A small diamond on the dial and two rubies for the snake’s eyes add the final embellishments to this special timepiece.įor those of us who love automatons in watches, the Tambour Carpe Diem is a real trip with its mesmerizing time-reveal mechanism. The dial, snake, and teeth decoration are hand executed by master enameler Anita Porchet, while the engravings are the work of master craftsman Dick Steenman. A sapphire dome reveals the splendid time display. The playful timepiece comes in a 46.8mm 18K pink gold case with a reasonable height of 14.42mm.
Offering four functions - jumping hours, retrograde minutes, a power reserve indicator, and the automaton with four moving parts - the caliber’s design is also uniquely skull-shaped and can be seen on the back of the watch.
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The clockwork movement goes on for 16 seconds and each of its operations is clear and precise.Įntirely developed and assembled at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton (a facility located just outside Geneva and operating since 2014), the watch’s 426-component LV 525 manual winding caliber demonstrates the brand’s true horological prowess and is currently the subject of several patent applications. The rattlesnake’s head then rises to reveal the hours aperture located on the skull’s forehead, while its tail swings towards the minutes, located below the hourglass of the power reserve.Īs the eye of the skull makes way for Louis Vuitton’s signature flower motif, its mouth opens to display the phrase “Carpe Diem” (meaning “seize the day” in Latin), which appeared in Book 1 of the Roman poet Horace’s Odes in 23 BC. To reveal the time, you first engage the ophidian-shaped pusher located at two o’clock.
By pressing a pusher, the miniature scenography of the dial comprising a rattlesnake and skull comes to life to indicate the hours and minutes. The Tambour Carpe Diem is built around two main axes to obtain a functional automaton (or jacquemart) that shows the time on demand without using hands. This highly artistic timepiece which took two years to develop takes the skull watch design concept to the level of performative art. The Tambour Carpe Diem is one of those watches that attracts a lot of attention.
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