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Let’s Get Technical: Louis Vuitton x Akrivia LVRR-01 Chronographe à Sonnerie

We've already covered the Louis Vuitton x Akrivia LVRR-01 Chronographe à Sonnerie in great detail, from interviews with Rexhepi to analysis of the unexpected collaboration. Now, however, it's time to get technical – with a little help from Jean Arnault and Rexhep Rexhepi, who both shared some thoughts with us at the launch in Los Angeles yesterday. LVRR01…

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Man of the Hour: Rexhep Rexhepi Shares the Story of the Louis Vuitton x Akrivia LVRR-01 Chronographe à Sonnerie

Louis Vuitton and Geneva-based watchmaker Akrivia surprised the watch world with their recently announced collaboration that resulted in the majestic LVRR-01 Chronographe à Sonnerie. You can find a detailed report on the timepiece and the collaboration between the two brands here. In the run-up to the event, we had the opportunity to speak personally with…

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A Tale of Two Companies: How did the Louis Vuitton x Akrivia LVRR-01 Chronographe à Sonnerie Come About?

When it comes to the LVRR-01 Chronographe à Sonnerie, it’s a tale of opposites: an artisanal workshop tucked away in Geneva and the largest luxury lifestyle brand on the planet, coming together as one. When Louis Vuitton x Akrivia announced that they would be collaborating to create a new watch, we questioned how these vastly different brands could come together…

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Semi-finals: Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives

The Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives committee received hundreds of entries from all over the world. La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton launched the competition for the first time this year, to recognise and promote the artistic innovation of independent watchmakers. Twenty semi-finalists have now been selected and announced. Credit © Louis Vuitton…

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Welcome to the New Era: The Louis Vuitton Tambour 2023

As the Tambour watch reaches its 21st birthday, Louis Vuitton is honouring its most important model with a successor – and what a successor it is. The goal is clear: to move up into the highest class of watchmaking. Will it succeed? How good really is the new Louis Vuitton Tambour? And will Louis Vuitton…

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Louis Vuitton Tambour Opera Automata

With the new Tambour Opera Automata, Louis Vuitton plays on the theme of art imitating life and life imitating art. Drawing upon elements of Chinese culture and mythology, the watch presents the wearer with a Bian Lian performance. As part of Sichuan opera, Bian Lian is the art of face-changing, having been around for more…

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A Feast for the Eyes: Louis Vuitton Tambour Fiery Heart Automata

Nestled away amongst deep red hearts, gold thorns and shiny green leaves, Louis Vuitton reveals its latest innovative timepiece for women: the amorous Tambour Fiery Heart Automata. With its sparkling diamond-set crown and spinning tourbillon, the automaton timepiece certainly shows Louis Vuitton's La Fabrique du Temps artisanal and watchmaking abilities at their absolute finest. An…

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Tambour Moon Tourbillon Volant: Louis Vuitton Launches Further Sapphire Models With Geneva Seal

The Geneva Seal: the most coveted certification in the Swiss watch industry. A symbol of authenticity and prestige, the few watches in the world that bear the Geneva Seal (or Poinçon de Genève in French) display remarkable levels of finishing and traditionally crafted decorations, from Côtes de Genève (Genevan stripes) to spiral 'snailing'. Credit ©  Ulysse Frechelin…

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Swisswatches 24 Days of Christmas: Top Watches of 2022

It’s been another extraordinary year for us all, and the watch world is no exception. That is why the Swisswatches team sat down once more to comprise a list of our top watches of 2022. From anniversary models to world records, we are presenting you 24 special highlights to emerge from the ever-surprising Swiss watch…

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Louis Vuitton’s Ascension From High Fashion to Horological Heaven

In order to understand this article as a watch enthusiast or a collector: forget the Louis Vuitton stereotype. Forget the queues going round the corner and burly bouncers at the door. Forget the logo. We are here to understand the real Louis Vuitton. The French maison. The company founded in Paris in 1854, by an…

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