LAURENT FERRIER

THE WORLD IS A GARDEN

Sharmila Bertin

For some five years now, green has been making its mark among the great classics that adorn watch faces such as black, forever-trendy to the point of becoming boring, white, occasionally set off with a hint of silver, and blue that’s often navy. The green tone is generally a deep one, inspired by the beauty of nature, the tops of a pine forest viewed from the sky, and changes if the dial is adorned with a sunburst finish, intense if lacquered, enamelled or varnished. In nature, however, green boasts an opulent palette and we just need to open our eyes to embrace this authentic beauty that surrounds us. Every plant that buds, uncoils, stretches and grows, features an impressive array of greens as it goes through these phases: energizing, virtually fluorescent as it burgeons, mossy with unbelievable softness as it

grows, emerald as it reaches maturity and yellowing at the end of its cycle. For its travel watch unveiled over the summer, Laurent Ferrier chose the delicate, harmonious hue that a leaf graces when it detaches itself from the parent-stem to consort with the world, a shade that goes under the name of “Magnetic Green”. And, if truth be told, all it takes is a quick glance over this new model to be enthralled, to let your imagination run wild, to crave to explore the planet.

With the “Série Atelier” Classic Traveller Magnetic Green, its real name, we dream of jumping onboard a ship, a plane, a train. No matter the locomotion used, even a pair of trainers would do, because the thrill’s in the adventure itself. As well as being

AS WELL AS BEING POSITIVELY ELEGANT, THE GENEVA-BASED WATCHMAKER’S TIMEPIECE IS A FAITHFUL FRIEND.

WITH ITS SOFT HUE, LAURENT FERRIER’S WATCH CONJURES UP LUSH-GREEN, BUDDING NATURE.

positively elegant, the Geneva-based watchmaker’s timepiece is a faithful friend. Its face, whose satin-brushed sunburst centre fuses into a circular finish around the edges of the flange, is set off with white gold teardrop indexes, slimline appliqué triangles that seem to dive into the lush, green immensity. In the centre, the hour (local) and minute hands, crafted in assegai style – one of Laurent Ferrier’s visual signatures – dance to the rhythm of the automatic LF230.02 calibre, developed hand-in-hand with the Fabrique du Temps, equipped with a golden unidirectional micro-rotor and delivering a power reserve of 72 hours. Pretty much what it takes for a roundthe-world trip without having to worry about winding. A snailed small seconds counter at 6 o’clock completes this data. Travel oblige, home-time appears in an aperture at 9 o’clock, parallel to the date window at 3 o’clock. Like all Laurent Ferrier watches, in particular the ones flaunting the socalled ‘pebble’ silhouette, the 41 mmdiameter titanium case is a talisman just waiting to be touched, an object to delicately skim the tips of your fingers over to feel reassured. This precious piece, flanked by two pushers on the left to set local time, wraps around the wrist with a forest green nubuck strap clasped by a titanium ardillon buckle. Time to head off and discover the garden, aka our world: its gate’s wide open, beckoning you in.