LAURENT FERRIER has launched an intense blue version of one of its emblematic models, the Classic Origin.
Initially developed to pay tribute to all the aesthetic codes created by Mr Laurent Ferrier himself in 2010, the Classic Origin has succeeded in becoming an icon of the LF collection.
After the Classic Micro-Rotor, the Classic Traveller, the Square Micro-Rotor, the École Annual Calendar, the Grand Sport Tourbillon and the recent Sport Auto, it seemed self-evident to adorn the Classic Origin with a deep blue dial.
The carefully selected intensity of blue on this new dial, along with the graphic lines borrowed from the Annual Calendar, give this latest reference a very modern and dynamic feel, similar to the previous Classic Origin Opaline and Classic Origin Green.
The opaline dial presents a gradation of blues that transition from a lighter shade in the centre to deepest blue around the periphery. The discreet powdery-grey hour track is punctuated by sky-blue numerals.
The composition is finished off with a powdery-grey centre cross and four of the brand’s iconic drop-shaped indices. A snailed seconds counter at 6 o’clock features subtle sky-blue markers. Sweeping over the dial are LF’s famous Assegai-shaped hour and minute hands, in 18-carat white gold.
This intense blue dial sits within the brand’s timeless Classic case. The Grade 5 titanium 40 mm diameter case features the same harmonious contours as the very first LAURENT FERRIER creation, the Classic Tourbillon.
It also features the same emblematic ball-shaped crown whose gracious architecture is inspired by 19th-century pocket watches. Its original proportions and plump shape make winding a true pleasure.
The manual-winding Calibre LF116.01 has been crafted with the greatest refinement. Visible through the sapphire case back, it incorporates a screw balance and Breguet-type overcoil balance-spring. This combination enhances precision and mitigates positional timekeeping errors while improving isochronism.
The brand’s famous long-blade ratchet system is another highlight of the movement. This polished, hand-crafted ratchet is emblematic of the LAURENT FERRIER brand, offering an inimitable sound during winding that is characteristic of the most demanding watches.
When the Classic Origin Blue is perfectly wound, it can operate independently for 80 hours thanks to its excellent power reserve.
Laurent Ferrier calibre LF116.01
While the Calibre LF116.01 may be more minimalist than some of the brand’s complication movements, it offers the same high-end finishes as every other LAURENT FERRIER creation.
The bridges are microbeaded, with black rhodium finish and entirely hand-polished edges. Each screw-head is mirror polished and the escapement bridge is adorned with a hand-made interior angle, reflecting the workshop’s meticulous attention to detail.
The Classic Origin Blue is fitted with a midnight blue Nubuck strap with tone-on-tone Alcantara lining.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Blue
Reference LCF036.TI.CG
Movement
Manual-winding calibre LF116.01
Swiss anchor escapement
Screw balance
Movement diameter: 31.60 mm
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21,600 vph)
Power reserve: 80 hours
Number of components: 150
Number of jewels: 21
Microbead finish with black rhodium treatment
Display
Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Case
Grade 5 titanium
Water-resistant up to 30 m
Ball-shaped crown in Grade 5 titanium
Case diameter: 40 mm
Case thickness: 11.10 mm
Dial
Blue gradient opaline with powdery-grey hour track and sky-blue numerals
Drop-shaped indices, 18k white gold
Snailed small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock
Hands
Hours and minutes: Assegai-shaped in 18k white gold
Seconds: baton-shaped in 18k white gold
Strap
Midnight-blue Nubuck leather with tone-on-tone Alcantara lining
Pin buckle in Grade 5 titanium
In February 2022, independent luxury Swiss watch brand LAURENT FERRIER introduced Sport Auto, a new timepiece inspired by automobile racing.
Made of grade 5 titanium, the case of Sport Auto watch is both sporty and curvaceous. The 41.5 mm diameter case is topped with a contrasting bezel with softer lines, an evolution of the brand’s Square case, to the tonneau-shaped middle case with a very pronounced look.
The finishes are different on each of its faces. The bezel displays a circular satin-brushed finish that contrasts with its mirror-polished flanks as well as with the vertical satin-brushed middle case.
The emblematic ball-shaped crown is, for the first time, screwed down and elegantly integrated into the middle case. Combined with water resistance tested to 120 metres, the crown guarantees maximum comfort for daily wear.
The domed sapphire crystal glass offers a clear view of a dial bringing together all the LAURENT FERRIER aesthetic codes. Its different shades of blue, combined with its opaline finish, give it a soft and powdery line. White gold drop-shaped hands and indexes illuminated by green Super-LumiNova add tone to the dial. At 6 o’clock, a snailed small seconds dial is enlivened with powdered grey markers.
The grey minute track enhances the dial readability. The logo and the central cross also match this colour. A beveled date window underlined with a fine coordinated transfer is delicately positioned at 3 o’clock. As with the Tourbillon models, the “Sport Auto” movement indication, tone-on-tone transferred between the central hands and the small seconds, completes the composition.
This timepiece houses the Maison’s second automatic calendar movement, the LF270.01 calibre. As a subtle blend of a tribute to the micro-rotor with natural escapement and a more assertive and sporty style, this movement is entirely designed, decorated, assembled and adjusted in the LAURENT FERRIER workshops.
Less sensitive than the natural escapement and more suited to sports watches, this is a Swiss lever escapement using an automatic winding system with an off-centre micro-rotor. For non-negligible benefits in terms of resistance to shocks and vibrations, this movement is fitted with a unidirectional ball bearing replacing the traditional ratchet system.
Like a balance wheel, the micro-rotor is equipped with a 950 platinum oscillating weight, placed directly between the plate and the bridge to ensure ideal stability and maximised winding power. Once fully wound, this calibre offers a power reserve of more than 72 hours.
A sapphire crystal case back, fixed with specific screws, similar to those used in motorsport, reveals a movement with impeccable finishes and whose architecture takes up the main codes of the brand’s first automatic movement.
The bridge of the micro-rotor movement is meticulously decorated by hand: the angles are softened then finished with gentian wood or diamantine, while the surface is mirror-polished. In addition, the movement features several internal angles, multiple zinc-polished surfaces and numerous satin-finishing and circular-graining, all executed by hand in the LAURENT FERRIER workshops.
For the first time in the history of LAURENT FERRIER, the micro-rotor is made here in 950 platinum to achieve a more contemporary contrast with the ruthenium-coated bridges featuring a horizontal satin finish.
The LAURENT FERRIER Sport Auto watch comes fitted on a fully integrated metal bracelet has been added to this case, also in grade 5titanium, which takes up the vertical satin finish enhanced by polished flanks. The inclined sides of the centre links are also polished.
Technical details
Model: LAURENT FERRIER Sport Auto
Reference: LCF040.T1.C1GC5
Movement
Calibre LF270.01, Self-winding movement
Diameter: 14”’ (Ø 32.50mm)
Thickness: 4.85mm
Frequency: 4Hz (28,800 vph)
Power reserve: 72 hours
215 components/31 jewels
Horizontal satin finish and ruthenium treatment on the bridges
Functions
Hours and minutes in the centre
Small seconds at 6 o’clock
Date at 3 o’clock
Case
Grade 5 titanium
Dimensions: 41.5mm
Thickness: 12.70 mm
Screwed middle case, bezel and case back
Sapphire caseback, visible movement
Water resistant to 120 metres
Domed sapphire crystal
Circular satin finish on the bezel, polished flanks and vertical satin finish on the middle case
Specific screws on the case back
Dial
Gradient shades of blue with an opaline finish
Powder grey transfers
Small snailed seconds at 6 o’clock
Indices: 18K/750white gold 210Pd drop-shaped with green Super-LumiNova
Window at 3 o’clock, white discs and slate grey date
Hands
18K/750white gold 210Pd
Hours and minutes: “Assegai” shaped with green Super-LumiNova
Seconds: “Baton” shaped
Bracelet
Integrated bracelet with 3 links in grade 5 titanium
Grade 5 titanium folding clasp
Inspired by the designs of the 1930s, LAURENT FERRIER presents two Square Micro-Rotor Retro wristwatches that combine vintage Art Deco influences with modern styling.
Combined with a modern, architectural hour circle, the Arabic numerals on a finely finished dial provide a casual feel while offering exceptional readability. This new Square Micro-Rotor Retro’s 1930s influence can also be seen in the use of metallic colours.
The first Square Micro-Rotor Retro version has a steel case paired with a delicate silvery white dial, whose opaline centre contrasts with a subtle circular satin-brushed exterior. Its decaled charcoal grey hour circle matches the numbers and small second markers, beautifully enhances the whole timepiece.
The second variant offers a charcoal grey opaline dial with the same refined finishes, nestled in an 18K red gold case. The decals, on the other hand, are made in matte white to ensure optimum legibility.
The brand’s iconic Square case demonstrates its Art Deco character through its contours, symmetry, aerodynamic curves and complex lines. With its 41 x 41 mm case, it also embodies the Swiss Maison’s streamlined aesthetic.
The Square case of these new watches is bolder than the brand’s Classic case. It features a ball-shaped winding crown for easy handling. The detailed design down to the hooked case back allows you to admire the movement, visible at the back, free from all distraction. The watchmaker can access the movement via the olivette. Its water resistance is guaranteed to a depth of 30 metres.
These two new additions are equipped with the calibre FBN 229.01, a self-winding movement with a natural escapement Micro-Rotor. This escapement stands out with a unidirectional pawl-fitted micro-rotor and a three-day power reserve. This exclusive movement is designed, assembled and adjusted in the LAURENT FERRIER workshops.
The calibre FBN 229.01 is fitted with a silicon escapement featuring a double direct impulse on the balance. This innovation, developed by LAURENT FERRIER, enables the balance to be impelled twice per oscillation, which requires two escape wheels and an appropriately shaped lever.
This modern construction, combined with the use of cutting-edge materials, maximises energy efficiency. This escapement’s excellent performance thus guarantees the balance’s high amplitude. The mechanical force required to wind the barrel spring is reduced, thereby optimising winding of the movement.
Technical details
Model: LAURENT FERRIER Square Micro-Rotor Retro
Movement
Self-winding FBN 229.01 calibre
Natural escapement
Unidirectional pawl-fitted micro-rotor
Silicon escapement featuring a double direct impulse on the balance
Indications: Hours and minutes in the centre. Small seconds at 6 o’clock
Diameter: Ø 31.60 mm (14’’’)
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)
Power reserve: 72 hours
Number of components: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Case
Stainless steel or 18K 5N red gold
Dimensions: 41 x 41 mm / diagonal 45.35 mm
Height: 11.10 mm
Water-resistant to 30 metres
Crown: “Ball”-shaped in stainless steel or 18K 5N red gold
Dials
Opaline silvery white at the centre and circular satin-brushed hour circle
Charcoal grey Arabic numerals, hour circle and logo decals
Small seconds at 6 o’clock, with fine azurage and charcoal grey markers
Opaline charcoal grey at the centre and circular satin-brushed hour circle
Matte white Arabic numerals, hour circle and logo decals
Small seconds at 6 o’clock, with fine azurage and matte white markers
Hands
18K 210 Pd white gold, ruthenium-treated or painted white
Hour and minute: “Assegai”-shaped, ruthenium-treated or painted white
Second: baton-style, ruthenium-treated or painted white
Strap
Hand-sewn dark grey or khaki velvet alligator strap, Alcantara lining
Pin buckle in stainless steel or 18K 5N red gold
Swiss luxury watch brand Laurent Ferrier presents a Californian dial version of its iconic model, the Square Micro-Rotor.
The new limited edition watch features a distinctive dial configuration known as Californian, which has the particularity of mixing Roman numerals in its upper part with Arabic numerals in the lower part.
In addition to the mix of Roman and Arabic numerals, this new dial features a grey powdered decal at 12, 3 and 9 o’clock, reproducing the outlines of the brand’s famous drop-shaped hour markers, filled with white SuperLuminova. The blue dial is enhanced by a sunburst finish and overlaid with a white railway line.
The watch has two 18k white gold stamped “arrow” shaped hands filled with white SuperLuminova for the hours and minutes. The snailed seconds dial is punctuated with a fine white decal and topped by a red-painted white gold “baton” shaped hand.
The bold square case is made of stainless steel, and measures 41mm x 41mm. This case is fitted with the ball-shaped winding crown, a true LAURENT FERRIER signature. As in most of the collection, the back is hooked. The movement is accessible to the watchmaker through the olivette. Its water-resistance is guaranteed to a depth of 30 meters.
The self-winding FBN 229.01 calibre of the watch is equipped with a unidirectional pawl-fitted micro-rotor. It offers three-day power reserve. This is the first exclusive in-house movement developed, assembled and adjusted in the Laurent Ferrier workshops. It is fitted with a silicon escapement featuring a double direct impulse on the balance.
This technology developed by Laurent Ferrier enables the balance to be impelled twice per oscillation, a principle that requires two escape-wheels and an appropriately shaped lever. This innovative construction, combined with the use of cutting-edge materials, maximises energy efficiency, thereby guaranteeing a high amplitude of the balance. This in turn reduces the amount of mechanical force required to wind the mainspring and optimises winding.
For the finishes, LAURENT FERRIER draws its inspiration from centuries-old watchmaking traditions, such as Satin-finishing, polishing, chamfering, and circular graining. The Côtes de Genève motif is a reminder of the Canton and the city of Laurent Ferrier’s birth.
The specific bevelling applied to the engaging angles is a discipline to which LAURENT FERRIER devotes particular care. Although many manufacturers have abandoned this entirely manual technique, it remains the norm at LAURENT FERRIER workshop, where two specific movement decorators are responsible for this task, among other decorations.
This engraved “California Dreamin” serie is exclusively dedicated to the US market. Limited to 11 pieces only, they are each numbered from 0 to 10/10.
