This text was initially printed within the Design 2023 problem of WatchTime print journal.
French luxurious style home in simply 20 years Louis Vuitton has managed to make a reputation for itself within the watch trade. In 2002 the Maison had launched the tambour for the primary time, which was recognizable at first look by its uncommon form and the attribute connected tabs. At the moment, the Tambour features as a inventive platform from the model’s related watch to award-winning haute horlogerie items. We take a better take a look at a 2022 restricted version mannequin from the model.
The tambour has change into an emblem of Louis Vuitton’s watch assortment over time and has undergone completely different expressions over time. The Tambour Spin Time in 2009 even performed with the time show, with rotating cube as an alternative of fingers and indices. In 2011, La Fabrique du Temps in Geneva and its grasp watchmakers Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini joined forces with Louis Vuitton to create much more distinctive timepieces. The 2014 Tambour Evolution, for instance, featured robust, masculine traces with its 45mm diameter case, whereas the 2016 Tambour Slim, in a tourbillon model, appeared elegant and discreet on the wrist. With the Tambour Moon mannequin launched in 2017, the model retained its signature spherical case whereas reversing the curvature of the caseback. Then in 2020, the Tambour Curve launched a titanium and carbostratum case and a flying tourbillon caliber bearing the celebrated Seal of Geneva (Poinçon de Genève). In 2021, the Tambour Carpe Diem acquired the Audacity Prize on the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, whereas the Tambour Road received the Diver’s Watch Prize. Maybe much more notable: Louis Vuitton’s foray into watchmaking can also be carefully linked to the related watch. In 2022 the Maison launched the third technology of its Tambour Horizon Gentle Up mannequin. This related watch is totally customizable.
Through the years, the distinctive form of the Tambour has been mixed with all types of problems and watch sorts, from the extra traditional sorts to probably the most complicated actions. Even a flying tourbillon and a minute repeater have been made. To rejoice 20 years available on the market, La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton has created an unique anniversary mannequin: the Tambour Twenty. Restricted to 200 items, the version pays homage to the unique Tambour by revisiting the enduring codes which have made it an icon of watch design. “Watch lovers will acknowledge all of the options that made the Tambour’s design so distinctive. Whereas this restricted version is a real focus of all the things that makes this watch stand out, it additionally has model new options that can set it aside for collectors,” says Jean Arnault, Advertising and Growth Director for Louis Vuitton watches. “For me, this watch not solely celebrates our anniversary, but additionally paves the way in which for a lot of future many years of high-quality watchmaking and stays true to Louis Vuitton’s values of creativity, craftsmanship and excellence.”
The Tambour Twenty includes a 41.5mm diameter case with numerals and indices that includes the 12 letters of the identify “Louis Vuitton,” identical to the 2002 model. This version includes a brown sunburst dial, on which the yellow fingers of the chronograph are positioned – a reference to the thread that was beforehand used for the corporate’s leather-based processing. The chronograph, which is water resistant to 100 meters, is powered by the high-frequency motion LV277 primarily based on the Zenith El Primero. This model includes a 22-karat gold rotor and a 50-hour energy reserve and is priced at $17,800.
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