Description

Though Laurent Ferrier watches have only been available since 2008, their look is that of a refined Geneva classic timepiece. Ferrier’s 37-year career at Patek Philippe has much to do with this fact. But while Ferrier clearly started his own brand with an eye for purity of line and form, he is also clearly looking to advance his watches beyond the commonplace.

While such embellishments quicken the pulse of watch lovers, the value of a Laurent Ferrier timepiece is evident to anyone with an appreciation for beauty. The proportions, the crisp hour markers and assegai-shaped hands are all testament to Ferrier’s remarkable sense of aesthetics. These are clearly some of the most elegant watches made in Switzerland.

This automatic calibre features a natural escapement. It offers two exclusive characteristics: a micro-rotor pawl-fitted automatic winding system, assisted by an exclusive silicon double-direct impulse escapement fitted directly on the balance, 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 exceptional finishes of the movement are crafted in the finest watchmaking traditions. In addition to a Côtes 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 of the balance-cock are hand crafted with a burin. The micro-rotor bridge is hand polished.