We knew this one needed to be coming. How may it not? After Laurent Ferrier launched his inaugural stainless-steel sports activities watch outfitted with a tourbillon and completed with an built-in rubber strap final 12 months at Baselworld, it appeared inevitable that a bracelet-equipped sibling couldn’t be too far behind. Lo and behold, right here it’s: Introducing the brand new Grand Sport Tourbillon fitted to the model’s first metal bracelet and accomplished with a brand new blue degradé dial that bears the identical Assegai-shaped white gold markers crammed with orange Tremendous-LumiNova. And simply as earlier than, the Grand Sport is, once more, restricted to 12 individually numbered items.
Specs
Model: Laurent Ferrier
Mannequin: Grand Sport Tourbillon (ref. LCF041.2.AC.C1GO)
Dimensions: 44mm
Water Resistance: 100 meters
Case Materials: stainless-steel
Crystal/Lens: sapphire
Motion: Laurent Ferrier tourbillon
Frequency: 3Hz
Energy Reserve: 80 hours
Strap/Bracelet: three-link stainless-steel bracelet with folding clasp
Value & Availability: Restricted to 12 individually numbered items, 172,000 CHF
Should you’re new to Laurent Ferrier, I’ll catch you up actual fast: The person himself spent almost 4 a long time of his profession in product growth at none apart from Patek Philippe, so sure — it’s pure that his inaugural metal sports activities watch was destined to look a little bit bit like that “different” luxurious metal sports activities watch from his alma mater. In Ferrier’s protection, although, the Grand Sport is arguably a way more refined product with a extra fascinating case design, whose lengthy, flowing strains disguise its 44mm footprint and create a way more natural interpretation of the now-classic porthole dial design we’ve seen on so many different alternate options. It’s an aesthetic that runs all through Laurent Ferrier’s different collections, just like the Galet, however this one specifically has a extra pronounced retro-futuristic air about it — one which feels as if it really belongs in a Jules Verne novel on the deserves of its personal design, somewhat than simply its namesake.
Laurent Ferrier made his solo debut again in 2009 (doing so together with his first tourbillon within the catalog, which might later go on to take house prime honors at GPHG the next 12 months), so the 2019 Grand Sport Tourbillon was meant as a tandem celebration of types for the model’s first tourbillon, and for its first decade in enterprise, whereas paying homage to his ardour for the game of motor racing. Clearly, 2019’s launch proved to be fairly a profitable one as a result of, regardless of what we had been advised concerning the watch’s manufacturing run roughly being a one-off, right here we’re once more with 12 extra items and a brand new three-link bracelet with a super-cool beveled heart hyperlink that provides a little bit extra texture and depth to an in any other case fairly conventional design. Now, don’t get me improper — as essentially the most noble of issues, the tourbillon is neat and all, however give me this actual watch (really perhaps in titanium if we’re enjoying with hypotheticals), however with Laurent Ferrier’s glorious “Traveller” motion, and I’ll fortunately dump my assortment and exit this foolish pastime with my “one watch” for good.
Within the meantime, we are able to solely hope that this specific reference is once more a harbinger of future Grand Sport references within the Laurent Ferrier secure, because it’s definitely offering a lot extra fascinating competitors within the white-hot luxurious sport watch class. Once more, the worth of the Grand Sport Tourbillon on bracelet is 172,000 CHF. Be taught extra at laurentferrier.ch.
