SIHH 2018: Laurent Ferrier - Galet Annual Calendar School Piece

Last January, on occasion of SIHH 2018, Laurent Ferrier unveiled its 5th exclusive movement featuring an Annual Calendar function.

Housed in an entirely adapted 40 mm School Piece case to ensure harmony and balance between the movement and the timepiece, the new calibre combines a convenient and user-friendly functionality with clean design and excellent visibility.

The Galet Annual Calendar School Piece displays the day of the week, the date and the month. The only adjustment required is once a year, on March the 1st.

The date is clearly indicated by a central hand and the days of the week and the months in two beveled apertures.

User-friendliness was one of the main goals while designing the new calibre. In fact, all the adjustments are very easy to make. The days of the week are updated by simply pushing the “easy to grip” button integrated on the left side of the case. The fast-adjustment of the date with the central hand can be made by turning the crown forward and backward, allowing the month to be automatically updated accordingly. No tool required.

Beating at a frequency of 3Hz (21,600 vibrations per hour), the hand-wound calibre LF126.01 is equipped with a power-reserve indication positioned on the movement side. The power reserve is guaranteed for 80 hours.

Introduced in 2017, the case of the School Piece (or Montre Ecole in French) was inspired to the first timepiece that Mr. Laurent Ferrier created in his watchmaking school years, a pocket watch characterised by lines and finish typical of the 19th century tradition.

Three case variations are available: stainless steel, red gold and, for the first time, a pale yellow gold.

The gold Assegai hands and baton-type seconds hand retain their characteristic shape. A new red or burgundy hand created for the date, gives a touch of colour and boldness to the timepiece.

The dial can be silver-toned or slate-grey, with vintage-inspired numerals painted in blue and two different finishes: vertical satin brushed on the center and circular satin brushed on the outer circle. The sub-dial at 6 o’clock has a circular satin brushed outer circle and a snailed finish in the center.

The sapphire crystal case-back of the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece provides a fine view of the beautiful finishing. In addition to the Côtes de Genève motif with a ruthenium treatment adorning the bridges and the circular-graining of the mainplate, the sides and interior angles are manually chamfered and the screw heads are polished.

The Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece (ref. LCF025) is fitted with beige calf leather or black alligator strap with Alcantara lining, secured by a pin buckle or a double blade folding clasp. Prices are Swiss Francs 50,000 in steel or Swiss Francs 55,000 for the gold versions. laurentferrier.ch