Story | Connie Li Photography | Laziz Hamani
In 2002, Louis Vuitton unveiled a watch like no other: Tambour. French for “drum”, the Tambour’s round case was sculpted from a block of metal and its signature was applied horns.
2002 Tambour Auto GMT
2009 Tambour Spin Time
2017 Tambour Moon Flying Tourbillon PDG
In 2021, the Tambour Carpe Diem received the Audacity Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie in Geneva, while the Tambour Street won the Diver’s Watch Prize.
2021 Tambour Street Diver
In just two decades, Louis Vuitton has proven its legitimacy on the luxury watchmaking scene. To celebrate the watch that made all of this possible, La Fabrique du Temps, Louis Vuitton has created an exclusive anniversary model: Tambour Twenty.
Tambour Twenty
The limited edition of 200 pieces pays tribute to the original Tambour. The Tambour Twenty boasts the same unique and instantly recognizable 41.5-mm case, where the 12 letters that spell “Louis Vuitton” are across the
numbers and indexes, just like the 2002 version.
This collector’s edition also features a brown sun-brushed dial, along which the chronograph’s long yellow hand glides. The two elegant sub-dials also make a comeback.
The Tambour Twenty, which is water-resistant to 100 metres, keeps time with a LV277 high-frequency movement based on the iconic Zenith El Primero, the first-ever automatic chronograph. This movement, with a 22-carat gold rotor and 50 hours of power reserve is exact to a tenth of a second.
The Tambour Twenty is also available with another iconic Louis Vuitton staple: a miniature trunk in Monogram canvas.
Tambour Twenty
Movement: La Fabrique du Temps LV 277 automatic, with 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight.
Functions: High frequency chronograph (5Hz), date, hours and minutes.
Power Reserve: 50 hours.
Water Resistant: 100 m.
Case: Stainless steel polished, 41.5 mm diameter, 13.5 mm thickness.
Dial: Brown sunray dial with black snailed counters, sapphire glass with reflection-proof coating.
Strap: Dark brown alligator.
US$17,800.