Technical details
Model: LAURENT FERRIER SQUARE CALIFORNIA
« California Dreamin series », limited-edition of 11 pieces
Reference: LCF013.AC.CG9C1
Movement
FBN 229.01 calibre, automatic winding with pawl-fitted micro-rotor
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Movement diameter: 14’’ = 31.60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Frequency: 21’600 vph (3Hz)
Power reserve: 72-hour
Number of parts: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Case
Stainless steel case
Water resistance: to 30m
Ball-shaped crown in stainless steel
Case dimensions: 41 mm x 41 mm
Case thickness: 11.10 mm
Dial
Blue sunburst finish
Index: White decals Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, and painted drop-shaped markers
Small seconds dial at 6 o’clock
Hands
Hours and minutes: “arrow” shaped in 18k white gold 210Pd and white SLU
Seconds: « baton » shaped in 18k white gold 210 Pd painted in red
Strap
Light brown Barbialla calf with Alcantara lining
Pin buckle in stainless steel
Swiss master watchmaker LAURENT FERRIER has revisited his École Annual Calendar and created a new version with an attractive blue and orange color theme.
This new creation is available in a limited edition of only ten pieces, each of them numbered and engraved as “Série Atelier II”. The École- case of this timepiece is inspired by a watch made by Laurent during his studies at Watchmaking School.
The two-zone blue dial features a contrasting vertical satin-brushed centre, and circular satin-brushed hour ring. The École Annual Calendar Navy offers a more contemporary and sporting appearance compared to earlier versions. Typically associated with aviation or the navy, vibrant orange here adorns the 18K white gold hands, providing the timepiece with optimal legibility and a compelling look.
The time is indicated with LF iconic hands stamped in “Assegais” shape. A snailed small seconds dial placed at 6 o’clock gives character to the composition, while two bevelled apertures, positioned at 12 o’clock, display the day and the month. Finally, the date is indicated by a hand coated in white accompanied by vintage-inspired numerals, on the edge of the dial. The whole offers the full array of information required for daily life while remaining uncluttered and with no unnecessary adornment.
This watch is equipped with an annual calendar complication, which recognises months with 30 and 31 days, progressing automatically to the 1st of the month as appropriate. Manual adjustment is required only once a year, on the 1st of March. The day display is easily set through a pusher on the left side of the case, at 10 o’clock. All the other settings are easily controlled by a pull of the crown and rotating it accordingly, with no need for any tools.
The École case also pays tribute to period pocket watches, from the time when pioneer watchmakers began transforming them into wristwatches. The “Série Atelier II” will be the last reissue of this case, since LAURENT FERRIER has decided to realign his collection by focusing on iconic cases: the Classic, the Square and the Grand Sport. As always, the “ball”-shaped crown, the emblematic signature of the Maison, offers all the ease of a smooth and very pleasant winding.
The calibre 126.01 is at the heart of the “Série Atelier II”. This hand-wound movement incorporates a Swiss lever escapement and offers a power reserve of up to 80 hours. The power reserve indicator is placed on the movement and visible on the caseback. The long-blade ratchet, characteristic of LAURENT FERRIER manual movements, here has a polished bassiné finish, handcrafted in the brand’s own workshops.
Admirable through the sapphire crystal caseback, various finishing details of the movement represent the pinnacle of traditional fine watchmaking. Each bridge is adorned with spotless Côtes de Genève decoration, and ruthenium plating. The plate is embellished with beading while the edges and inner edges are chamfered and then polished by hand, just like the screw heads.
The LAURENT FERRIER École Annual Calendar Navy watch is presented on a hand-sewn bracelet in orange or navy Nubuck leather with a navy Alcantara lining.
The “Série Atelier II” is a limited edition of only ten pieces, available exclusively from Atelier LAURENT FERRIER on their website.
Technical details
Model: LAURENT FERRIER École Annual Calendar Navy
Série Atelier II – Limited edition of 10 pieces
REF: LCF025.AC.C2WO
Movement
Manual-winding LF126.01 calibre
Swiss lever escapement
Screw balance
Semi-instantaneous calendar
Semi-instantaneous counters for days and months
Clockwise and anti-clockwise calendar adjustment in the middle position
Diameter: Ø 31.60 mm (14’’’)
Thickness: 5.80 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)
Power reserve: 80 hours
Number of components: 235
Number of jewels: 23
Indicators
Central hours and minutes
Small seconds at 6 o’clock, power reserve indicator on the movement side
Date: Central hands for the date
Day disc and month disc (automatic adjustment for 30- and 31-day months) – Only one correction necessary on 1 March
Case
Stainless steel
Dimension: Ø 40 mm diameter
Thickness: 10mm (12.64 mm on sapphire)
Water resistant to 30 metres
Crown: stainless steel “Boule”-shaped
Dial
Galvanic blue vertical satin-brushed in the centre and circular satin-brushed hour ring
Vintage-inspired date numerals and grey powder-coated hour ring and “31” in light blue
Small seconds at 6 o’clock, with circular satin-brushed outer ring and fine azurage in the centre
Bevelled counters for days and months at 12 o’clock
Hands
18K/750 white gold 210 Pd
Hour and minute: orange-coated,”Assegai”-shaped
Seconds: orange-coated, “Baton” type
White-coated, ”Assegai”-shaped date
Strap
Choice of hand-sewn navy or orange Nubuck leather, navy Alcantara lining
Stainless steel pin buckle
For the sixth consecutive year LAURENT FERRIER has joined forces with the Organisers of the Only Watch charity auction to support for research against Duchene muscular dystrophy. The 9th edition of this biannual event will be organised on 06th November in 2021.
For the Only Watch 2021 event, LAURENT FERRIER has created a unique timepiece, which highlights the theme of hope. The Classic Origin Hope Only Watch 2021 Unique Piece features a manual 3-hand movement, the latest calibre addition to the LAURENT FERRIER collection. The brand’s iconic case, with its rounded shape, is available in stainless steel, for the first time on the Classic Origin.
This exclusive creation boasts a unique green aquamarine dial with 18-carat white gold drop shaped hour markers. This soft and refreshing colour is intended to represent youth, renewal, and optimism. Furthermore, a silvery-white opaline small seconds dial is placed at 6 o’clock.
By using white, LAURENT FERRIER also wanted to honour the resilience of the entire medical profession after what has been a troubled year. In addition, the emblematic “ball” shaped crown of the LF House remains.
The hand-wound LF116.01 calibre, visible via the exhibition case-back, is refined to the highest order. The movement is equipped with a free-sprung balance and a Breguet overcoil. This latter combination enhances precision, mitigates positional errors, and improves isochronism.
The emblematic long-blade ratchet system of this movement offers a very pleasant feeling when the watch is wound as well as an inimitable sound, characteristic of the most demanding timepieces. The movement provides 80 hours of power reserve when it fully-wound.
While the LF116.01 calibre is simpler than some of the company’s complicated movements, it still encompasses the high-end finishing found on every other LAURENT FERRIER creation. The bridges are decorated with a soft micro-blasted, black rhodium finish and hand-polished edges. Each screw head is mirror-polished and the escapement bridge is gracefully adorned with a hand-made interior angle.
The LAURENT FERRIER Classic Origin Hope Only Watch 2021 timepiece is fitted on an Alligator leather strap, lined with Alcantara and paired with a stainless-steel pin buckle.
The future owner of the Classic Origin Hope will get a complete visit to the LF workshops.
Movement
Manual winding calibre LF116.01
Swiss lever escapement
Balance screw
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o´clock
Movement diameter 31.60 (14’’’)
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21’600/H)
Power Reserve: 80 hours
Number of components: 150
Number of jewels: 21
Case
Stainless steel
Water resistant to 30m ‘’Ball-shaped’’ crown in stainless steel
Case diameter: 40 mm
Case thickness: 10.70 mm
Dial
Matt aquamarine green dial with a slate grey hour circle and numerals
Indexes: 18K white gold
Silvery white opaline small seconds display at 6 o´clock
Hands
Hours and minutes: “Assegai-Shaped” in 18K white gold
Seconds: baton-shape in white gold
Strap
Light green Alligator leather with Alcantara lining
Pin buckle in stainless steel
Launched as the “Série Atelier” in a limited-edition of 30 examples, the Classic Origin Green is a new interpretation of the LAURENT FERRIER Classic Origin watch.
This model is housed in a 40mm diameter pebble-shaped case made of Grade 5 titanium. It encompasses the same smooth curving lines as the inaugural model of the brand, the Classic Tourbillon double spiral. Its characteristic uncluttered dial features Assegai-shaped hour and minute hands.
The “Série Atelier” features a gradient opaline dial that transitions from translucent green at its center to a deep forest green near its periphery. The slate grey hour track is punctuated with sharp yellow numerals which give the whole piece a sporty spirit.
A small-seconds display with a sharp yellow outer circle, featuring a baton-shaped hand, is located above 6 o’clock. All three hands are formed of 18-carat white gold. The watch is equipped with the emblematic ‘Ball-shaped’ crown, which also provides quick and effortless adjustment of the time.
The hand-wound Calibre LF116.01, visible via the exhibition case back, is refined to the highest order. The movement is equipped with a free-sprung balance and a Breguet overcoil. This latter combination enhances precision, mitigates positional errors and improves isochronism.
The firm’s beloved long-blade ratchet system is another highlight of this movement. This system, emblematic of LAURENT FERRIER, offers a very pleasant feeling when the watch is wound as well as an inimitable sound, characteristic of the most demanding timepieces. The Classic Origin Green has a power reserve of 80 hours.
One of the simplest movements from LAURENT FERRIER, the Calibre LF116.01 still encompasses the high-end finishing like all timepieces from the manufacture. The bridges are decorated with a micro-blasted, black rhodium finish and hand-polished edges. Each screw head is mirror-polished and the escapement bridge is gracefully adorned with a hand-made interior angle, consistent with the Maison’s fastidious attention to detail.
The LAURENT FERRIER Classic Origin Green watch is fitted on a honey Timberland leather strap, lined with Alcantara and paired with a titanium pin buckle. The “Série Atelier” is a limited edition of 30 pieces.
Technical details
Model: LAURENT FERRIER Classic Origin Green
Reference LCF036.TI.VG
Movement
Manual winding calibre LF116.01
Swiss lever escapement
Balance screw
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o´clock
Movement diameter: 31.60 (14’’’)
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21’600/H)
Power Reserve: 80 hours
Number of components: 150
Number of jewels: 21
Case
Grade 5 titanium
Water resistant to 30 m
Ball-shaped’ crown in grade 5 titanium
Case diameter: 40 mm
Case thickness: 10.70 mm
Dial
Green gradient opaline dial with a slate grey hour circle and yellow numerals
Indexes: 18K white gold
Small seconds display at 6 o´clock
Hands
Hours and minutes: “Assegai-Shaped” in 18K white gold
Seconds: baton-shape in white gold
Strap
Honey brown Timberland leather with Alcantara lining
Pin buckle in Grade 5 titanium
Edition
Limited edition of 30 pieces as the “Série Atelier”
Independent Swiss luxury watchmaker LAURENT FERRIER celebrates its 10th anniversary by releasing the Classic Origin Opaline, featuring in a sporty Grade 5 titanium case.
In 2010, the Galet Classic won an award at the prestigious Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG).This watch was endowed with a tourbillon and a double balance spring as well as a classic, notably smooth, round case.
The LAURENT FERRIER Classic Origin Opaline watch proudly reflects the horology excellence of the Maison, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
This new watch features a classic-shaped case and a timeless dial that offers perfectly legibility. Assegai-shaped hour and minute hands calmly float above a silvery-white opaline dial.
The slate grey dial’s hour track is marked with burgundy-coloured numerals which prove highly legible, add a bit of sportiness, but remain tastefully understated. A small snailed seconds display, featuring baton-shaped hand is located above 6 o’ clock. All three hands are formed of 18-carat white gold.
Made of Grade 5 Titanium, its 40mm diameter case is strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant and hypoallergenic. The Classic Origin Opaline watch is equipped with the Maison’s iconic ‘Ball-shaped’ crown, renowned for its ability to provide ultimate winding experience and quick time-setting.
Powering this timepiece, the hand-wound Calibre LF116.01 is visible via the exhibition case. This extremely refined mechanical movement is equipped with a free-sprung balance and a Breguet overcoil for enhancing precision. It mitigates positional errors and improves isochronism.
Rated for a power reserve of 80 hours, the movement is also equipped with the much-admired long-blade ratchet system. The Calibre LF116.01 also features haute-horlogerie finishing and decorations characteristic to LAURENT FERRIER. The bridges are decorated with a micro-blasted, black rhodium finish and hand-polished edges. Each screw head is mirror-polished and the escapement bridge is gracefully adorned with a hand-made interior angle.
The LAURENT FERRIER Classic Origin Opaline has a light brown Barbialla calf leather strap, lined with Alcantara and paired with a titanium pin buckle.
Movement
Manual winding calibre LF116.01
Swiss lever escapement
Balance screw
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o´clock
Movement diameter 31.60 (14’’’)
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21’600/H)
Power Reserve: 80 hours
Number of components: 150
Number of jewels: 21
Case
Grade 5 titanium
Water resistant to 30 m
‘’Ball-shaped’’ crown in titanium
Case diameter: 40 mm
Case thickness: 10.70 mm
Dial
White-silver opaline dial with a slate grey hour circle and burgundy numerals
Indexes: 18K white gold
Small seconds display at 6 o´clock
Hands
Hours and minutes: “Assegai-Shaped” in 18K white gold
Seconds: baton-shape in white gold
Strap
Light brown Barbialla calf leather with Alcantara lining
Pin buckle in grade 5 titanium
The Grand Sport Tourbillon has a 44mm stainless steel case, with circular satin-finished elements. The bezel is cushion-shaped but encompasses contrasting mirror-polished flanks. The middle of the case has a barrel-shaped outline, yet, consistent with other Laurent Ferrier timepieces. This timepiece has a water resistance of 100 meters.
