Tambour Taiko Arty Automata, Automatic, 42mm, White Gold
The Tambour Taiko Arty Automata 42mm in 750/1000 white gold invites its wearers on a sensory and surreal journey. At the push of a button, the dial activates a colorful concert of seven animations. The Automata mechanism is powered by a self-winding caliber developed and manufactured in-house by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton, while the innovative spirit of La Fabrique des Arts is brought to life through an extraordinary spectacle on the dial, accomplished by the Grand Feu enamel technique.
Male model’s wrist size: 18cm/7.09 in
Female model’s wrist size: 15cm/5.91 in
- Self-winding mechanical movement, caliber LFT AU05.01
- Diameter: 33mm
- Thickness: 5.65mm
- Functions: Automata with 7 animations, flying tourbillon, hours, minutes
- Oscillating weight: 750/1000 white gold handcrafted in miniature painting
- Power reserve: 65 hours
- Number of jewels: 67
- Frequency: 28,800 vibrations/hours - 4Hz
- Materials: 750/1000 white gold
- Bezel set with 43 baguette-cut colored sapphires for a total of ~ 2,36 carats and with 5 baguette-cut rubies for a total of ~ 0,27 carat
- Diameter: 42mm
- Thickness: 13.6mm with glass
- Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
- The bezel is adorned with precious baguette-cut rubies and colored sapphires, while the hollowed lugs combine mirror polishing and sandblasting for a distinctive double finish
- Push piece activating the automata at eight o'clock
- Open case-back
- Water resistance: 50m
- Handcrafted enameled dial using Grand Feu enamel technique enhanced with 23 bright colors.
- 20 miniature 750/1000 white gold elements crafted, enameled and assembled on the dial.
- Eyelashes made of tiny pieces of colored feathers
- Dial set with 7 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of ~ 0.01 carat
- Red calf leather strap with hand-stitching
- 750/1000 white gold folding buckle engraved with LOUIS VUITTON
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Louis Vuitton diamonds have been purchased from legitimate sources not involved in funding conflict, in compliance with United Nations Resolutions and corresponding national laws. Louis Vuitton guarantees that these diamonds are conflict free and confirms adherence to the WDC SoW Guidelines.
Louis Vuitton diamonds are exclusively of natural origin and untreated based on personal knowledge and/or written guarantees provided by the supplier of these diamonds.
For its pave-set diamonds Louis Vuitton selects diamonds with a colour grade between D and G and a clarity grade between IF and VVS.
The use of colourless fluids and heat treatment is recognised as a traditional lapidary practice in addition to the cutting and polishing of certain coloured gemstones, as well as the bleaching of pearls. Our gemstones may have undergone these general enhancement practices.
Pavé-set sapphires and rubies may have been heated.
Pavé-set emeralds may show traces of colourless oil.
Louis Vuitton guarantees that the diamonds and diamond-containing products have not been cut from diamonds originating in, exported from, or transiting through Russia after 31 December 2023.
Louis Vuitton further guarantees that the diamonds and diamond-containing products with a weight equal to or greater than 0.5 carat or 0.1 gram per diamond have not been cut from diamonds originating in Russia or exported from Russia, even if they were processed in a third country.
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