LAURENT FERRIER Classic Moon Dusk: twilight according to Laurent Ferrier

Having explored the mysterious depths of the night sky with its first Classic Moon models, LAURENT FERRIER continues its celestial quest in a different light. This time the Geneva Maison turns its attention to that fleeting moment when day fades without having fully disappeared, when the last rays of the sun set the horizon ablaze and the landscape takes on shades of taupe, brown and gold.

Named Classic Moon Dusk, Série Atelier, this new creation translates that atmosphere into a 40 mm yellow gold watch driven by the hand-wound LF126.02 calibre. Its annual calendar and moon phase sit within a particularly refined composition, where traditional watchmaking meets a warm colour palette. Limited to just 20 pieces, it once again illustrates the creative freedom offered by the Série Atelier.

A pebble silhouette turned signature

At LAURENT FERRIER, the Classic case is far more than a simple shell designed to house a movement. Its pebble shape, inspired by 19th-century pocket watches, has become one of the most recognisable aesthetic codes of the Maison.

The Classic Moon Dusk adopts this architecture with a 40 mm case in 18-carat yellow gold. Its soft, balanced curves favour an approach in which light constantly follows the volumes. Polished surfaces emphasise the rounded forms, while the gently curved lugs extend the silhouette naturally to hug the wrist.

The yellow gold ball crown, another LAURENT FERRIER signature, also contributes to this identity. Generous without being ostentatious, it was designed to make winding as intuitive as it is pleasant.

Several correctors bear witness to the functional richness of this Classic Moon. At 10 o’clock, a first corrector sets the day of the week using the stylus supplied with the watch. Between 8 and 9 o’clock, a second corrector adjusts the moon phase display. Winding, time setting and date correction are all carried out directly via the crown.

For the first time in this Série Atelier configuration, the Classic case comes in yellow gold. The choice is more than an aesthetic evolution: it becomes the starting point for the watch’s entire colour palette.

Twilight as a source of inspiration

The dial of the Classic Moon Dusk is probably the element that most immediately conveys the theme of this creation.

Crafted in gradient opaline, it is lighter at the centre in a taupe shade before gradually darkening towards the edge into a deep brown. The transition evokes the sky at the precise moment when the last glimmers of daylight vanish and the colours of the earth gradually take over.

This gradation is not merely decorative. It is the real common thread of the composition. Shades of taupe, chocolate and deep brown play off the warmth of the yellow gold to create a deliberately hushed atmosphere.

On this subtle canvas, the hour markers are arranged with the restraint typical of LAURENT FERRIER. The Roman numerals and baton indices are transferred in white, while the railway minute track comes in a lighter taupe. The Maison’s logo, in chocolate, blends discreetly into the whole.

At 12 o’clock, two bevelled apertures display the day and the month. Their opaline chocolate discs carry white inscriptions that stand out clearly against the dial. All around, the date numerals appear in a pale yellow tone, punctuated by an ochre “31” marking the end of 31-day months.

This chromatic construction thus serves an essential function: legibility. The contrasts between white, chocolate tones and golden accents allow each indication to stand out naturally without disturbing the overall balance of the dial.

Emblematic hands

Time is read via assegai-shaped hands, one of the hallmarks of LAURENT FERRIER. Made of 18-carat white gold and painted white, they stand out sharply against the dial.

The central date hand, for its part, is in polished yellow gold. Its assegai shape echoes the design language of the hour and minute hands while creating an immediate visual link with the date numerals and the case material.

At 6 o’clock, the small seconds sit at the heart of a space that also becomes the stage for the first moon phase complication ever devised by LAURENT FERRIER.

A golden obsidian moon

This is where the Classic Moon Dusk reveals one of its most fascinating features.

The moon disc is made of golden obsidian, a deep black stone whose surface reveals subtle green, brown and golden glints. This mineral material becomes the canvas for genuine artisanal work.

The disc is first engraved to render the shapes of the moons and stars. These are then hand-painted before being enhanced with white Super-LumiNova and fired at high temperature.

After firing, additional shades are applied to give relief and depth to the various elements. The lunar craters and the textures of the stars thus emerge with particular richness.

Above this dark surface stretches a moon bridge in anise-yellow plique-à-jour enamel.

This age-old technique involves forming a fine lattice of translucent enamel without a metal backing, so that light can pass straight through the material. The result gives the bridge an almost unreal lightness, as if it were floating above the obsidian.

The celestial scene is thus concentrated within the small seconds subdial, where the moon interacts with the warmth of the dial and the yellow gold.

A white-painted white gold baton hand indicates the seconds. The “N” and “S” markers, meanwhile, recall an often overlooked feature of lunar observation: the phases appear reversed between the northern and southern hemispheres.