For the first time, Laurent Ferrier has equipped a watch with an integrated stainless steel bracelet. The central row of the 3-rows design is comprised of vertical satin finished links. The rounded edges of the links have a contrasting mirror-polish. The case back with sapphire crystal glass is secured with bolts inspired by those used in the racing cars.
The watch features an opaline dial which transitions from blue at its centre to black near its periphery. Both the hands and indexes feature orange Super-LumiNova, vitalising the overall composition. A snailed small seconds display resides above 6 o’clock. The tourbillon complication is only visible via the sapphire case back.
The high-end manual-winding tourbillon movement features a long-blade-type ratchet pawl system, delivering a reassuring click as the watch is wound. The Maison has furnished the movement with a horizontal satin-brushed finish and a ruthenium treatment, reinforcing the sporty character of the watch. The tourbillon carriage bridge is painstakingly decorated by hand. Furthermore, the movement features mirror polishing and 30 hand-crafted interior angles.
The Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon with bracelet is limited to just 12 pieces.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon
Reference LCF041.2.AC.C1GO
Movement
• Manual winding
• Diameter: 14’’’ (Ø 31.60 mm)
• Thickness: 5.57 mm
• Frequency: 3Hz (21600 vibrations/hour)
• Power reserve: 80 hours
• 188 mechanical parts / 23 jewels
• Hours and minutes in the centre
• Small seconds at 6 o’clock on tourbillon frame pivot
• Tourbillon rotating cage visible through sapphire case back
• Horizontal satin brushed bridges with a ruthenium treatment
• Tourbillon, opposite double balance spring
• Swiss” lever escapement
• Balance at variable geometry, with screw
• Tourbillon frame carrier in periphery
Case
Stainless steel
Dimensions: 44 mm
Middle and bezel hooked, screwed bottom
Sapphire bottom, tourbillon movement vision
Water resistant at 100 meters
Tinted sapphire glass
Satin finishing on the sides and polished bezel
Sporty bolts on the case back
Dial
Gradient blue opaline in centre and black at the periphery
Small second at 6 o’clock
Indexes: 18K/750 210Pd white gold with orange superluminova
Hands
18K/750 210Pd white gold
Hours and minutes: ‘’Assegai-shaped’’ with orange superluminova
Seconds: baton-type
Strap
Stainless steel integrated bracelet with 3 links
Folding clasp
Geneva watchmaker Laurent Ferrier presents the Grand Sport Tourbillon, a contemporary styled wristwatch which upholds the company’s no-compromise approach to watchmaking. Housed in a sporty 44mm stainless steel case, this is the brand’s first model equipped with an integrated stainless steel bracelet. This new addition to Laurent Ferrier’s portfolio of models features a tourbillon, double balance spring and the firm’s legendary exalted finishing.
The stainless steel case of this timepiece predominantly features circular satin-finished elements. The bezel is cushion-shaped but encompasses contrasting mirror-polished flanks. The middle of the case has a barrel-shaped outline, yet, consistent with other Laurent Ferrier timepieces, every constituent of the case coalesces harmoniously.
For the first time, the Maison has equipped a watch with an integrated stainless steel bracelet. The central row of the 3-rows design is comprised of vertical satin finished links. The rounded edges of the links are presented in a contrasting mirror-polish. These details imbue the bracelet and case ensemble with a sumptuous appearance.
The present-day styling encompasses an opaline dial which transitions from blue at its centre to black near its periphery. Both the hands and indexes feature orange SuperLumiNova, vitalising the overall composition. A snailed small seconds display resides above 6 o’clock and sits beneath a gently arcing tinted sapphire crystal, granting a rounded appearance when viewed from the side.
In 2010, Laurent Ferrier won the ‘Best Men’s Watch Award’ at the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) for its Classic Tourbillon. This watch was equipped with an ingenious hand-wound movement featuring a tourbillon and a double balance spring. The new Grand Sport Tourbillon is endowed with the same movement, albeit presented in a contemporary finish.
By equipping the balance with two reverse-fitted balance springs, the lateral displacement of the balance axis is also neutralised. The integration of both systems combines these respective benefits, conferring excellent precision. Indeed, this has been independently validated by the Besançon observatory, culminating in the award of chronometer certification.
The tourbillon, consistent with the discreet nature of the brand, is only visible via the sapphire case back, which, in turn, is secured with bolts akin to those used in motorsport. The movement features a long-blade-type ratchet pawl system, delivering a reassuring click as the watch is wound. Laurent Ferrier has embellished the movement with a horizontal satin-brushed finish and a ruthenium treatment, reinforcing the sporty character of the watch.
While the Grand Sport Tourbillon appears contemporary, it continues to uphold the traditions so dear to Laurent Ferrier. The tourbillon carriage bridge is painstakingly decorated by hand. Furthermore, the movement features mirror polishing and 30 handcrafted interior angles, details which are highly prized by aficionados.
Laurent Ferrier watches pay due consideration to the notion of tactility. This includes the feel of the crown when the watch is wound, the smooth unobtrusive crown guards sitting close to the wearer’s wrist and, most pertinently, the comfortable ergonomic relationship between the wearer and their Grand Sport Tourbillon.
The Grand Sport Tourbillon is limited to just 12 pieces.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon
Numbered edition, 12 pieces
Reference LCF041.2.AC.C1GO
Movement
• Manual winding
• Diameter: 14’’’ (Ø 31.60 mm)
• Thickness: 5.57 mm
• Frequency: 3Hz (21600 vibrations/hour)
• Power reserve: 80 hours
• 188 mechanical parts / 23 jewels
• Hours and minutes in the centre
• Small seconds at 6 o’clock on tourbillon frame pivot
• Tourbillon rotating cage visible through sapphire case back
• Horizontal satin brushed bridges with a ruthenium treatment
• Tourbillon, opposite double balance spring
• Swiss” lever escapement
• Balance at variable geometry, with screw
• Tourbillon frame carrier in periphery
Case
• Stainless steel
• Dimensions: 44 mm
• 3 parts, middle, bezel and bottom hooked
• Sapphire bottom, tourbillon movement vision
• Water resistant at 100 meters
• Tinted sapphire glass
• Satin finishing on the sides and polished bezel
• Sporty bolts on the case back
Dial
• Gradient blue opaline in centre and black at the periphery
• Small second at 6 o’clock
• Indexes: 18K/750 210Pd white gold with orange superluminova
Hands
• 18K/750 210Pd white gold
• Hours and minutes: ‘’Assegai-shaped’’ with orange superluminova
• Seconds: baton-type
Laurent Ferrier introduces a brand-new collection in an unexpected sporty style to celebrate 40 years since the brand’s founders raced together at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 10 years since the conception of its very first tourbillon.
Laurent Ferrier is best known today as a master independent watchmaker, but rewind 40 years to the 1970s and his name was more likely to be seen on the roster of some of the most prestigious motor races. He competed in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times, coming first in the two-litre prototype category in 1977.
It was during this period that he met fellow driver and industrialist François Servanin. The two men shared a passion for both speed and mechanics which cemented their friendship and in 1979 they raced together behind the wheel of a Porsche 935T from the Kramer racing team, coming an overall third in the competition. Their performance was all the more remarkable considering that many of their competitors were professional Formula 1 drivers.
The two gentlemen’s love for mechanics never waned, leading them to form the Laurent Ferrier watch brand in 2009. Today they remember the beginning of their friendship and motor racing adventures with this brand-new limited edition Tourbillon Grand Sport that captures the spirit of 1970s motor racing.
The Tourbillon Grand Sport catches the eye with its smoked taupe-coloured dial and orange luminescent hands and indexes that respect the brand’s love for elegance and finesse, while offering a sportier and more powerful design. The dial is protected by a spherical tinted sapphire crystal that softens the dial and provides a beautifully rounded profile when viewed from the side.
The 44mm stainless-steel case, with its cushion-shaped bezel against a slightly tonneau middle case, features all the design codes of a Laurent Ferrier timepiece with smooth rounded lines and a refined aesthetic, but it also presents a powerful new design with increased strength and character.
Like all of his creations, Laurent Ferrier designed the Tourbillon Grand Sport case for the wrist so that it would be extremely comfortable and a pleasure to wear throughout the day. Every aspect of the experience of wearing the watch has been considered, from the sensation of winding the crown in the morning, to checking the time while driving home at night. A closer look reveals refined crown guards, sporty bolts on the case back and highly polished parts next to satin finished elements that accentuate the attention to detail and exceptional workmanship that has gone into the fabrication of this unique case.
The year 2019 is not only the anniversary of the founders’ motor racing careers, it is also the 10th anniversary of the conception of the brand’s first tourbillon. It is for this reason that the Tourbillon Grand Sport features this highly-appreciated complication.
The tourbillon device created by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1801 is fitted with a double balance spring. The two reversed-fitted balance-springs neutralise the lateral displacement of the balance axis, while the tourbillon compensates for the variations in rate in all vertical positions. Associating these two devices combines their advantages and ensures impressively high rating precision.
Laurent Ferrier has also developed its own escapement mechanism. In association with the tourbillon, with a specifically adapted construction and a rigorous choice of materials and manual adjustments, the regulating organ ensures excellent precision. The Tourbillon caliber is indeed chronometer-certified by the Besançon Observatory.
The mechanical hand-wound movement, entirely developed and produced within the Laurent Ferrier workshops, is fitted with a double balance-spring tourbillon crafted in the finest traditional manner. Visible exclusively through the sapphire caseback, the mechanism is not a mere aesthetic enhancement, but also discreetly serves its former functional purpose of guaranteeing the precision and reliability of the regulating system.
The calibre construction is inspired by the major 19th century chronometry models with their manual-winding system featuring a long-blade-type ratchet pawl system distinguished by the delicate mechanical clicking sound emitted during winding.
The movement has been given a horizontal satin-brushed finish with a ruthenium touch for a sportier allure and has been finished with extreme care, as evidenced by the manual decoration on the tourbillon carriage bridge. The design of the bridges is inspired by pocket-watches and the decoration is executed in keeping with the finest watchmaking traditions, including 30 hand-crafted interior angles.
The Tourbillon Grand Sport comes in a limited edition of 12 pieces, is water-resistant to 100 metres and is fitted with a taupe-coloured rubber strap with a new deployant buckle with three blades for additional ease and comfort on the wrist. Each edition will also come with a very special box including a commemorative plaque.
Technical details
Model: LAURENT FERRIER Tourbillon Grand Sport Numbered Edition, 12 Pieces
Reference LCF041
Movement
Manual winding
Diameter: 14’’’ (Ø 31.60 mm)
Thickness: 5.57 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21600 vibrations/hour)
Power reserve: 80 hours
188 mechanical parts / 23 jewels
Hours and minutes in the centre
Small seconds at 6 o’clock on tourbillon frame pivot
Tourbillon rotating cage visible through sapphire case back
Horizontal satin brushed bridges with a ruthenium treatment
Tourbillon features
Tourbillon, opposite double balance spring
“Swiss” lever escapement
Balance at variable geometry, with screw
Tourbillon frame carrier in periphery
Case
Stainless steel
Dimensions: 44 mm
3 parts, middle, bezel and bottom hooked
Sapphire bottom, tourbillon movement vision
Water resistant at 100 meters
Tinted sapphire glass
Satin finishing on the sides and polished bezel
Sporty bolts on the case back
Dial
Brown gradient with nickel opalin in the center
Small second at 6 o’clock
Indexes: 18K/750 210Pd white gold with orange superluminova
Hands
18K/750 210Pd white gold
Hours and minutes: ‘’Assegai-shaped’’ with orange superluminova
Seconds: baton-type
Laurent Ferrier expands the Galet Traveller collection with two new dials in Opaline Black or White. Specially designed for globetrotters, the Galet Traveller watch houses a chronometer certified automatic movement featuring an off-centred micro-rotor.
Certified by Besançon Observatory for its chronometric precision, the Self-winding Calibre LF230.02 has a power reserve of 72 hours. Dressed in a 41mm diameter white gold case with Opaline Black or white dial, this new Galet Traveller watch displays local time with central hour and minute hands and second time-zone on a window at 9’o clock. It also features a small seconds counter at 6’o clock and a date window at 3ó clock.
Fitted with domed sapphire crystals, front and back, the Galet Traveller watch has a water resistance up to 30 meters.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Traveller Opaline Black & White
Reference LCF007
Movement
Self-winding Calibre LF230.02 chronometer-certified by Besançon Observatory
Off-centred micro-rotor in 18K solid gold with pawl-fitted unidirectional winding, fixed between the mainplate and the bridge of the micro-rotor and equipped with a “silent bloc” shock-absorbing system
Natural escapement with double direct-impulse directly on the balance
Silicon pallet-lever with self-lubricating properties, escape-wheels in a phosphorous nickel alloy, produced according to LIGA technology.
Diameter: 14’’’ ( Ø 31.60 mm)
Thickness: 5,80 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour)
Power reserve: 72 hours
288 parts
44 jewels
Indications
Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock, date at 3 o’clock, home time/reference time at 9 o’clock
Correctors
Crown for winding and time-setting and, on the left side of the case, two pushbuttons (+) and (-) respectively positioned at 10 and 8 o’clock, to adjust the time hour per hour with automatic date correction.
Case
18K /750 210Pd white gold
Three parts: case middle, bezel and snap-on case-back
Size: Ø 41 mm (49 mm including the lugs)
Thickness: of the material 10 mm / including the sapphire crystal 12.64 mm
Domed sapphire crystals, front and back
Water-resistant to 30 metres
“Ball-shaped” crown in 210Pd 18K white gold
Dial
Opaline Black or White
“Teardrop” hour-markers in 210Pd white gold
Bevelled window at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock
Small seconds counter at 6 o’clock, powdered silver for black dials or slate grey for white dials
Dual time-zone aperture at 9 o’clock
LF logo powdered silver for black dials or slate grey for white dials
Hands
18K/750 210Pd white gold
Hours and minutes: “assegai-shaped”
Seconds: baton-type with counterweight
Strap
Honey alligator leather Alcantara lining
Pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp
The iconic Micro-Rotor from Laurent Ferrier offers two new dials in its collection, an Opaline Black or White, two dials of purity and unparalleled elegance with which to enchant enthusiasts of the finest watchmaking.
