Laurent Ferrier recently announced his first sports watch to celebrate two important anniversaries. The watch in question is the limited edition Tourbillon Grand Sport, a throwback to luxury sports watches introduced in the 1970s.
Before he launched his eponymous brand, Laurent Ferrier was an avid racing enthusiast and even competed in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times, coming first in the two-liter prototype category in 1977. In 1979, he participated in the Le Mans race along with fellow driver and industrialist François Servanin, with their Porsche 935T finishing in the third position. The duo would go on to form the Laurent Ferrier watch brand in 2010. Incidentally, the year 2019 is also the 10th anniversary of the conception of the brand?s first tourbillon. The first sports watch from the brand, which is known for its refined and elegant lines, has a unique stainless steel case that falls somewhere between a cushion and a tonneau shape. While the brushed case has a diameter of 44 mm, it is fitted with a cushion-shaped bezel with polished edges and retains the signature onion crown. A sapphire crystal caseback offers uninterrupted views of the tourbillon movement and the case is water-resistant to 100 meters.
The Tourbillon Grand Sport has a smoked taupe-colored dial and orange luminescent hands and indexes. The dial is protected by a spherical tinted sapphire crystal that softens the dial and provides a beautifully rounded profile when viewed from the side....