Tambour Taiko Galactique, Manual, 46.7 MM, Titanium and White Gold
The Tambour Taiko Galactique embarks on a bold space odyssey, where exploration meets innovation. This timepiece opens a new chapter in the journey of Louis Vuitton’s automata, housed in an entirely new titanium and white gold case with a distinctly futuristic design and a crown positioned at 12 o’clock. Powered by the LFT AU14.02 calibre, combining a cathedral gong minute repeater with an automata, the watch comes to life through seven animations. Exceptional engraving work brings striking depth and realism to the scene, while a fusion of enamelling techniques creates a beautiful interplay of colours and textures.
- Manual winding mechanical movement, LFT AU14.02 calibre
- Diameter: 32.4 mm/1.3 inches
- Thickness: 9.6 mm/0.4 inches
- Functions: minute repeater (cathedral gong), hours, minutes
- Power reserve: 100 hours
- Number of jewels: 46
- Frequency: 21,600 vibrations/hour (3 Hz)
- Materials: Titanium (case side and case back), 750/1000 white gold (lugs, crown, slide-piece)
- Diameter: 46.7 mm/1.8 inches
- Thickness: 14.6 mm/0.6 inches
- Open caseback
- Slide-piece set with 6 baguette-cut blue sapphires for a total of ~0.42 carat and 2 baguette-cut topazes for a total of ~0.14 carat
- Sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating
- Water resistance: 30 m
- Engraved moving elements: astronaut, satellite, flag and stars
- Enamelled dial using grisaille, champlevé, paillonné and miniature enamel techniques
- Dial set with 2 brilliant-cut diamonds for a total of 0.02 carat
- Rubber strap
- 750/1000 white gold folding buckle engraved with LOUIS VUITTON
Louis Vuitton has obtained Responsible Jewellery Council certification, confirming its daily implementation of the ethical, social, societal and environmental principles promoted by the RJC. All precious metals and diamonds used in our jewellery and watch collections come from partners who are also RJC-certified.
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 pavé-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.
Louis Vuitton is able, upon request, to provide supporting documentation substantiating this declaration, which Louis Vuitton undertakes to continue to comply with.
Tambour Galactique
An invitation to explore space in homage to the House’s travel heritage, the Tambour Galactique unites meticulous enameling and gold engraving with a mechanical caliber – featuring a minute repeater and an automata mechanism to animate the dial.