The automatic movement with micro-rotor winding is rated for a power reserve of 72 hours. The new dial variations are available with the Original, Montre Ecole and Square case editions of Galet Micro-Rotor watch.
The cases are available in white gold or stainless steel. Case measures 40 mm for Original or Montre Ecole models and 41x41mm (45.35mm across) for Square models.
The watch dial features assegai-shaped hour and minute hands and a small seconds dial at 6 ´clock with baton-shaped seconds hand.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro-Rotor Opaline Black & White References: LCF004, LCF013 or LCF024
Movement
Caliber FBN 229.01, automatic micro-rotor winding with unidirectional clicket, with a power reserve of 72 hours
Natural escapement
Balance screw
Micro-rotor: fixed between the mainplate and the micro-rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double impulse on the balance
Micro-rotor mounted on a shockproof system, silentbloc
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31,60 mm
Thickness: 4,35 mm
Components: 186
Jewels: 35
Frequency: 21’600 A/h (3Hz)
Indications
Hours, minutes, small second at 6 o´clock
Cases
White gold or stainless steel
Size: 40 mm for Original or Montre Ecole and 41x41mm (45.35mm across) for Square
Thickness: 10.70 mm for Original or Montre Ecole and 11.10 mm for Square
Domed sapphire crystals, front and back
Water resistant to 30 meters
‘’Ball-shaped’’ crown in stainless steel or 18K/750 210Pd white gold
Dial
Opaline Black or White
Indexes: 18K/750 210Pd white gold
Small second at 6 o´clock
Hands
18K/750 210 Pd white gold
Hours and minutes: assegai-shaped
Seconds: baton-shaped
Strap
Honey alligator leather Alcantara lining
Pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp
Models Available
Galet Micro-Rotor, white gold, opaline black
Galet Micro-Rotor, white gold, opaline white
Galet Micro-Rotor Square, stainless steel, opaline black
Galet Micro-Rotor Square, stainless steel, opaline white
Galet Micro-Rotor Montre Ecole, white gold, opaline black
Galet Micro-Rotor Montre Ecole, white gold, opaline white
Galet Micro-Rotor Montre Ecole, stainless steel, opaline black
Galet Micro-Rotor Montre Ecole, stainless steel, opaline white
Laurent Ferrier presents new blue dial version of the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece. This timepiece, available in red gold or stainless steel, features a 40mm case and houses a manual wound movement.
Its blue galvanic dial with vertical satin brushed finish features an inner hour circle for time display, vintage-inspired Arabic numerals painted in white 1-30 and in red for 31 representing dates, small seconds dial at 6 o´clock, with a circular satin brushed outer circle and snailed in the center, and bevelled day and month apertures below 12’o clock.
Through the sapphire crystal case back, the movement can be admired. The power reserve indicator is also placed on the back side. The watch comes fitted with a blue alligator leather strap featuring Alcantara lining and pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp.
Movement
• Manual winding calibre LF126.01.
• Swiss lever escapement.
• Balance Screw.
• Movement diameter: 31.60 mm (14´´´).
• Thickness: 5.80 mm.
• Frequency: 3Hz (21´600 /H).
• Power reserve: 80 hours.
• Number of components: 235.
• Number of jewels: 23.
Indications
Hours and Minutes in the centre
Small seconds at 6 o´clock
Power reserve area indicator on the back side
Annual calendar:
– Calendar central hand.
– Day-disc and Month-disc (Automatic correction for months with 30 or 31 days. One correction on March 1st)
– Semi-instantaneous calendar. Days and month semi-instantaneous apertures.
Correctors
Crown for winding, time-setting, calendar central hand and months. Push button at 10 o´clock for days of the week.
Correction forward / backward of the calendar on intermediate position
Case
• 18K/750 5N red gold or stainless steel
• Size: 40 mm diameter
• Thickness: 10.10 mm or 12.80 mm including the sapphire crystal
• Domed sapphire crystals, front and back
• Water resistant to 30 meters
• “Ball-shaped” crown in 18K/750 5N red gold or stainless steel
Dial
• Blue Galvanic
• Hours circle powdered silver
• Vintage-inspired numerals painted in white 1-30 and in red for 31
• Vertical satin brushed finish
• Small second at 6 o´clock, with a circular satin brushed outer circle and snailed in the center
• Bevelled day and month apertures.
• LF logo powdered silver
Hands
• 18K/750 210Pd white gold
• Hours and minutes: “Assegai-shaped”, painted in white
• Seconds: baton-type with counterweight, painted in white
• Date: painted in red
Strap
Blue alligator leather Alcantara lining.
Pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp.
With the rectangular Bridge One, Laurent Ferrier marks the launch of a new caliber especially shaped for this new design but also marks the beginning of a new line inspired by the “Passerelle de l’Ile”, a very famous bridge in Geneva.
The middle case of the watch is inspired by the pure line of the bridge, hence its name Bridge One. For this industrial inspiration, Laurent Ferrier chose stainless steel as a material. The non-straight shape of the lugs are part of the magic of this new case, providing an interesting perspective on the overall timepiece but also offering a perfect fit on the wrist and consequently a great sense of comfort.
The traditional ball-shaped winding-crown facilitates handling. The originality of this exceptional case lies in the spherical sapphire. The sapphire is cut as if it was extracted from a dig crystal ball. Additionally, the smoked effect due to the hue on the glass provides a sense of uniqueness to the piece. Its water resistance is guaranteed to a depth of 30 metres.
Laurent Ferrier presented two special dials at SIHH 2019: An enamel Grand Feu white dial and slate grey enamelled roman numerals without sub-dial for a maximum readability, and a grained slate grey dial with a raised XII marker at 12 o’clock and a sub-dial for a textured feeling.
The 2 versions are swept over by “assegai-shaped” hour and minute hands, and a baton type seconds hand for the slate grey dial. The Bridge One is fitted with Honey Timberland leather or Honey alligator strap with Alcantara lining, secured by a pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp.
For this project, a new caliber needed to be designed to be housed in a rectangular case. The LF107.01 manual winding movement with a Swiss lever escapement offers an 80 hours power reserve. The bridges are beautifully shaped and the level of finishing is consistent with all the other calibers of Laurent Ferrier’s collection.
The sapphire crystal case-back of the Bridge One provides a fine view on the finesse of the finishing. In addition to the Côtes de Genève motif with a ruthenium treatment adorning the bridges and the circular-graining of the main-plate, the sides and interior angles are manually chamfered and the screw heads are polished.
Technical details
Model: LAURENT FERRIER BRIDGE ONE Reference LCF 032.AC.AG1 & LCF.032.AC.E01
Movement
Manual winding calibre LF107.01
Swiss lever escapement
Balance screw
Movement dimension: 22.20x30mm
Thickness: 4.35mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21’600 Alt/H)
Power reserve: 80h
Number of components: 137
Number of jewels: 21
Indications
Hours, minutes, small second at 6 o´clock only for the slate grey dial
Case
Stainless steel
Size: 30x44mm
‘’Ball-shaped’’ crown in stainless steel
Tinted sapphire
Dial
White Enamel Grand feu dial with slate grey enamelled roman numerals
Grained slate grey dial with raised XII Roman numeral in white gold
Small second at 6 o´clock only for the slate grey dial
Hands
Hours and minutes: “Assegai-Shaped” in white gold
Seconds: baton-shape in White Gold
Strap
Honey alligator leather Alcantara lining or Honey timberland leather
Pin buckle or folding clasp
In 2018, the Galet Annual Calendar Montre Ecole watch earned the award of GPHG in the Men’s Complication category. This distinction gave Laurent Ferrier the opportunity to offer a new line to this award-winner caliber. For this edition, Laurent Ferrier was inspired by the Black and White contrast and purity of the Chess Board. Two opaline dials complement the current collection.
Entirely designed in-house, the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Opaline Black & White embodies all the values and spirit, Laurent Ferrier infuses in all his creations.
These timepieces were developed with the aim of ensuring extremely smooth handling, while also ensuring visual balance, readability and performance in all circumstances – all values dear to Laurent Ferrier. With its date and month fast-adjustment by simply turning the crown forward and backward, these timepieces offer a great experience to the wearer.
For its annual calendar complication, Laurent Ferrier decided to pay a tribute to its first manual winding movement: The tourbillon double hairspring. The new caliber features a long “blade” type click ratchet which became a distinctive signature. For the first time, Laurent Ferrier will introduce a “desert sand” 18K yellow gold version.
The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Opalin Black & White displays the day of the week, the date and the month under consideration of months with 30 and 31 days, so the only adjustment required is once a year : on March the 1st. The date is clearly indicated by a central hand and the days of the week and the months in two beveled apertures. This display combines reading comfort and balanced beauty.
The user-friendliness was at the heart of the caliber design. Indeed all the adjustments are extremely easy to make. The days of the week are updated by simply pushing the “easy to grip” button delicately integrated on the left side of the case. All the other adjustments are made by pulling and turning the crown. No tool is required. The fast-adjustment of the date with the central hand can be made by turning the crown forward and backward, allowing the month to be automatically updated accordingly.
The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Opalin Black & White houses a manual winding mechanical movement equipped with a power-reserve area indication positioned on the movement side. The power reserve is guaranteed for 80 hours.
The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Opaline Black & White developed by Laurent Ferrier ensures smooth continuity in the watchmaking journey of the House. This same spirit of functionality, as well as readability and aesthetic appeal are already present in the other models from the brand.
With the School Piece case, Laurent Ferrier’s objective was to develop a case with the same roundness, as when those pioneering watchmakers converted pocket watches into wristwatches. For this new caliber, Laurent Ferrier entirely adapted the 40mm School Piece case to ensure perfect harmony and balance between the movement and the timepiece. The same straight, thin lugs offer another contrast of the modern and the traditional, the “pastille” end-piece decoration mirrored by the winding crown.
The gold Assegai hands and baton-type seconds hand retain their characteristic shape. For black dials a red hand or for white dials a burgundy hand created for the date, brings modernity and visibility to the timepiece. The two beveled apertures for days and months ensure optimal readability. The date displayed all around the dial provides a view at one glance on all the relevant information. The dial comes in opaline black or white with vintage-inspired numerals painted in light blue and 31 in red for the dark dials or dark blue and burgundy for white dials.
Laurent Ferrier thereby once again proves its ability to find the perfect balance between a strongly identifiable neoclassical design on the one hand, user-friendliness on the other.
The sapphire crystal case-back of the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Opaline Black & White provides a fine view of the finesse of the finishing. In addition to the Côtes de Genève motif with a ruthenium treatment adorning the bridges and the circular-graining of the mainplate, the sides and interior angles are manually chamfered and the screw heads are polished.
Laurent Ferrier has used a long “blade” type click ratchet, polished and with a curved shape that reminds the Galet Classic Tourbillon Double hairspring. The sub-dial at 6 o’clock has a circular satin brushed outer circle and a snailed finish in the center. A sunburst finish was chosen to decorate the power-reserve area indication.
The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Opaline Black and White is fitted with honey alligator leather with Alcantara lining for white dials or matt grey Alligator leather with Alcantara lining for black dials.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece Opaline Black & White Reference LCF025
Movement
Manual winding calibre LF126.01
Swiss lever escapement
Balance Screw
Movement diameter: 31.60 mm (14´´´).
Thickness: 5.80 mm.
Frequency: 3Hz (21´600 /H).
Power reserve: 80 hours.
Number of components: 235.
Number of jewels: 23.
Semi-instantaneous calendar
Days and month semi-instantaneous apertures
Indications
Hours and Minutes in the centre
Small seconds at 6 o´clock
Power reserve area indicator on the back side
Annual calendar:
– Calendar central hand.
– Day-disc and Month-disc (Automatic correction for months with 30 or 31 days. One manual correction on March 1st)
Correctors
Crown for winding, time-setting, calendar central hand and months
Push button at 10 O´clock for days of the week
Correction forward / backward of the calendar on intermediate position of the crown
Case
18K / 750 5N red gold, 18K / 750 yellow gold or stainless steel
Size: 40 mm diameter
Thickness: 10.10 mm or 12.80 mm including the sapphire crystal
Domed sapphire crystals, front and back
Water resistant to 30 meters
“Ball-shaped” crown in stainless steel
Dial
Opaline black or white
Vintage-inspired numerals, 1-30 painted in light blue and 31 in red for the black dials or dark blue and burgundy for white dials
Small second at 6 O´clock, with circular satin brushed outer circle and snailed finish in the center
Bevelled day and month apertures
Hands
18K / 750 210Pd white gold
Hours and minutes: “Assegai-shaped”. Painted in white for the black dials or ruthenium treated for the white dials
Seconds: baton-type with counterweight. Painted in white for the black dials or ruthenium treated for the white dials
Date: Painted in red for the black dials and burgundy for the white dials
Strap
Honey alligator leather Alcantara lining for white dials or matt grey Alligator leather with Alcantara lining for black dials
Pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp
For 2018, Laurent Ferrier launches the Régulateur in a 5N red gold square case with an opaline black nickel dial.
The combination of red and black is cherished by Laurent Ferrier and became a signature for its elegance, balance and legibility. Its visage is always classical, with the most important of the three indicators – the large, centrally-positioned hand – displaying the minutes. Above the centre, at 12 o’clock is the hours display, while below it, at 6 o’clock is the seconds subdial.
The movement is the LF Caliber 228.01, with automatic winding courtesy of a pawl-fitted micro-rotor, delivering a 72-hour power reserve.
The 41mm red gold case is water resistant to 30m and is fitted with sapphire crystals for front and back, for a perfect view of the movement. Alongside the Côtes-de-Genève motif on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the wheel spokes are bevelled, the screw heads are chamfered and polished and the interior angles are hand-crafted.
