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Louis Vuitton

Ref. Q5EG9

Escale Spin Time

A unique titanium, diamond and ruby-set automatic wristwatch with Grand Feu champlevé enamel dial, made for Only Watch 2019

Estimate
CHF40,000 - 80,000
€43,200 - 86,500
$49,000 - 98,000
CHF165,100
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Louis Vuitton
Year
2019
Reference No
Q5EG9
Case No
1/1
Model Name
Escale Spin Time
Material
18k white gold, titanium, diamonds and rubies
Calibre
Automatic, cal. LV79, jeweled
Bracelet/Strap
Leather
Clasp/Buckle
18k white gold and diamond-set buckle
Dimensions
41mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Louis Vuitton hand-painted trunk inscribed "Unique Piece Only Watch 2019", SD card, product literature, wallet and pouch.
Catalogue Essay
For Only Watch in 2019, Louis Vuitton created a timepiece that was as attractive as it was unusual and innovative. A tribute to handcrafts, the Escale Spin time is lavishly set with diamonds and rubies, featuring a dial with Grand Feu champlevé enamelling that was painted by hand, and created by none other than Anita Porchet - one of the greatest independent enamellers in fine watchmaking. The dial is most notably inspired by tattoo art in its many intricate details. The dial required 200 hours of work and used two specific traditional techniques which are only mastered by very few artisans in the world: Grand Feu champlevé enameling and miniature painting. Featuring a rose on the center of the dial, the watch has a minutes hand that is depicted as the stem. The hours are indicated by individual cylinders that rotate and "jump" with each passing hour, indicating the number of the hour. In true form to the Escale Spin model, all the hour markers are covered with diamonds when they do not indicate the current time.

The watch houses the LV79 caliber, displaying the time in a playful manner using rotating cylinders. Each cylinder is set with diamonds, a process which required 40 hours of work. The patented self-winding movement was entirely developed and assembled by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton and highlights the expertise of Louis Vuitton watchmakers. This exceptional creation is presented in a custom Monogram canvas watch trunk - also hand-painted with a rose, recalling the dial.

The patented automatic movement was entirely developed and assembled by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, in particular Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini for the movement and Ateliers d’Asnières for the trunk.

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