Louis Vuitton has taken great care to bring comfort to its premiere integrated steel bracelet . The bracelet , particularly novel for Tambour , offers no hint of even the small lugs we ’ ve seen previously within Tambour . Its clean integration into the case echoes the almost sporty look you ’ ve likely already seen in other well-known , integrated high-end steel watches .
A closer look at the bracelet reveals links that are convex on both sides to create a rounded profile , which guarantees smooth contact with the wrist . The folks at Louis Vuitton , a company built on fine leather products , remind us that this new bracelet , while all steel , offers “ slim , curved links providing a close and comfortable fit on the wrist to rival the softest leather strap .”
Louis Vuitton has brush-finished the new Tambour case and bracelet — with a few exceptions . These include the polished bracelet chamfers and central links and the polished , drumshaped crown .
THE DIAL Tambour ’ s new , three-dimensional dial features micro-sandblasted surfaces , gold indexes and a clean layout despite the seconds sub-dial . The markers are nicely separated as are the minute ring and the hour ring , all of which enhances the sense of balance on the dial .
Louis Vuitton revels in the details here . The watchmaker has paired recessed five-minute markers with raised , applied hour markers . The company explains that this difference in the height level of the markers allows for quick reading , since the light interacts variably between them . All numerals and hands are filled with Super-LumiNova . Price : $ 18,500 .
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