For this new Laurent Ferrier Galet Square Régulateur Black, the brand decided to use the praised Square case. The dial is extremely clean and refined. Opaline black nickel has been chosen, with the hour and seconds counters recessed and contracted with a nickel black snailed finish.
The small hours dial bears powdered silver-toned Roman numerals, “railway track” ring with four Arabic numerals at 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes. The hands for the three functions include a “leaf shaped” hand for the hours and “assegai-shaped” hand for the minutes and a baton-shaped hand for the seconds. All three hands are in red gold (5N).
The Galet Square Régulateur Black will be available from Laurent Ferrier agents from August.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier GALET SQUARE RÉGULATEUR BLACK
Reference: LCF033.R5.NG1
Movement
FBN 228.01 Caliber, automatic winding with pawl-fitted Micro-Rotor, 72-hour power reserve
Micro-rotor winding system fixed between the main plate and the Micro-Rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
A silent block shock protection type system for the Micro-Rotor
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31.60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Number of parts: 189
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3Hz)
Indications
Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Case
18K 5N Red Gold
Diameter: 41 mm
Thickness: including the sapphire crystal 10.95 mm
Sapphire crystal case-back
Water-resistant to 30 metres
Dial
Opaline black nickel
Hours and Seconds counters recessed with a nickel black snailed finish (hour counter diameter 12.60, seconds counter diameter 10.60)
Markers: painted in powdered silver
Roman numerals and baton for the Hours painted in powdered silver
Railway minutes track with painted Arabic numerals at 15,30,45,60 in powdered silver
Thickness: 0.65
Regulateur: painted in powered 5N
Hands
Hours: “leaf-shaped” hand in 18K 5N red gold
Minutes: “assegai-shaped” hand in 18K 5N red gold
Seconds: baton-shaped in 18K 5N red gold
Strap
Brown alligator leather, hand-sewn, Alcantara lining
Red gold pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp on request
This special Galet Micro-Rotor “Montre Ecole” British Racing Green watch was launched to mark Laurent Ferrier’s participation in the London Craft Week 2018, the event showcasing exceptional and innovative British and international craftsmanship.
The British racing green takes its name from the green international motor racing color of the United Kingdom used till the end of 60’s.
The dial is lacquered as cars used to be. The silver sub-dial reminds of car rims. The leather strap is inspired by the bonnet straps that were very common in the 60’s. The railroad and the hour markers are a nod to speedometer.
For this very special timepiece, Laurent Ferrier chooses the “School Piece” case because it offers a wider view on this exclusive dial. On the movement side, the traditional Côte de Genève motif complements this elegant design.
The mechanical movement that powers this watch features three exclusive characteristics:-
• A micro-rotor pawl-fitted automatic winding system fixed between the main plate and the micro-rotor bridge
• A silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
• A silent block shock protection system for the micro-rotor
The harmonious construction of this Caliber FBN 229.01 stems from the global approach envisaged for each of the movement parts, from development through to realization. Laurent Ferrier wanted to create a movement with a micro-rotor and a comfortable power reserve. To achieve this implied finding a system ensuring perfect winding in order to compensate for the lower inertia of a small oscillating weight. In fact a micro-rotor needs as twice as many rotations (300vs. 150) needed for one complete turn of the ratchet wheel.
This exclusive silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance is inspired by the father of modern horology, Abraham-Louis Breguet. This modern construction, associated with the use of cutting-edge materials, maximises the restitution of energy. The excellent efficiency of this escapement serves to reduce the torque required to wind the mainspring and hence optimises the movement winding.
The exceptional finishing of the movement is crafted in the finest watchmaking traditions in Laurent Ferrier’s Geneva workshops. In addition to a Côte de Genève pattern on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the flanks are hand-drawn, the wheel spokes are bevelled, the screw heads are polished and the interior angles are hand-crafted.
The mirror polishing done by hand on the pawl, the balance-clock and the micro-rotor bridge, as well as the guilloché motif on the 18-carat solid gold micro-rotor, give this model an entirely distinctive radiance. The sapphire crystal case-back provides a glimpse of the finesse of this workmanship and reveals harmonious architecture stemming from a clever combination of lines and curves.
The Galet Micro-Rotor “Montre Ecole” British Racing Green is fitted with a dark brown leather strap. A pin buckle matching the colour of the case sets a refined finishing touch. The case-back is snap-fastened and can be removed by the watchmaker thanks to the olivette. Its water resistance is guaranteed to a depth of 30 meters.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro Rotor “Montre Ecole” British Racing Green
Movement
Caliber FBN 229.01, automatic micro-rotor winding with unidirectional clicket, with a power reserve of 72 hours
Natural escapement
Balance screw
Micro-rotor: fixed between the mainplate and the micro-rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double impulse on the balance spring
Micro-rotor mounted on a shockproof system, silentbloc
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31,60 mm
Thickness: 4,35 mm
Number of components: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21’600 A/h (3Hz)
Indications
Hours, minutes, small second at 6 o´clock
Case
Available in stainless steel
Water resistant to 30 m
Case diameter: 40 mm
Case thickness: 10.70 mm
Dial
Green lacquer, hours circle powdered silver
Indexes: white gold 18K
Small second at 6 o´clock, with a circular satin brushed outer circle and snailed in the center
Hands
White gold 18K / 750 210 Pd
Hours and minutes: assegai-shaped. In white gold 18K
Seconds: baton-shaped. In white gold 18K
LAURENT FERRIER GENEVE is a Swiss luxury watch brand founded by Laurent and Christian Ferrier who belong to an old family of Genevan watchmakers. Father and son perpetuate each in their own style a know-how in the “haute horlogerie” universe.
Laurent Ferrier
Born in Geneva in 1946, Laurent Ferrier completed a watchmaking degree at the Geneva Watchmaking School. After graduating, he was hired by Patek Philippe in the Prototyping Department where he became familiar with “haute horlogerie” movements.
Passionate about car racing, he interrupted his watchmaking career during a few years to work in the car components industry. As a talented racing car driver, he participated 7 times in the mythical “Le Mans 24 hours race”. In 1978, he won in the 2lt. prototype category and in 1979, he achieved a 3rd place overall, driving a Porsche 935T with his friend François Servanin.
In 1974, his passion for watchmaking motivated him to go back to Patek Philippe where he joined the Product Development Department. Started as an engineer, he became the Head of the Technical Department, reporting directly to the owner Mr Philippe Stern, with whom he developed products in purest horological tradition. In 2009, he decided to launch a high-end traditional watch brand together with his son Christian and his friend François Servanin. This was the beginning of LAURENT FERRIER GENEVE brand which launched officially at Baselworld 2010.
Christian Ferrier
Born in 1976 in Marseille, Christian Ferrier perpetuated the family tradition in the world of watchmaking and incarnates the future of LAURENT FERRIER GENEVE. His watchmaking education in the field of micromechanics gave him the opportunity to work in the aerospace industry. Thanks to this first professional experience, he joined Roger Dubuis manufacture where he deepened further his knowledge of watch movement development. In 2008, he was recruited by the two master watchmakers – Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini. The founders of “La Fabrique du Temps”, a small atelier with an “haute couture” approach, gave him the opportunity to develop complicated movements for the most prestigious watch brands. And when his father decided to create his own watch, he logically turned to “La Fabrique du Temps”, initiating a fruitful collaboration.
Objectives
To come back to the great horological tradition, where only the man’s hand can change material into a piece of art.
To manufacture a very limited number of models.
To create accurate and reliable “chronometer” movements.
To design discreet and stylish watch cases made to last.
LAURENT FERRIER GENEVE
LAURENT FERRIER GENEVE approach is based on traditional values of craftsmanship, yet oriented towards the future. The development of the first exclusive LAURENT FERRIER GENEVE movement, the “Tourbillon Double Balance Spring”, was the result of a creative collective approach with “La Fabrique du Temps”. The conception and development of the movement and external parts were executed thanks to modern technologies yet respecting at the same time the codes of traditional “haute horlogerie”. This first timepiece takes its inspiration from great chronometer competition watches, emphasizing on discretion, quality and precision. The “Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral” initiates a tradition both innovative and based on centuries old know-how.
Laurent Ferrier stands for 40 years of experience in the field of Haute Horlogerie and at last the fulfilment of a watchmaking dream: that of creating timepieces equipped with exclusive movements, decorated and assembled in harmony with the rules of the watchmaking art in the Ateliers LAURENT FERRIER.
When Laurent Ferrier decided to venture into the realm of independent horology, his desire was to take time to do things properly. Watchmakers do indeed traditionally take the appropriate amount of time to polish a component until the result is perfect.
Laurent Ferrier wants to give his team this freedom in order to ensure that the resulting timepieces reflect watchmaking know-how as well as the corresponding attitude. Each movement has been thought out right down to the finest details in order to find its way through time and generations and thereby testify to skills that are more than 200 years old. Laurent Ferrier likes to think that a 22nd century watchmaker will appreciate such workmanship and such respect for horological values and fundamentals. This demand for quality in all aspects, from development through to assembly is reflected in each model emerging from the ATELIERS LAURENT FERRIER.
LAURENT FERRIER offers a genuine alternative for devotees of Fine Watchmaking. With their pure lines, LAURENT FERRIER creations respect the rules of balance and harmony. But they do so much more, since they also house exclusive movements offering innovative solutions to the quest for precision and reliability. Thus equipped with calibers that are visible exclusively from the back, they display distinguished character imbued with discretion.Inspired by 19th century pocket watches, the pebble-shaped cases, the “assegai” hands and the exceptional dials embody a blend of elegance and refinement.
FINISHES: AN IMPERATIVE REQUIREMENT AT LAURENT FERRIER
The attention devoted to finishing details ensures a perfectly orchestrated stage-setting for the movement. In the case of the Tourbillon Double Spiral, Laurent Ferrier has opted to associate straight lines and curves in a smooth and appealing manner. Horological finishes – satin-brushing, polishing, beveling and circular graining – are performed in an entirely traditional way, harmoniously complemented by a Côtes de Genève motif.
An emblematic component of the LAURENT FERRIER Galet Tourbillon Double Spiral models, the Tourbillon Bridge combines the three finishes executed in the in-house workshops. This distinctive guitar-shaped bridge features 6 interior angles, a rounded-off “neck” and a satin-brushed surface.
Interior angles at Laurent Ferrier: Even today, there is no machine capable of polishing an interior angle. This distinctive form of beveling (or chamfering) can only be done manually by experienced artisans. While many manufacturers have abandoned this skill, it is still alive and well at Laurent Ferrier, where it is done by a person dedicated to this task.The profession of beveller or chamferer has all but disappeared, and this expertise is handed down from generation to generation through practice alone. The whole purpose of this technique is to give the part a perfect aesthetic appearance. In the Ateliers LAURENT FERRIER, bevellng is done with a file and polishing with a buff and a diamond powder applied with a hand-cut boxwood peg.
Round polishing: Round polishing the “neck” of the Tourbillon Bridge requires around three hours of hand-craftsmanship in order to reach the level of perfection demanded by LAURENT FERRIER in terms of both the shape and the polish. Round polishing consists in uniformly filing the part so as to give a semi-cylindrical shape to an originally rectangular component. Through the regular to-and-fro circular motion of the hand holding the base on which the part is placed, and the other holding the abrasive plate, the artisan shapes the material as required. Once the rounded curve is clearly defined, the challenge lies in achieving a perfectly polished final result by applying diamond powder with a boxwood peg.
Satin brushing: The surface of the metal is drawn out in the desired direction (horizontal or vertical) so as to achieve a matt appearance and a finely striated effect.
Specular (mirror or black) polish: The part is placed on a zinc plate coated with diamond paste and then rubbed in a circular motion so as to achieve a mirror-polish effect.
All the watchmaking decorative choices are precisely defined during the development phase in order to be smoothly integrated within the final composition.
GALET CLASSIC – TOURBILLON DOUBLE SPIRAL
Invented in 1801 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the tourbillon is a horological complication designed to compensate for the differences in rate resulting from positions (vertical) that are unfavorable for the regulating organ. For the first time, this major invention is complemented by a double balance-spring.
The two balance-springs are mounted head-to-tail, making it possible to maintain the center of the balance firmly on its axis when the springs are deployed on either side.The combined advantages of these two devices guarantee high rating precision and enhanced regularity.
Inspired by the major 19th and 20th century chronometry (precision timing) models, the Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral features a number of nods to the competition watches that testified to the expertise of the finest watchmaking artisans. For example, a long-blade ratchet pawl was chosen for its horological aesthetic, magnified by a smoothly round-polished finish, as well as for the fact that it was featured on historical pocket watches. Finally, it also features an extremely pleasing sound during winding. The ball-shaped crown makes handling particularly easy.
Galet Classic – Tourbillon Double Spiral
THE ÉCHAPPEMENT NATURELBY LAURENT FERRIER
Laurent Ferrier offers its own interpretation of an invention by Abraham-Louis Breguet dated 1789: the échappement naturel, or double direct-impulse escapement. The distinctive nature of the échappement naturel lies in its ability to impart two impulses per oscillation directly to the balance, a system that calls for two escape-wheels and a suitably shaped lever.To better understand the system, one can look on it as a swing. You traditionally push the swing and then wait for it to return before pushing it again. To illustrate the échappement naturel, simply imagine two people pushing the swing to and fro between them.
For Breguet, the aim was to preserve as much transmissible energy as possible, since an impulse is imparted to the balance with each vibration. This idea thus seemed very promising, yet Breguet fitted it on a very limited number of models. The main reason was that this escapement resulted in additional friction which adversely affected long-term reliability.
However, with the materials and precision technologies available today, this construction lives up to its intrinsic promise, as Laurent Ferrier vividly demonstrates in its Galet Micro-Rotor model that derives full benefit from the facilitated winding of the barrel-spring. Laurent Ferrier has opted for a lever made of silicon for its intrinsic lightness and self-lubricating properties; as well as escape-wheels in a nickel-phosphorous alloy for its extreme hardness. The main advantages of these cutting-edge materials are the resulting perfect surface states along with strong resistance to wear and corrosion.
