Laurent Ferrier’s Grand Sport Tourbillon has always sat apart from the easier, slimmer rhythm of the brand’s newer sports watches.
It’s larger, more complex and more closely tied to the founder’s motorsport sensibility, yet it still speaks the quiet design language that defines the maison.
The new Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg keeps that formula intact and changes the mood with a pale, cool-toned dial that replaces the discontinued Pursuit Salmon version.
At a glance
- Laurent Ferrier has introduced the Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg as a permanent-collection replacement for the discontinued Pursuit Salmon model.
- The watch keeps the grade 5 titanium case and integrated bracelet, now paired with a pale opaline dial with subtle blue-white reflections.
- It is powered by the in-house LF619.01 tourbillon calibre and is priced at CHF 175,000 before taxes.
A softer sports watch with motorsport in its background
The Grand Sport Tourbillon first appeared in 2019, before the Sport Auto and Sport Traveller broadened Laurent Ferrier’s integrated-bracelet offering.
Its origin story is rooted in Laurent Ferrier’s own racing past, including his 1979 Le Mans drive in a Porsche 935, where he finished third.
That context matters because this isn’t a sports watch trying to imitate the genre’s familiar hard-edged codes.
The case has a barrel-shaped profile, while the cushion-style bezel and smooth crown guards give it a rounded, almost 1970s-inflected presence.
At 44mm across and 13.40mm thick, the Iceberg is substantial on paper.
The grade 5 titanium construction keeps the total weight to 118 grams, which gives the watch a lighter physical impression than its dimensions suggest.
The screw-down onion-style crown is a Laurent Ferrier signature, even if it feels deliberately old-world on a modern sports watch.
It also contributes to the case’s 100-metre water resistance, reinforcing the Grand Sport Tourbillon’s practical intent.
The Iceberg dial keeps its complication discreet
The Iceberg’s defining change is its dial, which moves away from the warmer tones previously seen in the line.
It isn’t a bright ice-blue dial in the current fashion sense, nor is it plain white.
The opaline surface sits somewhere between the two, with a pale mineral quality and soft blue reflections that give the watch its name.
That restraint suits a watch whose tourbillon is hidden from the front.
Rather than cutting an aperture into the dial, Laurent Ferrier keeps the complication visible only through the caseback.
The result is unusually clean for a six-figure tourbillon sports watch.
White-gold drop-shaped hour markers and Assegai-shaped hands are treated with ruthenium for contrast and filled with white Super-LumiNova.
The dial text is minimal, with “Tourbillon Grand Sport” transferred tone-on-tone beneath the central hands.
The LF619.01 movement brings the spectacle to the back
Turn the watch over and the restraint gives way to Laurent Ferrier’s most serious watchmaking language.
The in-house LF619.01 calibre traces back to the Classic Tourbillon, the brand’s first watch and winner of the Men’s Watch Prize at the 2010 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.
The movement measures 31.60mm in diameter and 5.57mm thick, with 188 components and 23 jewels.
It beats at 21,600 vibrations per hour and offers more than 80 hours of power reserve.
The one-minute tourbillon uses two balance springs mounted in opposition, paired with a variable-inertia balance wheel adjusted by screws.
The finishing is central to the appeal here, with ruthenium-plated bridges and plates, horizontal satin brushing, polished chamfers and 30 hand-finished internal angles.
The tourbillon cage bridge is also decorated by hand.
A long-blade click adds a distinctive tactile detail when the watch is wound, giving the movement a mechanical personality beyond what’s visible through the back.
The titanium bracelet completes the integrated profile
The Iceberg retains the integrated titanium bracelet used on the previous titanium Grand Sport Tourbillon.
Its links are satin-brushed, with mirror-polished bevels on the central elements and outer edges.
The folding clasp does not include a micro-adjustment system, which is worth noting on a watch designed with real wear in mind.
Even so, the combination of titanium construction, bracelet integration and a 100-metre case gives the Grand Sport Tourbillon a more pragmatic character than its movement might initially suggest.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Laurent Ferrier |
|---|---|
| Model | Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg |
| Case size | 44mm diameter, 13.40mm thickness |
| Case material | Grade 5 titanium |
| Weight | 118 grams |
| Water resistance | 100 metres |
| Dial | Pale opaline white with subtle blue reflections |
| Hands and markers | White gold with ruthenium treatment and white Super-LumiNova |
| Movement | In-house calibre LF619.01 |
| Movement dimensions | 31.60mm diameter, 5.57mm thickness |
| Components | 188 components, 23 jewels |
| Frequency | 21,600 vibrations per hour |
| Power reserve | More than 80 hours |
| Tourbillon | One-minute tourbillon with two balance springs mounted in opposition |
| Bracelet | Integrated grade 5 titanium bracelet with folding clasp |
| Price | CHF 175,000 before taxes |
| Availability | Permanent collection, replacing the Pursuit Salmon model |
The Grand Sport Tourbillon Iceberg is still a bold proposition, but its new dial lowers the volume in a way that feels very Laurent Ferrier.
For collectors drawn to serious finishing, hidden complexity and a sports watch that avoids the obvious visual script, this may be the most quietly compelling Grand Sport Tourbillon yet.
