Louis Vuitton's beloved mascot Vivienne gets three dramatic, glamorous new watches
In 2017, Louis Vuitton unveiled its mascot Vivienne, a playful manifestation so named for the Maison's signature VVN leather. Today, Vivienne returns in her most splendid appearance yet, in a collection of three magical jumping hour watches.
The Tambour Slim Vivienne Jumping Hours collection features three watches, casting Vivienne in the roles of a croupier, a fortune teller, and a circus juggler: In each version, the hour display effortlessly alternates from one of Vivienne's hands to the other — all while a magical talisman floats around her, indicating the minutes.
To achieve its innovative display, the new watch utilises a multi-armed Geneva cross paired with a complex multi-level cam and a sprung ruby roller — but you'd hardly imagine such a complex mechanism exists in a watch that is 12.21mm thick. All three watches come equipped with the mechanical LV 180 calibre, and feature a power reserve of 42-hours.
The collection's most stunning piece is arguably the Casino Movement, which features Vivienne as a dashing croupier. The watch's dial is a gorgeous, alluring shade of green that alludes to a casino table: Here, the dial is wrought of skarn, a material that's rarely seen in watchmaking. Its 18k yellow gold case comes set with a stunning combination of brilliant-cut diamonds, tsavorites and rubies — to complete the package, the Maison has paired the Casino Movement with a handsome shiny green alligator strap. The other two models come with a certain magic of their own, too: The Fortune Movement features a mesmerising dark blue aventurine dial that recalls a constellation-studded night sky, while the Circus Movement's peerless mother-of-pearl dial recalls the classic glamour of Old Hollywood.