Awards
The Galet Classic – Tourbillon Double Spiral won the Best Men’s Watch Prize at the 2010 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix.
Contact details Laurent Ferrier SA
Route De Saint Julien 150
CH-1228 Plan Les Ouates
+41 [0]22 716 33 88 www.laurentferrier.ch
Revealed at Baselworld 2018, Laurent Ferrier’s Minute Repeater is a rare horological complication piece manufactured according to the highest standards in fine watch making. This timepiece comes in limited edition and just five will be produced over the two next years.
To ensure the sound would be as beautifully rounded as possible, the case has been made of steel, a choice of material accentuating the chime and endowing it with a clear, light tone. So as to prolong the listening pleasure, the chime lasts is 17 seconds for the longest indications. A major highlight of this complication is well-modulated spacing of the hours, quarters and minutes chimes.
The striking mechanism is activated by a sliding bolt built into the left side of the case-middle. Tiny hammers strike a two-pitched gong to sound the hours, quarters and minutes. A minute repeater watch strikes on demand a low-pitched note for each hour, a double high- and low-pitched note for the quarters, and a high-pitched note for every minute that has elapsed since the last quarter.
For example, if the time is 11:59 the minute repeater will sound 11 low tones representing 11 hours, 3 sequence tones representing 45 minutes and 14 high tones representing 14 minutes after 45 minutes. The time is struck by small steel hammers on differently tuned gongs – steel coils curving in a circular shape around the movement.
Laurent Ferrier chose a very classically designed movement with a Swiss lever escapement and traditional materials for a complication whose originality lies in crystal clear sound and a long chiming sequence. This manual winding caliber has an 80 hour power reserve.
This new movement features signature Laurent Ferrier characteristics such as a winding pawl with a long blade, a distinctively shaped balance-wheel, a Côtes de Genève motif as well as finely cut bridges. The note-shaped bridge on the inertia flywheel is a delightful nod to the function of the model. The classically shaped hammers with their stark outlines are aligned on a bridge featuring distinctive interior angles.
Through the sapphire crystal case-back, one can admire the views of the finishing of the movement with its manually chamfered angles and polished screw heads.
For the Minute Repeater, Laurent Ferrier entirely adapted the 40mm School Piece case to ensure perfect harmony and balance between the movement and the timepiece.
The gold Assegai hands and baton-type seconds hand retain their characteristic shape. Laurent Ferrier has treated the Minute Repeater dial with a 6N red gold colour, featuring copper glints thanks to the vertical satin-brushed finish that is a favourite with the Maison. The silver-toned small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock is adorned with a snailed finish.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Minute Repeater School Piece Reference LCF.030
Movement
Manual winding caliber LF707.01
Swiss lever escapement
Balance Screw
Indications: Hours and Minutes in the centre. Small seconds at 6 o´clock.
Diameter: 14’’’1/4 (Ø 32.40 mm)
Thickness: 5.36 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21´600 /H)
Power reserve: 80 hours
Number of components: 300
Number of jewels: 32
Case
Steel, non-water-resistant
Size: Ø 40 mm diameter
Thickness: 10.40 mm or 14.20 mm including the sapphire crystal
Domed sapphire crystals, front and back
“Ball-shaped” crown in steel
Dial
6N red gold colour, vertical satin-brushed finish
11 indexes in white gold 18K/750 210 Pd
Small silver second at 6 o´clock, with a snailed finish in the centre
Hands
18K / 750 210Pd white gold
Hours and minutes: “Assegai-shaped”
Seconds: baton-type
Strap
Brown alligator leather Alcantara lining or beige calf leather Timberland
Pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp
Presented at SIHH 2018, this new Annual Calendar watch is powered with Laurent Ferrier’s 5th exclusive calibre that combines a convenient and user friendly functionality with pure design and optimal visibility.
Entirely designed in-house, the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece embodies all the values and spirit, Laurent Ferrier infuses in all his creations. This new timepiece was developed with the aim of ensuring extremely smooth handling, while also ensuring visual balance, readability and performance in all circumstances. With its date and month fast-adjustment by simply turning the crown forward and backward, this new timepiece offers a great experience to the wearer.
For its annual calendar complication, Laurent Ferrier decided to pay a tribute to its first manual winding movement: The tourbillon double hairspring. The new caliber features a long “blade” type click ratchet which became a distinctive signature. For the first time, Laurent Ferrier will introduce a “pale” 18K yellow gold version.
The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece displays the day of the week, the date and the month under consideration of months with 30 and 31 days, so the only adjustment required is once a year: on March the 1st The date is clearly indicated by a central hand and the days of the week and the months in two beveled apertures. This display combines reading comfort and balanced beauty.
The user-friendliness was at the heart of the caliber design. Indeed all the adjustments are extremely easy to make. The days of the week are updated by simply pushing the “easy to grip” button delicately integrated on the left side of the case. All the other adjustments are made by pulling and turning the crown. No tool is required.
The fast-adjustment of the date with the central hand can be made by turning the crown forward and backward, allowing the month to be automatically updated accordingly. The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece houses a manual winding mechanical movement equipped with a power-reserve area indication positioned on the movement side. The power reserve is guaranteed for 80 hours.
With the School Piece case, Laurent Ferrier’s objective was to develop a case with the same roundness, as when those pioneering watchmakers converted pocket watches into wristwatches. For this new caliber, Laurent Ferrier entirely adapted the 40mm School Piece case to ensure perfect harmony and balance between the movement and the timepiece.
The same straight, thin lugs offer another contrast of the modern and the traditional, the “pastille” end-piece decoration mirrored by the winding crown. Two gold (red and pale yellow) versions and a steel edition will be available.
The gold Assegai hands and baton-type seconds hand retain their characteristic shape. A new red or burgundy hand created for the date, brings modernity and visibility to the timepiece. The two beveled apertures for days and months ensure optimal readability. The date displayed all around the dial provides a view at one glance on all the relevant information.
The dial comes in silver-toned or slate-grey with vintage-inspired numerals painted in blue and two zones with vertical satin brushed on the center and circular satin brushed on the outer circle.
The sapphire crystal case-back of the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece provides a fine view of the finesse of the finishing. In addition to the Côtes de Genève motif with a ruthenium treatment adorning the bridges and the circular-graining of the mainplate, the sides and interior angles are manually chamfered and the screw heads are polished.
The Geneva watch manufacture has incorporated a long “blade” type click ratchet, polished and with a curved shape that reminds the Galet Classic Tourbillon Double hairspring. The sub-dial at 6 o’clock has a circular satin brushed outer circle and a snailed finish in the center. A sunburst finish was chosen to decorate the power-reserve area indication.
The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece is fitted with beige calf leather or black alligator strap with Alcantara lining, secured by a pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar Montre Ecole Reference LCF025
Movement
Manual winding calibre LF126.01
Swiss lever escapement
Balance Screw
Movement diameter: 31.60 mm (14´´´)
Thickness: 5.80 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21´600 /H)
Power reserve: 80 hours
Number of components: 235
Number of jewels: 23
Indications
Hours and Minutes in the centre
Small seconds at 6 o´clock
Power reserve area indicator on the back side Annual calendar:
– Calendar central hand.
– Day-disc and Month-disc (Automatic correction for months with 30 or 31 days. One correction on March 1st)
Semi-instantaneous calendar: Days and month semi-instantaneous apertures
Correctors
Crown for winding, time-setting, calendar central hand and months
Push button at 10 O´clock for days of the week
Correction forward / backward of the calendar on intermediate position
Case
18K / 750 5N red gold, 18K / 750 pale yellow gold or stainless steel
Size: 40 mm diameter
Thickness: 10.10 mm or 12.80 mm including the sapphire crystal
Domed sapphire crystals, front and back
Water resistant to 30 meters
“Ball-shaped” crown in 18K / 750 5N red gold, 18K / 750pale yellow gold or stainless steel.
Dial
Silver-toned or slate-grey
Vintage-inspired numerals painted in blue
Vertical satin brushed on the center and circular satin brushed on the outer circle
Small second at 6 O´clock, with circular satin brushed outer circle and snailed finish in the center
Bevelled day and month apertures
Hands
18K / 750 210Pd white gold
Hours and minutes: “Assegai-shaped”. Painted in white or ruthenium treated.
Seconds: baton-type with counterweight. Painted in white or ruthenium treated
Date: Painted in red or burgundy
Strap
Black alligator leather Alcantara lining.
Pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp.
For this special edition timepiece, Laurent Ferrier presents an exceptional white porcelain dial limited to ten pieces and available for the first time in the Galet collection.
This elegant porcelain dial constantly plays with the light magnifying the markers and hands. Ten anthracite Breguet type numerals and a scarletred at 12 o’clock adorn this delicate porcelain dial. The minute outer rail is complemented by gold circular minute dots for the minutes, four diamond-shape gold markers at3, 6, 9 and 12 and smaller diamond-shape gold patterns for the tenths.
The dial is graced with white gold ruthenium treated “assegai-shaped” hands for the hours and minutes and a baton-shaped hand for the seconds. The small seconds echoes the central theme, thereby endowing this model with a perfect balance entirely respectful of lines and the principles of readability cherished by Laurent Ferrier.
The pure aesthetic codes of the Maison have been maintained, but in this 41 x 41 mm size, the model is more powerfully present on the wrist than its predecessors. Fitted with a ball-shaped winding-crown ensuring pleasing handling, the back is equipped with a snap-on back ensuring that the movement remains easily accessible to watchmakers via the olivette.
The movement is a self-winding FBN 229.01 calibre, equipped with a unidirectional pawl-fitted micro-rotor and offering a three-day power reserve. This exclusive in-house movement is developed, assembled and adjusted in the Laurent Ferrier workshops.
It is fitted with a silicon escapement featuring a double direct impulse on the balance. This technology developed by Laurent Ferrier enables the balance to be impelled twice per oscillation, a principle that requires two escape-wheels and an appropriately shaped lever.
This innovative construction, combined with the use of cutting-edge materials, maximises energy efficiency, thereby guaranteeing a high amplitude of the balance. This in turn reduces the amount of mechanical force required to wind the mainspring and optimises winding.
The finishes reflect the high standards Laurent Ferrier imposes on all its creations. All are performed in keeping with the finest watchmaking traditions.
Alongside the Côtes de Genève motif on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the wheel spokes are bevelled, the screw heads are chamfered and polished and the interior angles are hand-crafted.
The sapphire crystal case-back provides a fascinating glimpse of this fine workmanship and reveals an attractively balanced structure stemming from a clever combination of lines and curves.
Movement
FBN calibre 229.01, automatic winding with pawl-fitted micro-rotor
72-Hour power reserve
Micro-rotor: fixed between the main plate and the micro-rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
Silent-block shock protection system for the micro-rotor
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31,60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Number of components: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Case
White gold, cushion-shaped
Back bezel: numbered out of 10
Case dimensions: 41×41 mm (diagonal: 45.35 mm)
Water resistance: to 30 m
Case thickness: 11.10 mm
Dial
White porcelain, anthracite nickel Breguet type numerals, 12 o’clock in scarletred, gold circular minute dots for the minutes, four diamond-shape gold markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12, and smaller diamond-shape gold patterns for the tenths.
Hands: 18K/210Pd white gold with black ruthenium treatment, “assegai-shaped” for the hours and minutes baton-shaped for the seconds
Straps
Hand-sewn brown alligator, full skin square scale with scarlet alcanthara lining, and a tan calf strap with scarlet alcantara lining
Buckle: Ardillon pin buckle
Two Swiss independent luxury watch firms – Laurent Ferrier and URWERK – have joined hands together to create Arpal One, a one of a kind horological masterpiece in support of the Only Watch auction in aid of the battle against Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Its special case featuring aero-dynamic curves was designed by Laurent Ferrier. The case was shaped from an exclusive alloy called ARPAL+, specifically developed for this unique watch. ARPAL+ consists of 75% precious metals and resists wear and scratches better than white gold or steel. Its colour never fades, nor does it oxidise. This alloy was first developed for the electronics industry where it is much appreciated for its strength and because it is easily worked.
The polished case of the Only Watch by Laurent Ferrier and URWERK reflects light like no other and seems to sparkle. In contrast, URWERK’s movement was created with every restraint. Unlike the case, it is almost self-effacingly colourless. The four hours satellites are in a matt pearly grey with diamond-polished outlines while the hours and minutes markers are painted in white SuperLuminova.
The time is shown by four satellites, each bearing three hours numerals, which successively sweep past the track of minutes. This original and intuitive way of telling the time is aided by a cover in polyetheretherketone, a thermoplastic known as PEEK, which hides the satellites that are not engaged in indicating the time. The satellites turn on a hidden carrousel, at the heart of the successive passage of the hours.
Technical details
Model: Arpal One by Laurent Ferrier and URWERK for Only Watch 2017 Unique piece
Movement
Calibre: Self-winding UR5.03 governed by a double turbine
Jewels: 52
Frequency: 28,800v/h – 4Hz
Power reserve: 48 hours
Materials: Satellite hours turned on Geneva crosses in beryllium bronze; Orbital structure in PEEK (Polyetheretherketone); Carrousel and triple baseplate in ARCAP.
Finishes: Circular-grained baseplate, sandblasted satellites, brushed carrousel, chamfered screw slots
Indications
Wandering hours, minutes
Numerals painted in SuperLuminova
Case
Materials: Arpal+
Dimensions:Width 40,9mm, length: 60,8mm, height: 20,7mm
Glass:Sapphire crystal
Water resistance: Pressure tested to 30m/3ATM
Strap
Sand-coloured leather, hand stitched with matching thread
Presented this year, Laurent Ferrier’s Montre Ecole wristwatch represented the watchmaker’s earliest development, returning to the basic pieces which forged his abilities as a watchmaker. Known as a “watchmaker’s watch,” this minimalist creation was a watch that would speak to horologists who have been there, learning the basics – one they would love to wear themselves.