The annual calendar, a complication designed for everyday life

Beneath this twilight-inspired aesthetic lies a particularly sophisticated mechanism: the LF126.02 calibre.

Developed specifically by LAURENT FERRIER, this hand-wound movement combines an annual calendar with a precision moon phase display.

The annual calendar automatically distinguishes between 30- and 31-day months and advances the display to the first day of the following month. Only one adjustment is required during the year: on 1 March, when the movement must be set to account for the variable length of February.

The calendar indications are laid out with particular clarity. The central hand shows the date, while the day and month appear in the two apertures at 12 o’clock. The moon phase sits at 6 o’clock.

The calendar can be corrected both forwards and backwards using the crown’s intermediate position.

The LF126.02 calibre measures 31.60 mm in diameter and 6.30 mm in thickness. It beats at a frequency of 3 Hz, or 21,600 vibrations per hour, and offers an 80-hour power reserve. It comprises 266 components and 25 jewels.

The long-blade click, a memory of pocket watches

Through the sapphire crystal caseback, the movement reveals an architecture faithful to the Maison’s philosophy.

Among its most distinctive features is the long-blade click, directly inspired by 19th-century pocket watches. Polished and hand-finished in the LAURENT FERRIER workshops, it accompanies winding with a delicate clicking sound that lovers of fine mechanics particularly appreciate.

This attention to mechanical sensations goes hand in hand with exceptionally thorough finishing.

The bridges feature rhodium-plated Côtes de Genève, while the mainplate is perlé. The edges are bevelled and hand-polished, the inward angles are crafted by hand and the screw heads are fully mirror-polished.

These details are not necessarily visible at first glance, but they are an essential part of Haute Horlogerie. At LAURENT FERRIER, finishing is not limited to immediately visible surfaces: it also extends to parts meant for the collector’s eyes alone.

A new expression of the Série Atelier

With the Classic Moon Dusk, LAURENT FERRIER pursues its exploration of the annual calendar and moon phase while opening a new aesthetic chapter.

Here, twilight becomes a language. The deep brown of the dial, the chocolate tones, the touches of taupe, the yellow gold and the glints of golden obsidian build an atmosphere in which time seems to sit precisely between two worlds: the day that is fading and the night that is beginning.

Integrated into the small seconds subdial, the moon phase does more than add a complication to the movement. It becomes the focal point of the whole composition. Between the engraved obsidian, the hand-painted stars, the Super-LumiNova and the plique-à-jour enamel bridge, it brings together several crafts in a very small space.

This approach is entirely in keeping with the spirit of the Série Atelier: starting from a familiar architecture and giving it a new personality, without abandoning the codes that define LAURENT FERRIER.

20 pieces for a confidential creation

The Classic Moon Dusk, Série Atelier bears the reference LCF039.J2.BW1. Its 40 mm case in 18-carat yellow gold is water-resistant to 30 metres and comes on a hand-stitched mocha nubuck strap with a tone-on-tone Alcantara lining. The pin buckle is also crafted in 18-carat yellow gold.

This new creation is limited to just 20 pieces.

It will be offered exclusively by LAURENT FERRIER at a price of CHF 93,000 excluding taxes. The Maison announces that information and availability will be published on its website from 2 September.

With this Classic Moon Dusk, LAURENT FERRIER is not simply telling the story of the moon. The Maison is telling the story of a moment: the one when light gradually leaves the sky, when colours warm up before fading away, and when time seems to pause for a few instants.

A horological twilight, captured in yellow gold, obsidian and enamel.

Technical specifications

Reference	LCF039.J2.BW1
Movement	hand-wound LF126.02 calibre Screw balance and Swiss lever escapement
Movement diameter	31.60 mm
Movement thickness	6.30 mm
Frequency	3 Hz, or 21,600 vibrations/hour
Power reserve	80 hours
Number of components	266
Number of jewels	25
Functions	hours, minutes, small seconds, annual calendar, day, month, date and moon phase Bidirectional calendar correction in intermediate position Power reserve indicator on the movement side
Case	18-carat yellow gold / 750 2N Ball crown in 18-carat yellow gold Day corrector at 10 o’clock Moon phase corrector between 8 and 9 o’clock
Diameter	40 mm
Thickness	12.90 mm
Water resistance	30 metres
Dial	gradient opaline, light taupe at the centre to chocolate at the edge Golden obsidian moon disc Moon bridge in anise-yellow plique-à-jour enamel Day and month apertures at 12 o’clock on chocolate opaline discs
Hands	18-carat white gold for hours, minutes and seconds; date hand in 18-carat yellow gold
Strap	hand-stitched mocha nubuck, tone-on-tone Alcantara lining
Buckle	pin buckle in 18-carat yellow gold
Limited edition	20 pieces
Price	CHF 93,000 excluding taxes

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