Tambour Twin Chrono
| Brand : | Louis Vuitton |
| Collection : | Tambour |
| Model : | Tambour Twin Chrono |
| Nber of pieces : | 30 |
| Complement : | White Gold - Alligator Bracelet |
| On sale : | 2013 |
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Brand : Louis Vuitton Collection : Tambour Model : Tambour Twin Chrono Nber of pieces : 30 Complement : White Gold - Alligator Bracelet On sale : 2013 List Price : 57 000 € Diameter : 45.5 mm Styles : Sporty Types : Self-winding Hand-winding mechanism for the bi-chronograph function Calibre : LV175 Complication : Three Seconds and Minutes Counter Bi-Chronograh with differential display 'One-push-piece' Chronograph Case material : White Gold Case peculiarity : Transparent caseback Hours/minutes/seconds winding-crown at 2 o’clock Large 4-time single-push button at 7 o’clock Bi-chronograph winding-crown at 4 o’clock Shape : Round Water-resistance : 100 meters Dial : Grand Feu enamel Dial color : Navy blue Display : White gold hands Indexes : Baton-type Arabic numerals Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Pin buckle + More characteristics : MOVEMENT
Automatic Manufacture movement LV175. La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton
1 patent: single-push bi-chronograph with differential display
2 column wheels of which one with three levels
4 balance wheels
4 barrels
80 rubies
35-hour power reserve
28.800 oscillations per hour (4 htz)
6.53mm thick
37mm diameter
LV oscillating weight
CASEe
18-carat white gold
Thickness: 14.35mm
DIAL
Guilloché 18-carat white gold
Translucent blue Grand Feu enamel
18-carat white gold hands
STRAP
Black calfskin lining
18-carat white gold ardillon buckle
DESCRIPTION
- Louis Vuitton presents Tambour Twin Chrono, a watch with a unique complication that has been developed by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton: a single-push bi-chronograph with differential display.
A legendary competition
Match Racing is a competition where two boats go head to head, on equal terms, following a specific route where only strategy, determination and the skill of the crew count. The most renowned sailing competition that features match racing remains the America’s Cup, the most longstanding international sports trophy in history. Before any team can take on the Defender of this title, the Challenger must first win the Louis Vuitton Cup.
On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the LV Cup, Louis Vuitton has created a watch equipped with an exclusive innovative calibre dedicated to Match Racing: the Tambour Twin Chrono.
A world premiere
A world premiere complication which has been registered for patent, this chronograph has the ability to simultaneously measure two distinct times and to display the difference between these two measured times - all at once on the same dial. This innovation has been created by the fine watchmaking workshop of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton Manufacture and is regarded as a significant milestone in the history of chronograph.
Perfect synchronisation
Its innovative character is based on the use of a movement composed of four different motors, three of which are exclusively dedicated to the bi-chronograph function. The biggest challenge is to ensure perfect synchronisation between these movements which can simultaneously or consecutively start and stop. Visible through a transparent case back, this ingenious mechanism required four years of development.
The motors dedicated to the bi-chronograph function with hand-winding mechanical movement and are wound up using the crown at 4 o’clock (with a boat engraving). The motor dedicated to the display of hours and minutes is automatic; it is adjusted using the crown at 2 o’clock (with LV engraving).
A three-level column wheel
The LV175 Twin Chrono automatic Manufacture calibre is composed of 437 components, two of which play an essential role: the column wheels.
The first wheel ensures the control of the minute hand and has a classic design. The second column wheel has a completely unique shape. Situated on the bridge side, it has three different levels which allow to start and stop each motor and to control the second-hands reset hammers.
A four-time single-push button
Although the LV175 Twin Chrono automatic movement is complex, its handling is easy thanks to the use of an innovative 4-time single-push button at 7 o’clock which controls all the bi-chronograph functions.
Press it a first time and the hands of the two chronograph counters respectively at 4 and 7 o’clock, move simultaneously. Press it a second time and the hands on the counter at 7 o’clock stop while the hands on the counter at 12 o’clock start to move. Press it a third time and the time-count of the counters at 4 o’clock and 12 o’clock stop. Press it a fourth time and all the counters reset.
To better understand the significance of these multiple functions, we need to put ourselves into a Match Racing regatta competition.
1st push on the single-push button when the race begins. The time-count of the two lower counters starts.
2nd push on the single-push button when the first yacht crosses the finish line. Their race time is shown in minutes (white hand) and seconds (red hand) on the counter at 7 o’clock and whose hands have stopped. The time-count of the counter at 4 o’clock continues and the differential display counter at 12o’clock starts.
3rd push of the single-push button when the second yacht crosses the finish line, their race time is displayed on the counter at 4 o’clock and the difference between the two competitors is shown in minutes and seconds on the counter at 12 o’clock. The times are always read intuitively in minutes (white hand) and in seconds (red hand).
4th push on the single-push button resets the counters and the watch is ready to time another race.
Grand feu enamel dial
Designed by Léman Cadrans and hand-made by a master enameller, the Tambour Twin Chrono dial is made of Grand Feu enamel. This traditional technique, mastered by only a few craftsmen in Geneva, displays all the external beauty of the timepiece.
The dial is thus composed of a subtly guilloché white gold plate, covered by a deep blue Grand Feu enamel that is sufficiently translucent to suggest the pattern. Against a blue background, the red and white of the hands, indexes and minutes scale stand out. Carefully selected powders, numerous successive layers, and the fineness of the enamel grain lead to lengthy and meticulous work before the multiple firings of the dial at 840 degrees Celsius can begin. At each stage the dial is analysed and examined down to the smallest detail in order to reduce imperfections as much as possible. Over forty hours of work are required to make a dial whose colour really will be permanent.
