Hands
Assegai hands
High confidenceHands drawn from the assegai spear: a narrow shaft opening into a leaf-shaped head. The shape is specific and the finishing — polished flanks, crisp edges, consistent section — is executed to a standard visible under magnification.
Part reference
- Brand
- Laurent Ferrier
- Material
- Steel or gold, hand-finished
- Introduced
- 2010
Documented variations
Classification
FactoryDocumented as shipped from the factory for this reference and period.PeriodNot original to this watch, but correct for its production period.ServiceFitted by the manufacturer's own service network. Not a defect.AftermarketThird-party part. Affects originality, not authenticity.ModifiedGenuine parts in a configuration the factory did not sell. Affects originality and value, not authenticity.CounterfeitDeceptive reproduction intended to pass as genuine.UnknownEvidence on file does not settle the question.Correct shape and hand finishing
FactoryProbableWhole production
The specific leaf profile with clean transitions from shaft to head, and finishing consistent along the whole hand. On a brand whose dials are deliberately restrained, the hands carry a disproportionate share of the identification.
Approximated shape or machine finishing
CounterfeitProbableWhole production
Copies reproduce the silhouette and lose the section and the finish. Look at the transition from shaft to head and at the edge quality under magnification — this is where hand work and stamped work diverge visibly.
Documented on these references
Whole production
On a deliberately plain dial, the hands carry the identification.
Whole production
Provenance of this record
Sources & Evidence
Laurent Ferrier — collection and caliber specifications
Laurent Ferrier SA
- Accessed
- 2026-08-19
Cited for
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