LAURENT FERRIER – Classic Traveller “Série Atelier” Magnetic Green Limited Edition 2022 For the new opus of its “Série Atelier”, LAURENT
FERRIER travels light.
More than an art of living, travel is aboutreturning
to the essentials of life. LAURENT FERRIER dedicates this No.3 “Série
Atelier”to those who are not willing to sacrifice beauty for the sake of comfort
when travelling. This new version of the Classic Traveller with dual
time zones features a polished titanium case with a gracefully sunburst
magnetic-green dial and a forest-green nubuck strap. In line with previous
editions, this Classic Traveller Magnetic Green “Série Atelier”
is produced in a limited edition of just 15 pieces, available exclusively on
the www.laurentferrier.ch website.
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Trying on a
LAURENT FERRIER is like entering a
parallel watchmaking world without realising it. At first glance, everything appears
minimalist and classic. But the longer you look, the more you are struck by the
multitude of exceptional details that distinguish the design of
LAURENT FERRIER
watches. More than 40 years of experience in watchmaking culture have led Mr
Laurent Ferrier to apply the principles of omnipresent attention and meticulous
work in his aesthetic creation. Hisvision is to create every watch component
withpassion and extreme care. The
Classic Traveller is no exception.
A MAGNETIC DIAL
The first striking element is the watch’s overall balance
and harmony. The gentleness of the dial is enhanced by a gracefulshade of green.
A central sunburst electrifies the mineral nuances of the dial. In addition to creating
a multitude of shimmering green reflections, this finish reveals the multiple
faces of the dial, depending on its exposure to light. The dual texture adds
character to the dial, as the central sunburstis surrounded by a soft circular
satin-finish. This magnetic green is intensified by the deep green of the nubuckstrap.
The 18ct white gold drop-shaped applied hour-markers
complete the dial. Their sophistication goes beyond their fine, elongated form:
they are a three-dimensional creation. Wider and higher on the outside, they
become narrower across all three planes as they approach the centre. Their
surface is soft, rounded and perfectly polished. The last detail to draw the
gaze is thestuds with rounded heads in polished gold that replace these hour
markers at 3 and 9 o’clock, where the counters prevent the use of long indexes.
The result in no way compromises the harmonious rhythm of the twelve markers.
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The small seconds at 6 o’clock are set back from the
thickness of the dial, paradoxically highlighting it. Its transferred Arabic
numerals in slate greydisplayextreme finesse. The loops and curls of its
1920s-stylecursive
typeface areset inside an elaborate grid where the track and ten-second sections
are marked on a barely perceptible snailedsurface. Characterised by a pattern of
concentric circles, its geometrydemarcates a space for the hand to express
itself.
This
extremely slender, baton-shapedseconds hand is balanced by a slightly domed
counterweight in a curved shape favoured by the brand and dotted over the dial
of the Classic Traveller “Série Atelier”. And it is this raised form
that is also found on the stamped
hour and minute hands, anchored in the centre. They
adopt LAURENT FERRIER’s favouriteAssegai shape, resembling long, tapered
spears. Beyondthe surprise discovery of their cut, the eye is drawn back to the
dial’s shine, reflections and subtle domes.
A LIGHT CASE
The bewitching magnetic-green dial is housed in a 41mm
grade 5 titanium case. This case offers the softness, domes and curves typical
of the “pebble-shaped” cases created by LAURENT FERRIER from the very
beginning. Its sides, bezel and lugs are polished. This gives the Classic
Traveller “Série Atelier” a flattering finish, just as precious as white
gold, but with its wearability transformed by the properties of titanium. Four times
lighter than 18ct white gold, it makes the Classic Traveller “Série Atelier”ultra-light,
with a weightless feel on the wrist.
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Titanium is also scratch-resistant thanks
to its hardness. It is simply rubbed with a gentle, caressing touch to achieve
an immaculate shine. Obtaining a brilliant finish on such rounded and softened
surfaces is demanding work, particularly on the recessed surfaces of the
correctors. This uncompromising choice was made with a single aim in mind: ensuring
that every aspect of the
Classic Traveller “Série Atelier”is pleasant to
wear and to touch, and, as a traveller’s watch, contributes to the wearer’s
comfort.
EASY TO USE
The Classic Traveller joined the LAURENT FERRIER cataloguein 2013. Previously,
the brand offered a tourbillon with a double balance-spring or a micro-rotor
with a natural escapement, and launched this new GMT watch that did notcall
itself by this name, nor did it have a classic look.
