Laurent Ferrier celebrates its fifteenth anniversary with a brand new model of its distinctive dual-time watch.
This model of the Basic Traveller Globe Evening Blue encompasses a 41 mm x 12.64 mm (49 mm lug-to-lug) 18K white gold case with a miniature portray within the heart of the 18K white gold dial — exhibiting the continents with blue champlevé enamel work underscored by specks of enameled gold. Notably, the artisanal enamel work requires greater than 5 completely different firing levels.
A slate gray round satin-brushed hour ring surrounds the map of Earth and shows a beveled date aperture at 3 o’clock and a beveled twin time zone aperture at 9 o’clock.
Drop-shaped indices are utilized in 18K white gold to the outer ring, with stud-shaped hour markers in cabochon-cut 18K white gold at 3 and 9 o’clock, and 18K white gold, polished and curved “Assegai-shaped” palms to learn the “native” time (managed by the crown).
Cleverly, the pushers on the left flank of the case mean you can effortlessly set the “house” time hour indicated within the aperture at 9 o’clock. This indication is linked to the date.
Driving the hours (two indications – by way of conventional hand and wheel aperture), minutes, and date is Laurent Ferrier’s caliber LF230.02 which has an off-center micro-rotor in 18K stable gold, that’s pawl-fitted and makes use of unidirectional winding. A pure escapement with a double direct impulse on the stability, silicon pallet lever, and LIGA escape wheels work collectively for this 3Hz computerized caliber that consists of 288 complete parts (44 jewels), and affords a 72-hour most energy reserve.
The Basic Traveller Globe Evening Blue (Ref. LCF012.G1.NGE10) is 30 meters water-proof and is paired with a hand-stitched, deep grey nubuck leather-based strap with Alcantara lining and an 18K white gold pin buckle or double blade-folding clasp.
Naturally, the motion bridges have luscious striping and hand beveled and polished edges, which is to be anticipated from a model like Ferrier, particularly contemplating the $100K price ticket.
Pictures by Laurent Ferrier.
