Laurent Ferrier is a watchmakerof whom we could say that he has lived behind the scenes or “behind the scene”, a creative genius at the service of others (he worked at Patek Philippe for more than 30 years, where he became technical director) until something tells him that he must follow his own path. Third generation of watchmakers but also a fan of motor racing, in 1979 he finished third in the 24 Hours of Le Mans… Right behind a guy called Paul Newman. And that also has its importance in this story, because it is precisely a former partner of automobile competition whoIn 2008 he offered Laurent Ferrier the necessary financingto realize your watchmaking dreams.
And those dreams are none other than purehorological essence linked to the great masters of the 17th centurywho gave their own name to their creations, overcoming the technical challenges of their time. That is, what he had been doing for others but without the ties of a foreign project. The challenges are still there, although the technique has evolved. The best, thatLaurent Ferrier is not a name taken from libraries but a saga(his son Christian, a micromechanics engineer from the Geneva watchmaking school, has also joined the company) which has classicism as a model without losing sight of the essential business steps learned during a lifetime of profession in one of the largest in the sector. For now there are 50 people in the Plan les Ouates atelier to produce an average of 150 watches a year.
Which presenta Laurent Ferrier en el SIHH 2016 son ni más ni menos que cuatro novedades.The Galet Classic Square is the “mix” between two winners: the Galet Classic Tourbillon and the Galet Square with microrotor, both worthy of a prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), one in 2010 and the other in 2015. The result is a Galet Square with tourbillon and grand-feu enamelled dial. This tourbillon has, as a differentiating element from other devices
Similar, a double spiral mounted in the center of the balance that improves precision but above all tuning. Besides,manual loading system displays a “long blade” ratchetinspired by the one used in 19th century chronometers and which produces a unique sound when assembled (wound). All these elements can be admired through the sapphire caseback that comes with the white gold case of the Galet Classic Square, whose price before taxes is 180,000 Swiss francs.
Not everything is tourbillons at Laurent Ferrier.The automatic FBN.229.01 caliber is equipped with a unidirectional microrotor and has a three-day power reserve. Incorporates a “natural escape” that
It has the particularity of being made up of two escapement wheels and a silicon “anchor” (more like a cam) that in turn give a double impulse to the balance, following a scheme by the inevitable Breguet. Pure watchmaking art taking into account that all the components are also finished by hand. Well, this extraordinary caliber is what animates the Galet Square Boreal (Galet means “pebble”, a natural shape if there is one), another exercise of sublime simplicity. Hours, minutes and small seconds at six in green or beige, but in either color for perfect legibility. 35,000 Swiss francs before taxes.
The “natural escape”, live:
The LF.230.01 caliber is an evolution of the FBN.229.01 that we just saw with the added complication of thedual time zone or GMT, and animates both the Galet Traveler Boreál and the Galet Traveler Globe Night Blue. Both have a window at nine o'clock that indicates "home time" - or "home time" when we are traveling - and another at three o'clock with the calendar. The local time or time of the place where we are (indicated by the hour hand) is adjusted with the pushers located on the case or edge of the case: by pressing - with the fingernail - the upper one we will advance one hour per press, while to delay it we will do it with the lower pusher, all this without altering the movement of the hand
minute hand The calendar is synchronized with the hands, and will jump to another day as soon as the hour passes twelve. What makes this caliber peculiar is that the rings with the two indications are not concentric, although we can only see this with the dial disassembled. And speaking of dial: the Globe Night Blue has its hand-decorated display showing a nocturnal world map where the main cities have been represented by the luminosity they emit. A miniaturist's work combining gold with champlevé enamel to achieve unique pieces. Both in a white gold case, the Boreál Traveler is priced at CHF 54,000 while the Night Globe costs CHF 75,000, always before taxes.
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