Tambour New Wave with pink strap
Louis Vuitton translates the youthful energy of one of this summer’s trendiest bags for its new feminine Tambour watch

1. It's inspired by the New Wave bag.

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Pink New Wave camera bag
Above Pink New Wave camera bag

New Wave was one of last season’s most Instagrammed bags with a distinctive quilted wave pattern that forms a ‘V’. The watchmakers at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton in Geneva were tasked to recreate this playful motif on the dial of the Tambour, the French maison’s first ever watch. They managed to replicate it, quilted wave effect and all, but not with actual leather. Instead, the white dial is stamped with a special tool, the V’ signature prominently featured in the middle.

2. It boasts excellent craftsmanship.

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A closer look at the quilted wave pattern on the dial
Above A closer look at the quilted wave pattern on the dial

Luxury aficionados will fawn over the high-end details. The openworked hands are beautifully polished and coated with Superluminova. The stainless steel case is also polished to a mirror shine. The monogram flower adds decorative flair to the minute scale but more interestingly, this emblematic Louis Vuitton symbol also doubles as a seconds hand at 6 o’clock, creating a most charming visual quirk.

3. It's an opportunity to mix and match.

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The watch allows you to switch styles in the form of more than 100 straps. It ranges from precious alligator to sporty rubber, from clean to coloured, so you will never have to feel as if you’re just stuck with one design. But if Louis Vuitton were to proffer a suggestion, it would be the white leather strap, debossed and then screen-printed with multiple colours.

4. It goes from casual to luxe.

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Diamond-paved horns
Above Diamond-paved horns

In terms of complications, it comes in a simple hour, minute-and-seconds model, or a chronograph. Case sizes include 28mm, 34mm, or 39.5mm, with the 34mm available with the additional option of diamond-paved horns.

5. Like the New Wave bag, it's young and fun.

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Tambour New Wave chronograph
Above Tambour New Wave chronograph

For a fashion watch, it has that great youthful spirit that belies the sophistication of its craftsmanship.

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