Laurent Ferrier, now five years old, has been making spectacular movements from the get go. But, it may have taken them a while to figure out exactly where they want to live in the marketplace, and how they want to attract consumers. This year, at SIHH 2016, I think it's safe to say, they've figured it out. The combination appears to be insanely high-end and interesting movements, in beautiful, but often stainless steel cases, with a host of dial options, occasionally focusing on vintage themes. The new Galet Square Boréal and Galet Traveller Boréal emphasize this clearly, and the look is fantastic.
What you see above is the existing steel LF Galet Square. But this new model, called Boreal, features what we know as a sector dial. But this isn't a printed sector dial, the sector and hands are filled with bright superluminova, that glows strongly at night. The dial itself is black with satin brushing and a snailed sub-seconds. The signature is in a deep grey paint that is pad transferred onto the dial. The luminova and swords hands can either be colored green, for a sporty look, or beige for a vintage look.
Out back you still have the exceptional self-winding movement with micro-rotor, combining great, casual, vintage esthetics with the finest movements in the world. The price of the steel Galet Square Boréal will be around $36,000.
Introducing The Galet Traveller Boreal In Steel
Laurent Ferrier has given the exact same treatment to its Galet Traveller watch, again offering two different shades of luminous sector dials – green or beige – on the existing dual-timezone platform. The big change here for the Traveller is that the Boréal is now offered in stainless steel, where as previously it was offered only in gold. The price for these will be around $56,000.
It will come as no surprise that I much prefer the beige lume to the green, though I see the appeal of both. Also, I think the aperture-less dial of the Square lends itself a little better to the sector styling we have here than the Traveller with the timezone and date windows.
Great stuff yet again from one of our favorite young companies. More here.
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