For this special edition, Laurent Ferrier presents an exceptional white porcelain dial limited to 10 pieces and available for the first time in the Galet collection. The process involved in producing watch dials is extremely complex and represents a true technical challenge. The discs are fashioned by hand from a kaolin-based substance. Once modeled and fired at 2,550°F, the immaculate...

Horological Exhibitionism With award-winning movements, superlative finishing and limited production, Laurent Ferrier is one of the most sought-after independent watch brands today. After retiring as the head of creation development at Patek Philippe, Laurent Ferrier began making watches under his own name in 2010. Soon after, a growing number of enthusiasts were knocking at the door of his Swiss atelier,...

“Charmed” best describes the reaction that greeted Laurent Ferrier’s wristwatch called the Montre Ecole, or “School Piece”. It represented the watchmaker’s earliest development, returning to the basic pieces which forged his abilities as a watchmaker. It also possessed the qualities that would make it a “watchmaker’s watch,” minimalist yet complete. It was a watch that would speak to horologists who...

Hunter-type, cushion-type, tonneau-shaped: these words are part of the shared vocabulary of watchmaking, but the term Galet (pebble) is inextricably entwined with the world of Laurent Ferrier. Galet is the name of the brand's first collection, unveiled in 2010. Years later, polished by time and shaped by experience, the ‘pebble’ is reinterpreted as the Galet Square. Its evolution has been...

In this interview with Laurent Ferrier, the celebrated watchmaker discusses his longstanding passion for racing as footage replays highlights from his third place finish in 1979 at Le Mans, the legendary endurance race. After a successful career working at one of the world’s most prestigious watch manufactures, it was Ferrier’s Le Mans teammate, François Servanin, who helped convince him to...

Watch lovers know that the most valuable resources in the world of haute horlogerie are the watchmakers themselves. A lifetime on from the devastation that quartz wreaked on the entire watch industry and, at last, the world is recovering thanks to a new generation of watchmakers, who have one thing in common: they learned the basics at watchmaking schools, to...