With Louis Vuitton being best-known for their leather goods, ready-to-wear clothing and other luxury items, watchmaking has never been something they were too well-known for. While their first efforts as a watchmaker began in 1988, they didn’t begin to take a serious look at watchmaking until the early 2000s, with the founding of Louis Vuitton High Watchmaking, and the introduction of the Tambour collection. Since then watchmaking has grown as a part of their business, and in 2011 they purchased La Fabrique Du Temps, a high-concept movement manufacture founded by the renowned watchmaking duo of Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini. Then, in 2014, Louis Vuitton built a 4000 square meter facility just for their watchmaking department. All of this is to say that Louis Vuitton has made large efforts in becoming a serious watchmaker, and it shows in their watches as of the last few years. With GPHG awards under their belt, these investments have certainly paid off. Offered here we have one of Louis Vuitton’s most distinctive watches, the Tambour Moon Dual Time ref. QA097. Made of DLC-coated stainless steel and measuring 44mm in diameter, this timepiece is a wonderfully balanced watch that wear perfectly on the wrist for a whole host of wrist sizes thanks to its short lugs and round design. With its majority grey concave dial combining with its DLC case resulting monochromatic aesthetic, the pops of color within its GMT dial is what makes this wonderful watch stand out. A wonderfully constructed timepiece that exemplifies Louis Vuitton’s unique position within watchmaking as a design powerhouse, the Tambour has been growing in popularity since its release and the ref. QA097 has certainly helped the collection along its journey.

With its unusual construction design and concave dial boasting an appealing blend of textures and colors, the Tambour Moon Dual Time is certainly able to stand on its own two feet as a well-executed timepiece.