Louis Vuitton Escale Worldtime: Escalated Happiness

Louis Vuitton’s colourful 41mm diameter Escale Worldtime adds colour to the world of horology, literally. Guess how many colours have been applied? Priced at 50,000 euros / around US$68,000 / CHF61,000 / SGD86,000 (Singapore dollars) / MYR220,000 (Malaysian Ringgit). Photo: © TANG Portfolio. Basel 2014.

For many of us, one look at Louis Vuitton’s Escale Worldtime and the immediate sense that this is a happy watch emerges. After all, there are more than 30 colours applied on the dial. To be a little more precise, there are 38 colours, as Fernando Mara of Le Man Cadrans (the dial making company owned by Louis Vuitton) tells … More