Laurent Ferrier
Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveller — Your Fellow Travelers Will Be Green with Envy
Laurent Ferrier
Laurent Ferrier Classic Traveller — Your Fellow Travelers Will Be Green with Envy
The latest Laurent Ferrier is the Série Atelier No. 3 that is dedicated to “those who are not willing to sacrifice beauty for the sake of comfort when traveling”. One of the most iconic travel watches of all time had a new green-hued iteration unveiled at Watches and Wonders this year, and the green theme seems to be something of a watch zeitgeist. The new LF Classic Traveller houses a beautiful green sunburst dial that will change in shade and texture depending on the sunlight in which you wear it. The sunburst finish sits against a soft satin finish on the outer edge, which adds another layer of interest to the dual-finish ‘magnetic green’ dial. The dial is finished with applied elongated arrows in white gold and small white gold ‘dots’ at three and nine.
Laurent Ferrier has steered away from a second hour hand for indicating home time and instead opted for an hour indicator at nine o’clock, opposite the date window. This does two things for me. Firstly, it makes it incredibly easy to use and read, avoiding any confusion about which hand is which. Secondly, and maybe more importantly, it affords the dial a graceful symmetry that is that perfect balance of form and function that is actually quite easy to get wrong. The concept is that this hour aperture is the home time that is changed by using the crown and is a ‘trailing disc’, to demonstrate the “fluid nature of passing time”. It is envisaged that the central hour is the local time, which can be quickly and efficiently changed using push-button ‘correctors’ that allow the hours to be jumped forwards or backwards with a single push.
Tech Specs
Movement: Self-winding caliber LF230.02; 80-hour power reserve
Case: 41mm; polished Grade 5 titanium; water resistant to 30m
Strap: Forest-green nubuck leather with alcantara lining and Grade 5 titanium pin buckle
Price: CHF 62,000
Availability: 15 pieces available exclusively online