Geneva Watch Days 2025: Only Five Examples Of The Laurent Ferrier Classic Tourbillon Série Atelier VII Will Ever Exist

There's some irony in Laurent Ferrier's marking 15 years of independent watchmaking by looking back to the one that began it. Some wry amusement at the notion that you ever actually put the starting point behind you. Meet the new Classic Tourbillon Série Atelier VII, a watch that registers less as a celebratory model and more as Laurent Ferrier just reminding the world in a hushed tone that restraint, simplicity and technical bravery can beat any stunt.

A Case Shaped by Heritage, Now in Platinum

The 41 mm Classic case has never varied from Laurent Ferrier's signature: smooth, rounded and evoking 19th-century pocket watches. This time it is enveloped in 950 platinum, the first time the maison has done this. The weight, the glow, the subtle indulgence—platinum here doesn't yell; it whispers in a vocabulary only collectors take the trouble to acquire. Its ball-shaped crown, too, has the sense of winking at the watch's origins.

Teal Fire, Eternal Enamel

Under the sapphire crystal is a dial that might tempt even the most minimal of minimalist souls. White gold is covered with teal grand feu enamel, gradating from green to blue as the light warps. Sky-blue transfers follow the minute track and logo, an irreverent touch that brightens the otherwise staid posture. Roman numerals rest in elegant white enamel, with a bevelled white gold flange encompassing the little seconds—its surface honed till it comes almost close to laughing back at you. And the hands? Assegai-shaped in gold, with points but restraint, achieving a perfect balance between spear-like severity and reluctant fragility.

The Tourbillon That Refuses to Pose

Laurent Ferrier has never made a spectacle of the tourbillon. Indeed, the calibre LF619.01 perpetuates his contrarian heritage: the tourbillon remains concealed on the dial side, only observable through the sapphire case back. A double balance spring tourbillon, no less, conceived not to impress but to be accurate. Gravity's pull is resisted, lateral displacements neutralized and the outcome is not a spectacle but a chronometer in the fullest sense.

The finish has been updated with horizontal satin bridges, ruthenium tones, and rhodium-plated components, a first in the brand’s history. The contrast feels modern, almost architectural, without betraying its classical bones. Peek closer and you’ll notice details most brands would bury in press notes: a long-blade ratchet click that sings softly when wound, or the tourbillon bridge’s thirty internal angles, each hand-finished like someone took all the time in the world.

Haute Horlogerie, Whispered

If there is one sentence that could encapsulate Laurent Ferrier's philosophy, it may be this: no noise while working. Each bevel, each screw polished to a mirror finish, every satin line—executed not because it looks good in photographs, but because it needs to be executed. Laurent Ferrier shows that true luxury doesn’t need excess. It's proof that purity, precision and hand-finishing speaks volumes in itself. 

Price:

CHF 195,000 | INR 2,13,49,809 (approx)