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A new Laurent Ferrier: The Classic Opaline.
Here are the first pictures of the new Laurent Ferrier, the classic Opaline, I wanted to share with you, before discovering the watch in the real life.
Here we have a 40 mm big, 10, 70 mm high Titanium Grade 5 case, a white silver opaline dial, and a new movement, the Cal LF 116.01, 31, 60 mm big, 4, 35 mm high, beating at 3 HZ, with a power reserve of 80 hours. which is manual winding.
The indices and hands are in white gold.
As you can see, the movement decoration is simpler than what we are used to see from Laurent Ferrier, but the care of finishing seems to be good.
I must say that I like what I see. Of course, my first positive feelings have to be confirmed in the real, but the good points, in my opinion, are the titanium case, the superb dial and the interesting movement. I like the way it is blackened ( black rhodium finish ).
What do you think?
Best,
Nicolas
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A new Laurent Ferrier: The Classic Opaline.
Here are the first pictures of the new Laurent Ferrier, the classic Opaline, I wanted to share with you, before discovering the watch in the real life. Here we have a 40 mm big, 10, 70 mm high Titanium Grade 5 case, a white silver opaline dial, and a new ...
Beautiful
Personally love the 24hr markers so that I don't have to subtract twelve in my head
Indifferent. They have much better offerings. Frankly I thought I have seen it several times before. [nt]
80hrs PR is commendable though.
I like the dial side, but
The watch has what looks to be a basic lever escapement. I’d be more interested if it had the natural escapement, since that has some real novelty around it. Case / hands / dial are good though. Would prefer 4hz movement too if I’m being picky.
The escapement looks interesting.
Not a fan of the closed bridge design. I think part of the charm of a nice manual wind is how you can read what is going on.
The dial is nice, but does not have the elegance I associate with some other LF dials.
The movement's visual design is underwhelming to me. It feels incomplete. Compared to the Gauthier you showed recently, there is something missing (even ignoring the micro-rotor). And if the black finish is supposed to make it special, I think LF should l...
Msrp 28,000 SFr for the LF versus 150,000 SFr for the RG
"This BMW 3-series isn't a McLaren!" :P
Definitely very LF design...
Obviously there is not much novelty in the case design and I am more than fine with it as I absolutely love this design As for the opaline dial I think I like it a lot and I shall most probably confirm this when I see it in person, it is always difficult ...
Good grief, I love it!
I think it is priced at an "entry level." 28,500 SwFr excluding tax. M4
I like it a lot! Very much to my taste. [nt]
The manual movement puts it over the top for me. LF has definitely caught my eye. M4
The whole package came together nicely and
it's also priced attractively. I didn't like this movement when it first launched but I think LF is on to something here with the clean design on the case, movement and dial. Hope it does well.
I like it!
looks good on the front. The choice of titanium is interesting. The movement is nice, although it's too bad that it's not as elaborate as the micro rotor. But I really like the price! 30k is a really good sweet spot for a well finished time only piece. I ...
I like the classic look of this
and even though I prefer the movements from the other LF. The movement is abit too plain for my personal taste even though I know it will be well finished as per LF’s standards. I do salute LF for introducing an entry level model at a more wallet friendly...
No no....
...so this is $30k for a non-precious metal watch, right? Let us be honest, yes, it is a beautiful timepiece and nicely executed. But anyone would spend that much money on this one when you see what competition offers at this price point ? Hard to believe...
Very true but consider other brands as well...
Isn't a Journe Souverain in gold priced at around $30-ish? You even get a PR complication.😉
Fair point Nico :-)
Do not get me wrong, I find both watches great. If I had a choice, I would probably pick none of them though. Maybe Breguet Classique or Tradition or some other alternative....there are many strong contenders in this price range.
I find it very attractive
Love the Ti case, the dial layout and color scheme, the fact it's a manual wind wih 80 hours PR. Ahh, I almost forgot... those LF hands! What I miss most is the double-impulse natural escapement we know from the micro-rotor movement. This would have broug...