- Louis Vuitton presents Tambour Twin Chrono, a watch with a unique complication that has been developed by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton: a single-push bi-chronograph with differential display.
A legendary competition
Match Racing is a competition where two boats go head to head, on equal terms, following a specific route where only strategy, determination and the skill of the crew count. The most renowned sailing competition that features match racing remains the America’s Cup, the most longstanding international sports trophy in history. Before any team can take on the Defender of this title, the Challenger must first win the Louis Vuitton Cup.
On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the LV Cup, Louis Vuitton has created a watch equipped with an exclusive innovative calibre dedicated to Match Racing: the Tambour Twin Chrono.
A world premiere
A world premiere complication which has been registered for patent, this chronograph has the ability to simultaneously measure two distinct times and to display the difference between these two measured times - all at once on the same dial. This innovation has been created by the fine watchmaking workshop of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton Manufacture and is regarded as a significant milestone in the history of chronograph.
Perfect synchronisation
Its innovative character is based on the use of a movement composed of four different motors, three of which are exclusively dedicated to the bi-chronograph function. The biggest challenge is to ensure perfect synchronisation between these movements which can simultaneously or consecutively start and stop. Visible through a transparent case back, this ingenious mechanism required four years of development.
The motors dedicated to the bi-chronograph function with hand-winding mechanical movement and are wound up using the crown at 4 o’clock (with a boat engraving). The motor dedicated to the display of hours and minutes is automatic; it is adjusted using the crown at 2 o’clock (with LV engraving).
A three-level column wheel
The LV175 Twin Chrono automatic Manufacture calibre is composed of 437 components, two of which play an essential role: the column wheels.
The first wheel ensures the control of the minute hand and has a classic design. The second column wheel has a completely unique shape. Situated on the bridge side, it has three different levels which allow to start and stop each motor and to control the second-hands reset hammers.
A four-time single-push button
Although the LV175 Twin Chrono automatic movement is complex, its handling is easy thanks to the use of an innovative 4-time single-push button at 7 o’clock which controls all the bi-chronograph functions.
Press it a first time and the hands of the two chronograph counters respectively at 4 and 7 o’clock, move simultaneously. Press it a second time and the hands on the counter at 7 o’clock stop while the hands on the counter at 12 o’clock start to move. Press it a third time and the time-count of the counters at 4 o’clock and 12 o’clock stop. Press it a fourth time and all the counters reset.
To better understand the significance of these multiple functions, we need to put ourselves into a Match Racing regatta competition.
1st push on the single-push button when the race begins. The time-count of the two lower counters starts.
2nd push on the single-push button when the first yacht crosses the finish line. Their race time is shown in minutes (white hand) and seconds (red hand) on the counter at 7 o’clock and whose hands have stopped. The time-count of the counter at 4 o’clock continues and the differential display counter at 12o’clock starts.
3rd push of the single-push button when the second yacht crosses the finish line, their race time is displayed on the counter at 4 o’clock and the difference between the two competitors is shown in minutes and seconds on the counter at 12 o’clock. The times are always read intuitively in minutes (white hand) and in seconds (red hand).
4th push on the single-push button resets the counters and the watch is ready to time another race.
Grand feu enamel dial
Designed by Léman Cadrans and hand-made by a master enameller, the Tambour Twin Chrono dial is made of Grand Feu enamel. This traditional technique, mastered by only a few craftsmen in Geneva, displays all the external beauty of the timepiece.
The dial is thus composed of a subtly guilloché white gold plate, covered by a deep blue Grand Feu enamel that is sufficiently translucent to suggest the pattern. Against a blue background, the red and white of the hands, indexes and minutes scale stand out. Carefully selected powders, numerous successive layers, and the fineness of the enamel grain lead to lengthy and meticulous work before the multiple firings of the dial at 840 degrees Celsius can begin. At each stage the dial is analysed and examined down to the smallest detail in order to reduce imperfections as much as possible. Over forty hours of work are required to make a dial whose colour really will be permanent.
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Brand : Louis Vuitton Collection : Tambour Model : Tambour Twin Chrono Nber of pieces : 30 Complement : White Gold - Alligator Bracelet On sale : 2013 List Price : 57 000 € Diameter : 45.5 mm Styles : Sporty Types : Self-winding Hand-winding mechanism for the bi-chronograph function Calibre : LV175 Complication : Three Seconds and Minutes Counter Bi-Chronograh with differential display 'One-push-piece' Chronograph Case material : White Gold Case peculiarity : Transparent caseback Hours/minutes/seconds winding-crown at 2 o’clock Large 4-time single-push button at 7 o’clock Bi-chronograph winding-crown at 4 o’clock Shape : Round Water-resistance : 100 meters Dial : Grand Feu enamel Dial color : Navy blue Display : White gold hands Indexes : Baton-type Arabic numerals Strap material : Alligator leather Strap color : Black Strap clasp : Pin buckle More characteristics : MOVEMENT
Automatic Manufacture movement LV175. La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton
1 patent: single-push bi-chronograph with differential display
2 column wheels of which one with three levels
4 balance wheels
4 barrels
80 rubies
35-hour power reserve
28.800 oscillations per hour (4 htz)
6.53mm thick
37mm diameter
LV oscillating weight
CASEe
18-carat white gold
Thickness: 14.35mm
DIAL
Guilloché 18-carat white gold
Translucent blue Grand Feu enamel
18-carat white gold hands
STRAP
Black calfskin lining
18-carat white gold ardillon buckle