl-s1-chronode","statement":"Chronode created the movement for Fleming.","excerpt":"For this, Fleming turned to Chronode, who created a gem.","source":"quillandpad-fleming-series-1","dimensions":["MA","MM"],"date_checked":"2026-10-13","editor":"ai-draft","status":"active"},{"id":"fl-s1-dials","statement":"All dials are made by Comblémine, owned by Kari Voutilainen.","excerpt":"All dials are made by the experts at Comblémine, a highly specialized company in Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland owned by Kari Voutilainen.","source":"quillandpad-fleming-series-1","dimensions":["DH","CF"],"date_checked":"2026-10-13","editor":"ai-draft","status":"active"},{"id":"fl-s1-case-design","statement":"The founder held the case to his original design through two years of development.","excerpt":"As Fleming did not want to deviate from his original design, it took two years before the case in tantalum was finally up to par.","source":"quillandpad-fleming-series-1","dimensions":["PD","EX"],"date_checked":"2026-10-13","editor":"ai-draft","status":"active"},{"id":"fl-s1-not-watchmaker","statement":"The brand was not founded by a watchmaker.","excerpt":"Fleming is not the brainchild of a watchmaker","source":"timeandtide-fleming-series-1","dimensions":["WE","CF"],"date_checked":"2026-10-13","editor":"ai-draft","status":"active"}],"profiles":[{"version":1,"methodology":"v0.2","confidence":"B","independent_watchmaker":false,"status":"superseded","is_seed":true,"seed_label":"Design-led Établisseur","editor":"FALK v0.2 handbook","change_note":"Imported from the FALK Index v0.2 handbook §8 reference dataset.","created_on":"2026-10-13","scores":{"MA":{"value":4,"evidence":[]},"MM":{"value":0,"evidence":[]},"EX":{"value":0,"evidence":[]},"DH":{"value":0,"evidence":[]},"CF":{"value":0,"evidence":[]},"WE":{"value":1,"evidence":[]},"PD":{"value":5,"evidence":[]}},"classification":["design_led_etablisseur"]},{"version":2,"methodology":"v0.2","confidence":"C","independent_watchmaker":false,"status":"published","is_seed":false,"editor":"mikeqtn","change_note":"First evidenced profile. Proposed: MA 4 → 3 (sources describe a modified Chronode C101, not a new caliber); EX 0 → U and WE 1 → U (no source on the case maker or assembly); PD 5 → 4 (the engineering is Chronode's). Confidence B → C: all evidence is secondary, and the brand site could not be read. Reviewed and approved by mikeqtn on 2026-10-14.","created_on":"2026-10-13","scores":{"MA":{"value":3,"rationale":"The FM-01 is Chronode's C101 with a new balance bridge, click spring assembly and power reserve indication, developed with Jean-François Mojon. That is more than a cosmetic change but not a new caliber. Level 2 is defensible; 4 would need a source showing broader re-engineering.","evidence":[{"claim":"fl-s1-c101","stance":"supports","note":"Base caliber."},{"claim":"fl-s1-modified","stance":"supports","note":"Extent of modification."},{"claim":"fl-s1-mojon","stance":"context","note":"Engineering partner."}]},"MM":{"value":0,"rationale":"The movement is made by Chronode; no movement part is made by the brand.","evidence":[{"claim":"fl-s1-chronode","stance":"supports","note":"Movement created by Chronode."}]},"EX":{"value":null,"rationale":"The case is the brand's design, but no source names who makes it. U until a source is found (handbook score was 0).","evidence":[{"claim":"fl-s1-case-design","stance":"context","note":"Design only, not manufacture."}]},"DH":{"value":0,"rationale":"All dials are made by Comblémine. Hands are not covered by any source.","evidence":[{"claim":"fl-s1-dials","stance":"supports","note":"External dial maker."}]},"CF":{"value":0,"rationale":"No internal craft is documented; the hand finishing belongs to Comblémine and Chronode.","evidence":[{"claim":"fl-s1-dials","stance":"supports","note":"Dial craft is external."},{"claim":"fl-s1-not-watchmaker","stance":"context","note":"No in-house workshop is described."}]},"WE":{"value":null,"rationale":"No source says where the watch is assembled or regulated. U (handbook score was 1).","evidence":[{"claim":"fl-s1-not-watchmaker","stance":"context","note":"The brand has no described watchmaking team."}]},"PD":{"value":4,"rationale":"The brand designed the watch, held the case to its design through two years of development, and commissioned the movement modifications. The deep engineering is Chronode's, so 5 is not supported on current evidence.","evidence":[{"claim":"fl-s1-case-design","stance":"supports","note":"Original design direction."},{"claim":"fl-s1-mojon","stance":"supports","note":"Commissioned technical development."}]}},"classification":["design_led_etablisseur"]}]}