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Laurent Ferrier
Galet Micro-Rotor "Prototype"
A unique and attractive stainless steel prototype wristwatch with chocolate brown dial
- Estimate
- CHF20,000 - 40,000€18,800 - 37,500$20,800 - 41,600
CHF43,750
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Laurent Ferrier
- Year
- Circa 2012
- Movement No
- Movement stamped Prototype
- Model Name
- Galet Micro-Rotor "Prototype"
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal FBN229.01, 35 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Alligator
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Laurent Ferrier pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 41mm Diameter
- Signed
- Dial, movement and buckle signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
A timeless design, a modern take on a Breguet escapement and superlative movement finish are just a few elements that set Laurent Ferrier’s Micro Rotor caliber apart from its peers.
The present watch is a Prototype of the Galet Micro-Rotor, a new watch with a brand new caliber Ferrier had developed.
Originally presented in 2013, following the success of his groundbreaking Galet Tourbillon, the Galet Micro-Rotor featured a revolutionary automatic winding movement. The escapement was based on Abraham-Louis Breguet’s natural escapement that was rarely seen in wristwatch form. The movement has two escape wheels that give two impulses to the balance per oscillation. The use of cutting edge materials like silicon for the escapement give a completely contemporary approach to the movement.
It is also important to underline that the double impulse escapement doesn’t require any lubrication.
Other interesting features of the caliber are a micro-rotor pawl-fitted automatic winding system fixed between the mainplate and the micro-rotor bridge and a silent-block shock-absorbing system protecting the micro-rotor.
Laurent Ferrier watches are known for the astounding finish of the movements, with beautiful interior and exterior angles painstakingly executed, Geneva waves and a tapered micro-rotor bridge requiring extreme dexterity to attain the shape. It is incredible that Laurent Ferrier went to the same extremes to finish the movement of this prototype to the same exacting standards as his production pieces.
The movement is stamped with the number of the caliber and “Prototype,” the number of jewels and positions of adjustment are not indicated contrary to production pieces.
The dashing good looks of the present timepiece are complemented by the dark chocolate brown dial which is also unique and was never used in any other Laurent Ferrier timepiece.
An elegant and sophisticated watch with a beautifully finished movement with a novel escapement, the present Galet Micro-Rotor Prototype offers the opportunity to the savvy collector to own a unique timepiece that he or she will never see on the wrist of another.
The present watch is a Prototype of the Galet Micro-Rotor, a new watch with a brand new caliber Ferrier had developed.
Originally presented in 2013, following the success of his groundbreaking Galet Tourbillon, the Galet Micro-Rotor featured a revolutionary automatic winding movement. The escapement was based on Abraham-Louis Breguet’s natural escapement that was rarely seen in wristwatch form. The movement has two escape wheels that give two impulses to the balance per oscillation. The use of cutting edge materials like silicon for the escapement give a completely contemporary approach to the movement.
It is also important to underline that the double impulse escapement doesn’t require any lubrication.
Other interesting features of the caliber are a micro-rotor pawl-fitted automatic winding system fixed between the mainplate and the micro-rotor bridge and a silent-block shock-absorbing system protecting the micro-rotor.
Laurent Ferrier watches are known for the astounding finish of the movements, with beautiful interior and exterior angles painstakingly executed, Geneva waves and a tapered micro-rotor bridge requiring extreme dexterity to attain the shape. It is incredible that Laurent Ferrier went to the same extremes to finish the movement of this prototype to the same exacting standards as his production pieces.
The movement is stamped with the number of the caliber and “Prototype,” the number of jewels and positions of adjustment are not indicated contrary to production pieces.
The dashing good looks of the present timepiece are complemented by the dark chocolate brown dial which is also unique and was never used in any other Laurent Ferrier timepiece.
An elegant and sophisticated watch with a beautifully finished movement with a novel escapement, the present Galet Micro-Rotor Prototype offers the opportunity to the savvy collector to own a unique timepiece that he or she will never see on the wrist of another.
Literature
Laurent Ferrier
Swiss | 2008Introducing its first watch to critical acclaim in 2010, Laurent Ferrier was founded by long-time Swiss watchmaker of the same name. Following a 37-year career at Patek Philippe, Ferrier founded the brand in 2008, creating timeless wristwatches inspired by the finest wrist and pocket watches from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Revered by collectors around the world for their genuine innovations and understated elegance, the brand specializes in exquisitely hand-finished movements featuring state-of-the-art watchmaking technology. Galet, or "pebble" in French, describes the signature feature of the brand's cases used across its collection — with soft curves, domed crystals and rounded edges reminding one of a smooth pebble.
Key models include the Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral and the Galet Micro-Rotor, with stunning movement architectures designed after prestigious observatory chronometer movements of the twentieth century.
Browse MakerKey models include the Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral and the Galet Micro-Rotor, with stunning movement architectures designed after prestigious observatory chronometer movements of the twentieth century.