How would you say you are evolving in terms of your creations?įor the time being, we have created four movements, which is a lot for a small company like ours! One must be reasonable in terms of ambitions. Collectors took an immediate interest in what we create. And we started off with the idea of making a watch that was well made, with a movement that was not necessarily complicated but beautifully finished. We actually picked up relatively simple watchmaking design codes. I have always loved pocket watches: classic models with a white enamel dial and slim hands, that are pleasing to the touch and pleasant to wind. How would you describe your tastes in terms of watch design and mechanics? The key advantage in this adventure is that I was able to make the watch I had always waned to make: the Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral. And that’s how Laurent Ferrier was launched. Since I have a son who was a movement developer for Roger Dubuis at the time, I thought he might also be interested. It was definitely because he gave me carte blanche that I threw myself into this adventure just three years before retirement age, because taking on such a project at the end of a career does seem a bit crazy, doesn’t it? My friend, who is not a watch collector or even a connoisseur, said I could do what I wanted. In 2009, this friend called me and said “So, shall we make that watch?”. We promised each other at that time that one day we would create a watch, a beautiful watch such as one might imagine. In 1979, at a time when I was passionate about motor racing, I camd third in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with my co-driver, to whom I gave a Patek Philippe Nautilus to mark the occasion. My father and grandfather were also involved in the watch industry, so developing my own watch was a long-cherished dream. I spent 40 years working with the finest watchmakers and artisans, notably including over 30 years with Patek Philippe, where I was in charge of the creation development. Tell us about the birth of Swiss watch brand Laurent Ferrier… Awarded the “Horological Revelation” prize at the 2015 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève for his Galet Square model, Laurent Ferrier has no intention of stopping there! In 2010, he introduced his first watch under the brand bearing his name. Despite having worked in the field for more than 30 years at Patek Philippe, he only decided to take this specific approach to the profession later, upon nearing retirement. Although he is the son and grandson of watchmakers, Laurent Ferrier did not initially plan to become a watchmaking artisan himself.
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