Rather than the traditional second hour hand in the centre, or off-centre
in a dedicated sub-dial, LAURENT FERRIER opted for a remote time display on a
disc, visible through an aperture at 9 o’clock. By placing it directly
oppositethe date aperture at 3 o’clock, the Classic Traveller introduced a
symmetrical element to the dial, reinforcing the sense of harmony and
proportion that was already apparent.
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The hour hand located in the centre represents local time, the one that is
read first, at all times of day. It is also the one that is changed when
travelling across time zones, by means of the corrector push-buttons, which cause
the hand to jump from hour to hour depending on the distance travelled,
forwards or backwards.
The time displayed in the window at 9 o’clock is the distant time, or Home
Time. It remains constant regardless of travel and is therefore controlled
directly by the crown. And to reflect the fluid nature of passing time, it has
a trailing disc.
A CALIBRE THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME
To
bring these functions to the wrist, LAURENT FERRIER has chosen its LF230.02
calibre, a self-winding movement with a micro-rotor and natural escapement,
designed in collaboration with La Fabrique du Temps. It also benefits from the
highest level of finishes, for which LAURENT FERRIER is one of the most
emblematic figures. The finely circular-grained mainplate, the hand-bevelled
bridges decorated with a horizontal rhodium-plated satin finish, the
mirror-polished openwork anchor bridge revealing exceptional hand-crafted interior
angles, the mirror-polished and hand-bevelled rotor bridge, and the bevelled
and guilloché rotor are just some of the details that bring texture, brilliance
and distinction to the watch and make it a traditional timepiece of the highest quality.
The Classic Traveller offers anunobstructed view of the micro-rotor with
its unidirectional 18ct gold oscillating weight, thanks to its sapphire crystal
case-back.
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This escapement with a double direct impulse to the balance wheel, which
is as rare as it is complex to produce, was inspired by the father of modern
watchmaking,
Abraham-Louis Breguet. It refers to a system with two escapement
wheels, operating alternately and transmitting their energy directly to the
balance wheel. This is called direct impulse to the balance wheel because it is
not the anchor that gives the impulse to the balance wheel as in the classic
Swiss anchor escapements, but the escape wheel, which is much more efficient in
terms of performance. As the escapement wheel can only rotate in one direction,
a second escapement wheel completes the set tosend the impulses to the balance
wheel alternately. They interact with an anchor in silicon, an ultra-light,
self-lubricating material. The gain in efficiency thus achieved is directly
reflected in its autonomy, as the
Classic Traveller offers a substantial power
reserve of more than 72 hours.
THE THIRD LAURENT FERRIER “SÉRIE ATELIER”
The LAURENT FERRIER “Série Atelier” began in 2020 with the Classic
Origin Green. It was continued in 2021 with a blue and orange version of
the École Annual Calendar. Unlike most LAURENT FERRIER watches, the
pieces from this series are produced in very limited quantities and sold
exclusively on the brand’swebsite.
The Classic Traveller “Série Atelier” is no exception to this established
principle. Priced at 62,000 CHF (excluding tax), it is produced in a limited
edition of 15 pieces available exclusively on www.laurentferrier.ch.
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TECHNICAL DATA
Model: Classic Traveller Magnetic Green
REF: LCF007.T1.V8G
limited edition of 15 pieces
Calibre
Self-winding Calibre LF230.02
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• Off-centred micro-rotor in 18K solid gold with pawl-fitted unidirectional winding, fixed between the main plate and the bridge of the micro-rotor and equipped with a “silent bloc” type 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 jewelsCaseGrade 5 titanium
Diameters: 41 mm (
49 mm including the lugs)
Thickness: 10 mm / including the sapphire crystal 12.64 mm
Domed sapphire crystals, front and back
Water-resistant to 30 metres
“Ball-shaped” crown in grade 5 titanium
DialMagnetic green, sunburst in the centre, circular satin finish around the edge
Drop-shaped indices in 18ct white gold
Stud-shaped hour markers in cabochon-cut 18ct white gold at 3 and 9 o'clock
• Bevelled date window at 3 o’clock
• Small seconds counter at 6 o’clock
• Dual time-zone aperture at 9 o’clock
Hands18ct white gold, polished and curved
18ct, “Assegai-shaped” for the hours and minutes
Seconds: baton-type with counterweight
StrapForest-green Nubuck leather, hand stitched withAlcantara lining
Grade 5 titanium pin buckle
Limitation
Unique timepiece Limited Edition - Only 15 examples
Price: CH: CHF 62,000.- incl. sales tax -
SOLD OUT
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