Laurent Ferrier Marks 15 Years with the Classic Tourbillon in Teal
Fifteen years ago, Laurent Ferrier stepped out on his own with a debut piece that promptly walked off with the Men’s Watch Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Not a bad way to start an independent career. That watch was the Classic Tourbillon, and to celebrate the brand’s 15th anniversary, Ferrier has gone back to the very beginning — but with a new twist of colour, metal, and finish.
Platinum Firsts
The new Classic Tourbillon Teal – Atelier Series VII lives inside the brand’s iconic “pebble” case, a 41mm shell inspired by 19th-century pocket watches. The generously rounded form, ball-shaped crown, and smooth profile remain unmistakably Ferrier, but there’s a notable upgrade here: this is the first Laurent Ferrier watch ever cased in platinum. That alone makes it an outlier in the collection — a serious heavyweight, both literally and metaphorically.
Enamel That Shifts in the Light
Beneath the domed sapphire lies a teal grand feu enamel dial, a colour that dances between blue and green depending on the light. It’s set on a white-gold base plate and accented with fine details: a railway minute track and logo in sky-blue enamel, crisp white enamel Roman numerals, and a recessed small seconds framed by a polished white-gold ring.
Hands are Ferrier signatures too — assegai-shaped for the hours and minutes, baton for the seconds — slim, elegant, and deceptively simple. Put it all together, and it’s the familiar Classic Tourbillon aesthetic, but charged with a fresh vibrancy.
The Tourbillon That Hides, Not Shows
Back in 2010, Ferrier’s first tourbillon turned heads not because it flaunted the complication, but because it didn’t. The double balance spring tourbillon of calibre LF619.01 works quietly behind the dial, serving precision first, spectacle second.
That same movement powers the new teal edition, but it’s been dressed in a more contemporary suit: horizontal satin brushing replaces the usual Geneva stripes, bridges are ruthenium-treated, and the moving components — gears, engravings, balance wheel — are rhodium-plated for contrast. Flip the watch over and the sapphire caseback offers a view of the mechanism’s symmetry and finishing, right down to the long-blade click ratchet with its satisfying “old-world” winding sound.
For the technically minded: the tourbillon spins with its twin balance springs neutralising positional errors, a system inspired by Breguet’s original 1801 patent but made that little bit cleverer. The result is over 80 hours of power reserve and accuracy that would make any chronometry jury nod in approval.
Finishing as an Art Form
Even by haute horlogerie standards, Ferrier’s finishing is obsessive. The tourbillon bridge alone has around thirty internal angles, each polished by hand — a detail so laborious most brands wouldn’t attempt it. Techniques like frosting, bevelling, satin-brushing, and black polishing appear throughout, executed with an eye for traditional craft rather than showboating.
In other words, this is a watch that looks as good under a loupe as it does from across a table.
The Catch
Like most good things from Geneva’s quieter ateliers, the Classic Tourbillon Teal is vanishingly rare: just five pieces, each numbered, each available only online through Laurent Ferrier’s website. Price is set at CHF 195,000 (before tax), and the sale opens on September 4, 2025.
If you want one, you’ll need fast reflexes — and a platinum-worthy bank account.
