Louis Vuitton Unveils New Pocket Watch 'Escalier en Alaska'
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Louis Vuitton has unveiled the 'Escalier en Alaska,' a new pocket watch from its 'Escalier du Monde' collection, inspired by Alaska's Margerie Glacier. Featuring 9 animations and 17 moving parts, it is the most complex pocket watch ever created by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton.
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- Q: What are the main features of the Escalier en Alaska?
- A: Equipped with tourbillon, minute repeater, 9 animations, and 17 moving parts. The Margerie Glacier scene is vividly recreated on the dial.
- Q: Who designed this timepiece?
- A: Led by Matthew Egger, Artistic Director of La Fabrique du Temps, with collaboration across three in-house ateliers.
- Q: What techniques are used in its creation?
- A: Traditional métiers d’art including grand feu enamel, champlevé, cloisonné, miniature enamel, and hand engraving.
- Q: Where is it manufactured?
- A: Fully in-house at La Fabrique du Temps LV in Geneva, Switzerland—cases, movements, and dials all made on-site.
- Q: What is the value of this watch?
- A: A pinnacle of modern automaton horology, combining technical mastery and artistic storytelling. Extremely high collector value.