Laurent Ferrier's first moon phase sits inside the Classic case that won the brand its first GPHG award, in 2010.
Laurent Ferrier introduces the Classic Moon Blue, one of two new references and the brand's first watch with a moon phase, paired with an annual calendar.
The stainless steel case is 40mm across, with the brand's ball-shaped crown and gently curved lugs. Its grey-blue opaline dial carries white Roman numerals, Assegai-shaped hands and a pastel blue date track, with the 31st marked in azure blue. At 6 o'clock, the moon turns on a disc of Murano Aventurine glass, engraved by hand, filled with Super-LumiNova and finished with a translucid petrol blue enamel.
The new calibre LF126.02, wound by hand, needs adjusting only once a year, on 1 March, and shows its Côtes de Genève bridges and hand-bevelled edges through a sapphire case back. Power reserve is 80 hours, read from an indicator on the movement side.
The Northern moon and the Southern moon share the same small disc, told apart only by the letters N and S, each keeping its own time above the horizon.
The Basics
Brand: Laurent Ferrier
Model: Classic Moon Blue
Reference: LCF039.AC.C1WC
Diameter: 40mm
Thickness: 12.90mm
Case material: Stainless steel; sapphire case back with Olivette at 6 o'clock; ball-shaped steel crown; day corrector at 10 o'clock; moon corrector at 8:30
Dial: Grey-blue opaline; white Roman numerals; pastel blue date track, azure blue “31”; white-lacquered Assegai-shaped hands; moon phase on Murano Aventurine glass with translucid petrol blue enamel
Water resistance: 30 metres
Strap: Hand-sewn dark grey Nubuck with Alcantara lining; stainless steel pin buckle
The Movement
Calibre: LF126.02, manual winding
Functions: Central hours and minutes; small seconds at 6 o'clock; annual calendar (date hand, day and month windows); moon phase at 6 o'clock; power reserve indicator on the movement side
Winding: Manual, Swiss lever escapement and screw balance
Power reserve: 80 hours
Frequency: 3Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)
Jewels: 25
Images courtesy of Laurent Ferrier.