April 2021 may seem far away but in fair organisation terms, especially amidst COVID-19, it is not, and so the perhaps expected announcement by Watches & Wonders that next year’s Geneva fair will again be solely digital, has come to… Read More ›
Laurent Ferrier
NEW: Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Opaline
Laurent Ferrier is marking a decade with the launch of the Classic Origin Opaline, its first piece in a titanium. The new Classic Origin Opaline features the same pebble-inspired case design of the Galet (although if you look at their… Read More ›
WATCHES & WONDERS GENEVA 2020: Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon
Last year Laurent Ferrier, a brand best known for an at times creative take on classical watches and the quality of its finishing, released their first luxury sports watch. The Grand Sport Tourbillon was released in 2019 for quite specific… Read More ›
NEW: Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece – Vintage
In 2018 Laurent Ferrier launched the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece (or Montre École). It had been the third model in the ‘Montre École’ collection, following the original School Piece and the Micro-Rotor Régulateur. At its launch, the Annual Calendar… Read More ›
LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Annual Calendar School Piece
Last year, arguably the most notable release for Laurent Ferrier at the SIHH 2017 was the ‘Montre École’ (school piece) watch. Not because of complications, nor materials, but because of its personal importance to founder Mr Ferrier. Although some thought… Read More ›
LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Square Porcelain Limited Edition
If you have ever delved into vintage timepieces, especially early military wristwatches, you will probably have come across trench watches. These watches were promoted as being for, as the name states, suitable for military service, and were characterised by features… Read More ›
AUCTION : Only Watch 2017
Saturday November 11, 2017 is the date, 1430 the time, and Geneva, the place. The 2017 edition of the Only Watch auction to raise money for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy courtesy of a charity auction of unique timepieces has… Read More ›
NEW : Laurent Ferrier Galet Micro-Rotor Montre École Régulateur
You may recall our post earlier this year about Laurent Ferrier’s new Montre École watch, a piece that, with its nods in name and appearance to a watchmaker’s ‘first school watch’, is deeply personal to Mr Ferrier. For those who… Read More ›
SIHH 2017 : LAURENT FERRIER Montre École
For those of you who, like myself, have been fortunate enough to know someone starting on their watchmaking training, the graduation ‘school watch’ that s/he puts together is a significant event. It marks the point at which they feel a… Read More ›
LAURENT FERRIER : Galet Traveller Globe Blue Night (Bleu Nuit)
You may recall a post earlier this year about Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Traveller Boreal. As we are coming around to a time of the year when many are not only about to travel but perhaps also decide to buy themselves… Read More ›
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