LOUIS VUITTON Tambour Twenty Chronograph

LOUIS VUITTON Tambour Twenty Chronograph 20th Anniversary Automatic watch. ref. Q1121, Nº DE81XX, for men/Unisex.
Circular stainless steel case. Brown dial with Arabic numerals. Luminescent baton hands. The central seconds/chronograph hand and marker hands, highlighted in yellow, a reference to the thread used by the house in its leather goods. Auxiliary window between 4 and 5 o'clock for date calendar. Counters for seconds, minutes and chrono hours. Sapphire crystal. Faceted crown at 3 o'clock, flanked by the chrono pushers. Monogram canvas motifs engraved on the case back. The brand name surrounds the case coinciding with the hour markers. Steel link armis with hidden deployant clasp. Automatic movement. It works.
Measurements: 41.5 mm (case diameter); 50 x 45 mm (total case).

The first Tambour watch, launched in 2002, was a GMT. Louis Vuitton, a company founded in 1854 and world-renowned for its iconic travel trunks, decided to start its watch collection with a model designed for travelers. This first Tambour was presented with a glossy brown dial that did not go unnoticed, highlighted by its mustard yellow GMT hand and a matching 24-hour scale. The chromatic scheme of the 39.5 mm Tambour GMT (ref. Q11310) paid homage to the brand's iconic Monogram design, created by Louis Vuitton's son in 1896.
The design of the Tambour was commissioned to the Parisian studio BBDC (Berra Blanquer Design), who conceived a case with a singular and original shape that evoked the appearance of a drum. Its unusual profile, wider at the base than at the top, offered a wide surface, ideal for engraving the 12 letters of the name "Louis Vuitton", aligned with the hour markers on the dial. This distinctive feature has endured over time, all the way to the Tambour Twenty Chronograph 20th Anniversary that we present today.

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