Further demonstrating its expertise in haute horology and artistic edginess, Louis Vuitton’s Tambour Moon Flying Tourbillon Sapphire Frank Gehry watch is a deft blend of the brand’s La Fabrique du Temps movement facility and the work of visionary architect Frank Gehry. The watch, which carries the Poinçon de Genève seal attesting to its exceptional craftsmanship, features a 160-part mechanical movement with flying tourbillon escapement visible from the dial side beneath ribbons of white that traverse the totally transparent sapphire case and skeletonized movement. It is a representation of Gehry’s asymmetrical architectural forms. The collaboration took two years to achieve and the entire watch is cut from a single block of sapphire over the course of 250 hours. The 43.8mm watch boasts Gehry’s signature engraved on the caseback. Just five will ever be made.
Details
| Price ($) | 935,000 |
| Awards | Top New Watches |
| Price range | $900,000 - $1,000,000 |
| Gender | Unspecified |
| Case | Round |
| Complications | Hours Minutes Tourbillon |
| Tourbillon | Flying Tourbillon |
| Water resistance | 30m |
| Movement | Manual |
| Power reserve range (hours) | 73 - 96 |
| Power reserve | 80 hours |
| Case size | Large (>39mm) |
| Case diameter (mm) | 44 |
| Case height (mm) | 11 |
| Case back | Transparent |
| Case colour | Clear |
| Case material | Sapphire |
| Dial colour | Rose Gold Clear |
| Dial material | Sapphire |
| Luminosity | Luminosity |
| Limited edition | Limited edition |
| Caliber | Calibre LFTMM05.01 |
| ReferenceNumber | WASG10 |
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Named the world's most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years, Louis Vuitton is respected and beloved. Reaping the finest of French fashion, the brand continually innovates, excites and amazes with its clothing, shoes, jewelry and watch lines. Since unveiling its Tambour watch 20 years ago, the Maison has continued to refine its watchmaking craftsmanship, birthing the iconic drum-inspired case and patented Spin Time movement that presents an entirely novel way of telling time. Striving to create something more unique than the ticking hour hand, independently rotating cubes display the hour in Louis Vuitton timepieces.Fusing Swiss artistry with French style, its Tambour Street Driver collection features the favorites of a traditional drive watch while imbuing the brand's signature design and unconventional spirit. The Tambour Monogram similarly showcases Louis Vuitton's suave through its famous canvas motif, and the Tambour Damier V boldly displays the brand's surname initial and the Maison's checkered pattern.
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