Louis Vuitton (LV) has released its 2024 new high-end watchmaking products, which combine the ultimate in micro-craftsmanship and top-notch watchmaking technology. The Voyager series flying tourbillon watch combines wonderful glass enamel, the Tambour Moon flying tourbillon has launched a special edition made of sapphire material in collaboration with the legendary architect Frank Gehry, and the Escale Cabinet of Wonders fantasy treasure chest has been launched in one go. There are three limited edition sets of koi, big snake, and golden dragon, and the popular mascot Vivienne welcomes two new Tambour Slim Vivienne jumping hour jewelry craft watches.
●Unique craftsmanship interprets top flying tourbillon
The Voyager Flying Tourbillon “Poinçon de Genève” Plique-à-jour is equipped with a hollow manual chain LV104 flying tourbillon movement. The outline of the case is a square with a round structure, allowing light to show the effect of light and dark contrast through the enamel. The repeatedly overlapping V-shaped pattern on the white K gold dial represents Vuitton’s stained glass enamel. It consists of three gorgeous blues, ultramarine, sky blue, and blue gray, forming a rich gradient color that shines with protein luster. The hands seem to be calmly suspended in the blue. Center of dial. This watch required a total of five to six layers of translucent enamel to be kiln-fired to achieve this stunning transparency.
“I am inspired by the sea, fish, boats and the nautical world because they embody the concepts of movement, fluidity and speed. I like to inject this energy and dynamics into static materials to express a sense of movement in my works.” Frank Gehry, the legendary designer who designed the Louis Vuitton Foundation building in Paris and the flagship store in Seoul for LV, is famous for his organic and dynamic lines. The Tambour Moon Flying Tourbillon Poinçon de Genève Sapphire Frank Gehry is also the first high-end watch he designed in his career. The two parties spent two years of communication and discussion, taking the wavy glass structure roof of the Seoul flagship store as inspiration; for this purpose, LV specially selected transparent sapphire that can form a curvature relief pattern as the material, and used special hand-carving with a hardness of only Second to diamonds, sapphires delicately and painstakingly represent the architect’s characteristic asymmetrical forms and sinuous curves. This Tambour Moon is the first watch with a sapphire dial and case and is engraved with the Geneva Seal.
●Watch Fantasy Treasure Box
The three limited-edition craft watches in the Louis Vuitton Escale series are cabinets of wonders in the watch industry. They are all inspired by the personal inspiration of Gaston-Louis Vuitton, the third generation member of the brand’s founding family. Inspired by the “Totan” (a highly decorative Japanese samurai sword guard) selected from the Collection of Rare Objects. Following the reinterpretation of Tambour in 2023, Louis Vuitton has also updated the appearance of Escale in details. The crystal mirror is slightly dome-shaped to add a soft and delicate visual effect, and the hour and minute hands have improved lance shapes.
These three Escale fantasy treasure chest watches, which are limited to 20 pieces, have the crown inlaid with gemstones engraved with the Louis Vuitton monogram, three Seigaiha patterns in the middle of the case and around the buckle, and are equipped with the Observatory-certified LFT023 movement, as well as using The hand-woven calfskin strap is woven with a weaving technique developed specifically for this series, creating a texture similar to the woven leather handle of a Japanese samurai sword.
The “Garden Koi” model is carved from white gold into two carps swimming in a stream. It uses kiln-fired oxidation techniques to create a three-dimensional effect, and is decorated with translucent blue paint with micro-painting and amber carved from crystal. And white pebbles, the blue pebbles are made of mother-of-pearl discs engraved with the Louis Vuitton Monogram Flower pattern superimposed on white crystal to form simulated ripples. The snake body of the “Jungle Snake” model combines three highly professional techniques of micro-carving, engraving and enamel filling. In a bamboo forest spliced by 4 types of wood, 3 colors of wheat straw and 2 types of parchment, it closely Staring at the suspended sphere of white gold and nephrite, all 14 shades of green required for the composition are made up of a 367-piece puzzle.
The “Dragon in the Clouds” rose gold watch uses Damascus inlay to create a dial background of multiple metal contrasting colors. The dragon and its surrounding clouds are engraved and variously polished and matte. The enamel scales are made of tiny gold foils. (metal flakes) are suspended between translucent glazes. The yellow K gold Monogram Flower pattern flakes on the dragon scales are inlaid, shining against the black enamel background, and finally carnelian is the finishing touch.
●Mascot Vivienne disguises herself as a Japanese doll and an astronaut
Vivienne, which debuted in 2017, immediately became a popular Louis Vuitton mascot and began to appear on watches in 2020. The new Tambour Slim Vivienne Jumping Hours Cherry Blossom and Tambour Slim Vivienne Jumping Hours Astronaut white gold and diamond watches are equipped with the LV 180 jumping chronograph movement, which uses two independent windows that alternately display and an almost invisible minute hand to highlight the dial features.
The cherry blossom model uses the “Holomonogram” technology composed of sanded and polished pearls to create an iridescent Monogram Flower blooming on the pink mother-of-pearl dial. Vivienne is wearing a kimono, holding a parasol and a fan, and the flowers are displayed alternately. Two windows showing the time or hours. The minutes are indicated by a transparent hand tipped with a cherry blossom, which appears to float around the dial. Astronaut Vivienne’s deep and shimmering galactic space combines blue mother-of-pearl and aventurine. Vivienne, among the miniature painted rockets and planets and the Monogram Flower diamond constellation, wears a red and black space suit with finely hand-painted hair. It is studded with snowflakes and diamonds, which is cute and playful.