Now, Laurent Ferrier is presenting a new Regulateur display on a base of a Galet Micro-Rotor movement, housed in a School Piece case. Its visage is classical, with the most important of the three indicators – the large, centrally-positioned hand – displaying the minutes. Above the centre, at 12 o’clock is the hours display, while below it, at 6 o’clock is the seconds subdial.
The FBN Calibre 228.01 automatic equipped with the pawl-fitted micro-rotor, delivers a 72-hour power reserve. The 40mm stainless steel case or white gold is water resistant to 30m and is fitted with sapphire crystals for front and back, for a perfect view of the movement. Alongside the Côtes-de-Genève motif on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the wheel spokes are bevelled, the screw heads are chamfered and polished and the interior angles are hand-crafted.
For the dial, a silver toned, vertical satin-brushed finish has been chosen, with the minute and seconds counters recessed and contracted with a nickel snailed finish. The small hours dial bears Roman numerals in black, while the minutes are shown on a “railway track” ring in slate grey with blue painted Arabic numerals at 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes.
The hands for the three functions include a “leaf-shaped” hand for the hours and “assegai-shaped” hand for the minutes and a baton-shaped hand for the seconds. All three hands are in white gold 18K/210Pd with a black ruthenium treatment.
The Galet Micro-Rotor Montre Ecole Regulateur will be available from Laurent Ferrieragents from July.
Movement
Calibre reference: FBN Calibre 228.01, automatic winding with pawl-fitted Micro-Rotor, 72-hour power reserve
Micro-rotor winding system fixed between the main plate and the Micro-Rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
A silent block shock protection type system for the Micro-Rotor
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31.60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Number of parts: 189
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3Hz)
Movement decoration
Côtes de Genève pattern on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, flanks are hand-drawn, wheel spokes are bevelled, screw heads are polished, and interior angles of the balance-cock are hand crafted with a burin. The Micro-Rotor bridge is hand polished.
Indications
Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Case
White gold or stainless steel
40 mm three-piece bassiné case
Thickness: including the sapphire crystal 10.95 mm
Sapphire crystal case-back
Water-resistant to 30 metres
Dial
Silver toned, vertical satin-brushed finish
Hour and Seconds counters recessed with a nickel snailed finish (hour counter diameter 12.60, seconds counter diameter 10.60)
Roman numerals for the Hours painted in black
Railway minutes track in slate grey with blue painted Arabic numerals at 15,30,45,60
Blue painted “Regulateur” inspired by the Laurent Ferrier typography
Hands
Hours: “leaf-shaped” hand in 18K/210Pd white gold with black ruthenium treatment
Minutes: “assegai-shaped” hand in 18K/210Pd white gold with black ruthenium treatment
Seconds: baton-shaped in white gold 18K/210Pd white gold with black ruthenium treatment
Strap
Grey alligator leather, hand-sewn, Alcantara lining
White gold or stainless steel pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp on request
For this haute horlogerie creation, Laurent Ferrier has recalled his very first creation as a watchmaker: the School Piece, or “MontreEcole”.
The School Piece incorporated the 19th century pocket watches codes, the skills and techniques that traditionalists will never allow to disappear. In paying homage to his ur-watch, Laurent Ferrier has developed a case with the same roundness above and below its wrist, as when those pioneering watchmakers converted pocket watches into wristwatches.
The Galet Micro Rotor “MontreEcole” has a new 40mm three-piece bassiné case, its form enhanced by two satin bands, with a matte finish to contrast with the polished. The competing-yet-harmonious surfaces emphasise the curved shape and balance of the piece, assisting the eye in appreciating the subtlety of the curvatures. Straight, thin lugs were developed to offer another contrast of the modern and the traditional, the “pastille” end-piece decoration mirrored by the winding crown.
The Galet Micro Rotor “MontreEcole” will be available in three versions including Red Gold, White Gold or Steel:
The Galet Micro Rotor “MontreEcole” Steel
This new case demanded a new dial, also inspired by the Laurent Ferrier School Piece “MontreEcole” with a vertical satin-brushed finish in a dark silver hue. Assegai-shaped white gold hands and indexes point to anthracite painted indexes. The minimalist small seconds dial, free of clutter, enjoys two contracting surfaces: a snailed finish in the centre and a sandblasted outer section.
Another nod to classicism is the finish of the main bridge, reminiscent of the “frosted” style of the great English watchmakers of the 18th century. Laurent Ferrier also chose a rougher decoration for its micro rotor movement, recalling the original materials uses in prototyping, such as brass, which offers a contrast with steel. Further hand-finishing skills applied to the movement include shot-blasting, known as microbillé, and mirror polishing for the parts in steel, including the balance cock.
It is fitted with a dark brown alligator leather strap with Alcantara lining, secured by a pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp in steel.
The Galet Micro Rotor “MontreEcole” Gold
Offered in Red Gold or White Gold three-piece bassiné cases, the gold models are fitted with Assegai hands matching the case metals. Sharing with the steel version’s dial are the vertical satin brushed finish in a silver hue and the minimalist small seconds dial with snailed finish in the centre and a sandblasted outer section.
The Galet Micro Rotor “MontreEcole” in gold will exhibit the exact same decoration as our existing Micro Rotor models. The gold editions attach to the wrist with light brown alligator leather straps with Alcantara lining, secured by a pin buckles or a double blade folding clasps in white or red gold.
Movement
Calibre reference: FBN Calibre 229.01, automatic winding with pawl-fitted micro-rotor, 72-hour power reserve
Micro-rotor winding system fixed between the main plate and the micro-rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
A silent block shock protection type system for the micro-rotor
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31.60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Number of parts: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3Hz) Steel version, Ref: LCF024.AC
Case
Stainless Steel
40 mm three-piece bassiné case
Thickness: including the sapphire crystal 10.95 mm
Sapphire crystal case-back
Water-resistant to 30 metres
Dial
Dark silver toned vertical satin-brushed finish
Minimalist small seconds with a snailed finish in the centre and a sandblasted outer section
Hands
Hours & minutes: “assegai-shaped” hands in white gold
Seconds: baton-shaped in white gold
Movement decoration
Shot-blasting, known as microbillé, and mirror polishing for the parts in steel, including the balance cock
Gold case version, Ref: LCF024.G/R
Case
Available in white and red gold
40 mm three-piece bassiné case
Thickness: including the sapphire crystal 10.95 mm
Sapphire crystal case-back
Water-resistant to 30 metres
Dial
Two tone dial, silver toned vertical satin brushed finish for the center and circular satin brushed finish for the outer dial
Minimalist small seconds with a snailed finish in the centre and a sandblasted outer section
Hands
18K/210Pd white gold or red gold
Hours & minutes: “assegai-shaped”
Seconds: baton-shaped in white or red gold
Strap
Dark brown alligator leather, hand-sewn, Alcantara lining
White or red gold matching the case pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp
Movement decoration
Côtes de Genève pattern on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, flanks are hand-drawn, wheel spokes are bevelled, screw heads are polished, and interior angles of the balance-cock are hand crafted with a burin. The micro-rotor bridge is hand polished.
Due to requests from customers and collectors eager to savour the view of the Galet Classic Tourbillon’s spectacle not only from the movement but also from the dial, Laurent Ferrier worked on a unusual view of the tourbillon itself, visible from the bottom cage.
To further showcase the raison d’être of the Galet Classic Dual, the task was to offer this view through the dial side, with the tourbillon remaining in its initial position. By turning around the tourbillon mechanism, a new look has resulted, providing an unusual take on the most elegant of watch features.
And yet it is a truly subtle exposé, one to be appreciated by connoisseurs of tourbillons. A tourbillon’s mechanical ballet is too beautiful to be hidden away. Equally, it is too precious, too rare a creation to be presented in any manner other than one of understated grace.
For Laurent Ferrier, the only way to achieve this goal was to keep the original design intact, while creating a space to unveil the tourbillon cage from the dial-side.
Through insisting that the tourbillon remain in its initial position, he was able to create a subtle and elegant version that aspired to greater transparency. This demanded a specifically-developed bridge with two arms supporting the regulating organ. This part has such a singular shape, combined with a strong functional role that it is extremely difficult to finish: this tiny component features vertical satin-brushing, shot-blasting and hand-polishing of the sink and angles.
In a Galet Classic, the finishing on the tourbillon cage takes up to fifteen hours just for the bottom cage bridge because of the seventeen interior angles. With this new version, the decoration achievement is seen from the two sides so the interior angles are decorated on both sides.
The cage, too, is extremely light and thin, providing the quest for greater transparency with another opportunity to better reveal the technicality and the high standard of decoration of the tourbillon. It achieves this by increasing the mount of space and light for the regulating organ.
To provide a perfect presentation of this most noble of horological feats, the Galet Classic Dualis encased in a white gold housing, of a comfortable 41mm diameter.
This surrounds a dial with its circular satin-brushed chapter ring and its sole numeral – a Roman XII – in a raised, powdered silver-toned grey transfer. Delicate is the contrast between the chapter ring and the silver-toned vertical satin-brushed finish in the center, accented further by a railway minutes track painted in slate grey.
Indicating the time are Assegai-shaped white gold hands with a ruthenium treatment, standing proud against a light background. The tourbillon, this magnificent timepiece’s raison d’être, enjoys pride-of-place in an aperture at the six o’clock position. A sculpted arc draws the eye to the tourbillon.
The Galet Classic Dual timepiece comes fitted with a blue alligator leather strap with Alcantara lining. This is secured by a pin buckle or a double-blade folding clasp in 18K white gold.
Movement
Calibre reference: LF 619.03
Hand-wound movement, chronometer-certified
Diameter: 14’’’ (Ø 31.60 mm)
Thickness: 5.57 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)
Power reserve: 80 hours
187 parts
23 jewels
Central hours and minutes
Tourbillon carriage visible through the dial and case-back
Tourbillon mechanism
Tourbillon, two top-to-tail balance springs
Two Geneva-type balance-spring stud-holders
Swiss lever escapement with steel escape-wheel and lever
Variable-geometry balance with gold adjustment screws
Peripheral tourbillon carriage driving system
Case
18K / 210Pd non-rhodium plated white gold
Three parts: case middle, bezel and snap-on case-back
Diameter: 41mm
Thickness: including the sapphire crystal 12.70 mm
Sapphire crystal case-back
Water-resistant to 30 metres
“Ball-shaped” crown in 18K/ 210Pd white gold
Dial
Circular satin-brushed chapter ring, silver-toned vertical satin-brushed finish in the center, accented further by a railway minutes track painted in slate grey
Roman XII – in a raised, powdered silver-toned grey transfer
Hands
18K/210Pd white gold with black ruthenium treatment
Hours & minutes: “assegai-shaped”
Strap
Dark blue alligator leather, hand-sewn, Alcantara lining
18K white gold 16 mm pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp
On demand of its exclusive retailer in London, William & Son, Laurent Ferrier has created a special 18k rose-gold and platinum limited edition of the new Galet Traveller Night Blue, applying red gold-leaf to highlight the United Kingdom’s position in the enamel dial.
The UK-only edition is based on the Galet Traveller movement LF 230.1 – which offers 80 hours of power reserve and functions with a so called “natural” escapement – and is visible through the sapphire case back on which the name William & Son has been engraved in a unique blue lacquer displayed at 12 o’clock.
The centre of this dial is adorned with a convex planisphere depicting the five continents in 18K white gold, surrounded by a blue enamel sea. Crafted using the age-old champlevé technique, the area destined to host the seas and oceans is hollowed out from the material before the enamel is applied. The difficulty lies in performing this enamelling on a domed surface serving to re-produce the rotundity of the Earth and in highlighting the central five-continent motif. The edge of the continents slopes gently towards the coastlines, displaying various shades of blue.
The three-dimensional effect is reinforced by several aesthetic details. The emerged territories are painted and the world’s cities seen by night are depicted by gold leaf-adorned dots further enhancing the contrast with the oceans. Hand-finished with a circular satin-brushed decoration, the outer gold ring dips towards the central sphere, thereby accentuating the illusion of a raised globe literally balanced on top of the dial.
The unique aesthetic of the model is heightened by the drop-shaped hour-markers whose tips extend beyond the ring, giving the impression that they are literally suspended in the void.
1- Cells are carved on the metal plate (dial)
2- Delicate enamel is embedded in the carved surface of the dial
The piece is then fired until the enamel melts
3- After cooling the surface of the object is polished and continents painted
4- 5N red gold leafs are applied on the enamel dial to highlight the United Kingdom’s position
The Galet Traveller Globe Night Blue was developed in such a way as to combine practicality with an overall balance of the timepiece, thus ensuring readability and performance in all circum-stances.
Two perfectly symmetrical oblong pushers delicately integrated into the left-hand side of the case serve to adjust the local time indicated by the central hand. When passing from one time zone to another, this central hours hand may be moved forward or backwards in one-hour increments by successive presses. The upper pusher moves the hand one hour forwards, while the lower one moves it backwards, all without affecting the minutes hand.
In addition to this fast adjustment of local time, the date appearing through an aperture at 3 o’clock automatically jumps when the hand passes midnight, thereby adjusting without any separate intervention to the transitions between different time zones. Meanwhile, the 9 o’clock aperture keeps track of the reference time (home time). The 24-hour display provides a natural distinction between daytime and night-time hours.
The Galet Traveller Globe is powered by self-winding LF Calibre 230.01, incorporating the dual-time adjustment mechanism as well as the date. It features a system of unidirectional automatic winding via a pawl-fitted micro-rotor, backed by a double direct-impulse échappement naturel. This escapement is distinguished by the fact that the balance receives two direct impulses for each oscillation, thereby guaranteeing excellent efficiency matched by an 80-hour power reserve.
The decoration and finishing are performed in keeping with the spirit of Haute Horlogerie, combining extreme dexterity with artisan-style expertise.
