Only Watch 2013

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Only Watch 2013  - Louis Vuitton
For its fourth participation at the Only Watch charity auction, Louis Vuitton is offering a unique Tambour Spin time Regatta watch.
The timepiece was designed in collaboration with Paul Pettavino - the son of the president of The Monaco Association Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophies -  and the Louis Vuitton team, as for the past 3 editions.
For this 2013 edition Paul has decided to change from the usual orange color into a blue and red color watch. Every detail has been chosen or designed by Paul, such as the gold boat hand engraved and covered with enamel, or the Louis Vuitton painted on the Damier canvas trunk that comes with the watch.

In 2010, Louis Vuitton introduced the Tambour Spin Time. Its secret: the hours are revealed by cubes rotating thanks to a unique and patented mechanism. Building on this  movement developed and manufactured in La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton enriched the Spin Time collection in 2012 with a model dedicated to regattas: the Tambour Spin Time Regatta.
 
This innovative patented movement (LV156) offers two functions: chronograph and regatta 5-minute countdown; visually indicated on the dial by 5 rotating cubes.

Following the new America’s Cup rules of a regatta start in 5 minutes, the Spin Time Regatta allows the skippers and crew to position themselves in the best possible way on the starting line during the 5-minute countdown. At the same time, the chronograph’s 30-minute counter will leap rightward and move to the 5-minute countdown displayed in red in the counter. This way the minutes before departure are taken into account in the final measured time.


 
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