Question 4·Put in order
Rank these independent brands by the year they launched their first series-production watch, earliest first.
Correct order
- 1F.P. Journe — Tourbillon Souverain
- 2Greubel Forsey — Double Tourbillon 30°
- 3MB&F — Horological Machine N°1
- 4Laurent Ferrier — Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral
The story behind it
Laurent Ferrier launched his brand after nearly four decades at Patek Philippe, and his debut watch won the Men's Watch prize at the 2010 GPHG. Journe's 1999 Tourbillon Souverain paired a tourbillon with a remontoir d'égalité, a constant-force device that feeds the escapement steady power whatever the mainspring's state of wind.