The sapphire crystal case-back of the Galet Traveller Globe enables one to admire the exquisite refinement of this craftsmanship and was engraved in a specific blue lacquer at 12 o’clock with the name of William & Son for this specific limited edition.
In addition to the Côtes de Genève décor on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the sides are manually chamfered and the screw heads are polished. The hand chamfering is particularly visible in the finesse of the interior angles, highlighting the authentic respect for the watchmaking art consistently cultivated by Laurent Ferrier.
The Galet Traveller Globe Night Blue for William & Son will be limited to five pieces in rose gold and platinum.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Traveller Night Blue for William & Son References: Red Gold: LCF012.R5 / Platinum: LCF012.P1
Movement
Self-winding Calibre LF230.01
Off-centred micro-rotor in 18K solid gold with pawl-fitted unidirectional winding, fixed between the mainplate and the bridge of the micro-rotor and equipped with a “silent bloc” shock-absorbing system
Natural escapement with double direct-impulse directly on the balance
Silicon pallet-lever with self-lubricating properties, escape-wheels in a phosphorous nickel alloy, produced according to LIGA technology
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock, date at 3 o’clock home time/reference time at 9 o’clock
Correctors: crown for winding and time-setting and, on the left side of the case, two push-buttons (+) and (-) respectively positioned at 10 and 8 o’clock, to adjust the time hour per hour with automatic date correction
Diameter: 14’’’ ( Ø 31.60 mm)
Thickness: 5.80 mm
Frequency: 3Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour)
Power reserve: 80 hours
288 parts
44 jewels
Reference LCF0012.G1.NGE08
Case
5N red gold or platinum
Three parts: case middle, bezel and snap-on case-back
Size: Ø 41 mm (49 mm including the lugs)
Thickness: of the material 10 mm / including the sapphire crystal 13.70 mm
Domed sapphire crystals, front and back engraved at 12 o’clock with a William & Son logo
Water-resistant to 30 metres
“Ball-shaped” crown in 5N red gold or platinum
Dial
In 18K gold, spherical centre in translucent blue champlevé enamel with a circular satin-brushed sloping blue rim
Drop-shaped hour-markers in 18K white gold
Bevelled date window at 3 o’clock
Dual time-zone aperture at 9 o’clock
Hands
18K white gold
“assegai-shaped”
Strap
Hand-sewn blue alligator leather, Alcantara lining
16 mm pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp, in 18K white gold
On demand of its partner Swiss FineTiming, Laurent Ferrier has created a new version of the Galet Square micro-rotor offering a two-tone red gold hued sector dial typical of the late 1930s with lugs designed for Swiss FineTiming. This special edition timepiece celebrates the opening of the new Swiss FineTiming store Walton Street, downtown Chicago.
For this special edition, Laurent Ferrier presents a new composition of space on its exceptional sector dial, while respecting the aesthetic codes of its collection. The harmonious division between an outer circle with a circular satin-brushed finish and a central zone with a vertical satin-brushed finish lends the dial this two-tone effect.
The space is marked out by an anthracite nickel and delicately accentuated raised chapter ring featuring curved markers paying a distinctive nod to the brand’s iconic drop-shaped hour-markers. This new red gold colored dial is punctuated by anthracite nickel Breguet type numerals at 9, 12 and 3 o’clock and an applied chapter with a round cabochon cut finish, polished manually offering a beautiful volume effect and focus firmly on readability.
The outer rail is complemented by anthracite painted Breguet numerals. The small seconds echoes the central theme, thereby endowing this model with a perfect balance entirely respectful of the pure lines and the principles of readability cherished by Laurent Ferrier.
The dial is graced with “arrow-shaped” hours and minutes hands in gold, treated with ruthenium; while the baton-type seconds hand set the perfect finishing touches. The Laurent Ferrier logo is silver print depicted on the cartouche.
To highlight the unique nature of this model, Laurent Ferrier designed distinctive lugs featuring a side decoration exclusively for Swiss FineTiming. The timepiece is fitted with a ball-shaped winding-crown ensuring smooth and pleasant handling.
The back sapphire was treated to reveal on the inner part, the Swiss FineTiming logo. The back bezel shows the number of the timepiece out of ten. Its water resistance is guaranteed to a depth of 30 metres.
Once again, Laurent Ferrier testifies to its determination and its ability to create models imbued with a pure aesthetic while also giving a preference to “bespoke” interpretations for unique occasions.
This watch is driven by the self-winding FBN Calibre 229.01 equipped with a unidirectional pawl-fitted micro-rotor and guaranteeing a three-day power reserve.
This is the third exclusive in-house movement developed, assembled and adjusted in the Laurent Ferrier workshops. It comprises a silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance. This innovation developed by Laurent Ferrier gives two impulses to the balance per oscillation, a system requiring two escape-wheels and a specially designed lever.
Alongside the Côtes-de-Genève motif on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the wheel spokes are bevelled, the screw heads are chamfered and polished and the interior angles are hand-crafted.
The Galet Square Walton Street Swiss FineTiming Limited Edition is equipped with a brown alligator leather hand stitched strap which has a double layer with a flat upper part, which gives the timepiece an additional volume, featuring an Alcantara lining.
The Galet Square Walton Street Limited Edition to 10 pieces is exclusively available at Swiss FineTiming in Chicago.
Technical details
Model: Laurent Ferrier Galet Square Walton Street Limited Edition – Exclusively For Swiss Finetiming
Movement
FBN calibre 229.01, automatic winding with pawl-fitted micro-rotor
72-Hour power reserve
Micro-rotor: fixed between the main plate and the micro-rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
Silent-block shock protection system for the micro-rotor
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31,60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Number of components: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Case
In stainless steel, cushion-shaped with Swiss FineTiming special lugs
Back sapphire: Black Swiss FineTiming logo metallized
Back bezel: numbered out of 10
Case dimensions: 41x41mm (diagonal: 45.35mm)
Water resistance: to 30 m
Case thickness: 11.10 mm
Dial
Two-tone red goldcolored sector dial with vertical satin-brushed centre and circular satin-brushed exterior
Snailed small seconds
Anthracite nickel gold appliques chapter ring and Breguet-type Arabic
Hands: 18K/750 gold, anthracite “arrow-shaped” for the hours and minutes, baton-shaped for the seconds
Strap
Hand-sewn brown alligator, two layers and flat upper part with Alcantara lining
Buckle/clasp: pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp in stainless steel
Geneva watch maker Laurent Ferrier unveils a special, limited edition GALET SQUARE watch collection is association with one of its exclusive retailers, SwissFineTiming. The Galet Square micro-rotor with “échappement naturel” in steel offers a two-tone sector dial typical of the late 1930s and unique lugs specially created for this limited edition of 10 pieces.
For this special edition, Laurent Ferrier offers a new composition of space on its exceptional sector dial, while respecting the aesthetic codes of its collection.
The harmonious division between an outer circle with a circular satin-brushed finish and a central zone with a vertical satin-brushed finish lends the dial this two-tone effect.
The space is marked out by a black nickel gold slender and delicately accentuated raised chapter ring featuring curved markers paying a distinctive nod to the brand’s iconic drop-shaped hour-markers. This new dial is punctuated with black nickel gold Arabic numerals at 9, 12 and 3 o’clock and an applied chapter with a round cabochon cut finish, polished manually offering a beautiful volume effect and focus firmly on readability.
The outer rail is complemented by blue painted Arabic numerals. The small seconds echoes the central theme, thereby endowing this model with a perfect balance entirely respectful of the pure lines and the principles of readability cherished by Laurent Ferrier.
The “assegai-shaped” gold hours and minutes hands, treated with ruthenium are stamped in order to achieve the extreme slenderness of Laurent Ferrier model; while the baton-type seconds hand set the perfect finishing touches.
To highlight the unique nature of this model created specifically for Swiss FineTiming, Laurent Ferrier is revisiting its lugs offering a unique design featuring a side decoration. The timepiece is fitted with a ball-shaped winding-crown ensuring smooth and pleasant handling. The back sapphire was treated to reveal on the inner part, the Swiss FineTiming logo. The back bezel shows the number of the timepiece out of ten. Its water resistance is guaranteed to a depth of 30 metres.
This watch is driven by the self-winding FBN Calibre 229.01 equipped with a unidirectional pawl-fitted micro-rotor and guaranteeing a three-day power reserve. This is the third exclusive in-house movement developed, assembled and adjusted in the Laurent Ferrier workshops. It comprises a silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance.
This innovation developed by Laurent Ferrier gives two impulses to the balance per oscillation, a system requiring two escape-wheels and a specially designed lever. Alongside the Côtes-de-Genève motif on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the wheel spokes are bevelled, the screw heads are chamfered and polished and the interior angles are hand-crafted.
The Galet Square Swiss FineTiming Limited Edition is equipped with a brown alligator leather hand stitched strap which has a double layer with a flat upper part, which gives the timepiece an additional volume, featuring an Alcantara lining.
The Galet Square “Vintage I” Limited Edition to 10 pieces is exclusively available at the Laurent Ferrier retailer in Chicago. Contact details of the retailer are given below:-
Movement
FBN calibre 229.01, automatic winding with pawl-fitted micro-rotor
72-Hour power reserve
Micro-rotor: fixed between the main plate and the micro-rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
Silent-block shock protection system for the micro-rotor
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31,60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Number of components: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
Case
In stainless steel, cushion-shaped with Swiss FineTiming special lugs
Back sapphire: engraved with Swiss FineTiming logo
Back bezel: numbered out of ten
Case dimensions: 41x41mm (diagonal: 45.35mm)
Water resistance: to 30 m
Case thickness: 11.10 mm
Dial
Two-tone nickel sector dial with vertical satin-brushed centre and circular satin-brushed exterior. Black nickel gold appliques chapter ring and Arabic numerals. Snailed small second counter
Hands: 18K/750 gold, “assegai-shaped” for the hours and minutes and baton-shaped for seconds, ruthenium treated
Strap
Hand-sewn brown alligator, two layers and flat upper part with Alcantara lining
Buckle/clasp: pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp in stainless steel
Galet is the name of the first watch collection from the Laurent Ferrier Manufacture, unveiled in 2010. Six years later, on the occasion of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2016, Laurent Ferrier presented its new model: the Galet Square Boréal.
Its evolution has been gentle and gradual, like the curves of minerals polished by the waves. The pebble, stemming from centuries of the incessantly repeated work of nature, magnifies the softness and purity of shapes. For Laurent Ferrier, the Galet embodies the perfect integration of all case components, as if one were holding a pebble in one’s hand.
For this new model, Laurent Ferrier, revisits an Art Deco aesthetic while giving it a contemporary twist. This timepiece is intended to be resolutely original while complying with the brand’s signature design codes.
The dial is enhanced with harmoniously varied tones and textures through associating Superluminova for the chapter ring, a vertical satin-brushed finish on the dial, a snailed small seconds subdial, and a fine slate-grey transfer around the periphery.
The small seconds picks up the central theme, thereby endowing this model with a fine aesthetic balance, in keeping with the principles of purity and legibility cherished by Laurent Ferrier. The dial is also graced with “arrows haped” hours and minutes hands enhanced with Superluminova, and a baton-shaped seconds hand.
The pure aesthetic codes of the Maison have been maintained, but in this 41 x 41 mm size, the model is more powerfully present on the wrist than its predecessors. Fitted with a ball-shaped winding-crown ensuring pleasing handling, the back is equipped with a snap-on back ensuring that the movement remains easily accessible to watchmakers via the olivette.
The movement is a self-winding FBN 229.01 calibre, equipped with a unidirectional pawl-fitted micro-rotor and offering a three-day power reserve. This is the first exclusive in-house movement developed, assembled and adjusted in the Laurent Ferrier workshops. It is fitted with a silicon escapement featuring a double direct impulse on the balance.
This technology developed by Laurent Ferrier enables the balance to be impelled twice per oscillation, a principle that requires two escape-wheels and an appropriately shaped lever. This innovative construction, combined with the use of cutting-edge materials, maximises energy efficiency, thereby guaranteeing a high amplitude of the balance. This in turn reduces the amount of mechanical force required to wind the mainspring and optimises winding.
The finishes reflect the high standards Laurent Ferrier imposes on all its creations. All are performed in keeping with the finest watchmaking traditions.
Alongside the Côtes de Genève motif on the bridges and the circular graining on the mainplate, the wheel spokes are bevelled, the screw heads are chamfered and polished and the interior angles are hand-crafted. The sapphire crystal case-back provides a fascinating glimpse of this fine workmanship and reveals an attractively balanced structure stemming from a clever combination of lines and curves.
Laurent Ferrier reinvents the graphic composition of the Galet Square dial while preserving the distinctive aesthetic codes of its collection.
For this new variation, this so-called “sector-type” dial typical of the late 1930s attractively combines a vintage touch with a highly contemporary appearance.
Movement
FBN Calibre 229.01, automatic winding with pawl-fitted microrotor, 72-hour power reserve
Micro-rotor winding system fixed between the main plate and the micro-rotor bridge
Silicon escapement with double direct impulse on the balance
A silent block shock protection type system for the micro-rotor
Indications: hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock
Movement diameter: 14’’’ = 31.60 mm
Movement thickness: 4.35 mm
Number of parts: 186
Number of jewels: 35
Frequency: 21,600 vph (3Hz)
Case
Stainless steel, cushion-shaped
Water resistance: to 30 m
Case dimensions: 41x41mm (45.35mm across)
Case thickness: 11.10 mm
Dial
Black nickel-coloured, vertical satin-brushing, snailed small seconds and slate-grey transfer
Chapter ring coated with Superluminova
Hands: in 18K/750 gold, “arrow-shaped” for the hours and minutes, baton shaped for the seconds
Strap
Leather and composite material with green stitching or light brown barbialla calf with Alcantara lining, hand sewn
Buckle/clasp: pin buckle or double-blade folding clasp in stainless steel
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