In 2010, Louis Vuitton offered an innovative and playful way of reading the time with the Tambour Spin Time collection. Its secret: the hours are revealed by rotating cubes.
Building on this iconic movement developed and manufactured in La Fabrique du Temps, Louis Vuitton enriched the collection with a model dedicated to regattas: the Tambour Spin Time Regatta. This innovative movement 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.
After the white gold version revealed in 2012, Louis Vuitton offers this year a limited and numbered pink gold edition of the Spin Time Regatta.
This edition features a precious pink gold case with crown and push buttons overmolded with rubber, a transparent grey sapphire crystal dial enabling to see the movement and its Côte de Genève finishing and an elegant dark grey alligator strap.
Tambour Spin Time Regatta Pink Gold
– Automatic Manufacture movement LV156, La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton
– Function: 12-hour chronograph, 5 minute-countdown indicated by the 5 rotating cubes
– Power reserve: 48h
– Oscillations: 28 800 per hour
– Case: 18-carat pink gold, crown and push buttons overmolded with rubber
– Diameter: 45.5 mm
– Dial: grey sapphire crystal dial
– Strap: dark grey alligator strap
– Buckle: ardillon 18-carat pink gold
– Back: Monogram engraved
– Water resistance: 100m
Limited and numbered edition of 100 pieces.
