Laurent Ferrier
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 38 mm Silvered Sapphire
Photography on request
Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Laurent Ferrier · Sport Auto
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 38 mm Silvered Sapphire
Reference 62396OR.44
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Laurent Ferrier
- Collection
- Sport Auto
- Model
- Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 38 mm Silvered Sapphire
- Reference number
- 62396OR.44
- Year / era
- 2010 · 2010s — modern production
- Complication
- Tourbillon
- Movement
- Micro-rotor automatic
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Dial type
- Silvered opaline
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap with titanium clasp
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 38 mm
- Case thickness
- 14.1 mm
- Case material
- Sapphire crystal case
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Silvered opaline
- Hands
- Blued steel Breguet-style hands
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap with titanium clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Folding clasp in matching case metal
- Water resistance
- 30 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 39A — Micro-rotor automatic
- Movement type
- Automatic with micro-rotor
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 65 hours
- Number of jewels
- 40 jewels
- Complications
- Tourbillon
- Functions
- Dive time, running seconds
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2010 – 2023
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
Jörg Hysek
Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.
Historical significance
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 38 mm Silvered Sapphire sits within Laurent Ferrier's Sport Auto line, introduced in 2010. It carries the house codes established since 2010 — sapphire crystal case case, silvered opaline dial and micro-rotor automatic — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
- The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
The House
Laurent Ferrier
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 2010
- Founder
- Laurent Ferrier
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Swiss & Independent
- Major collections
- Classic Origin, Sport Auto, Grand Sport Tourbillon, Ecole
- Signature technologies
- Anti-magnetic silicon escapement · Composite and ceramic case materials
- Famous movements
- Satellite-hour automatic · In-house automatic · Manual-winding, hand-finished · Micro-rotor automatic
- Notable watches
- Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin 40 mm Ice Grade · Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin 38 mm Blue Ceramic · Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin 40 mm Slate 18k · Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin 38 mm Silvered Platinum
Brand history
Laurent Ferrier has spent more than 16 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Classic Origin, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Laurent Ferrier established Laurent Ferrier in 2010, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Laurent Ferrier calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
2010
Laurent Ferrier founds Laurent Ferrier in Switzerland.
2024
Laurent Ferrier continues to produce Classic Origin, Sport Auto, Grand Sport Tourbillon and other icons in limited numbers.
More Sport Auto
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 44 mm Blue 18k
Ref. 36313OR.34
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 36 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k
Ref. 37393OR.12
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 43 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k
Ref. 64647OR.50
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 38 mm Salmon 18k
Ref. 78096OR.81
Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 41 mm Salmon Carbon
Ref. 35579OR.33