A flying tourbillon with patented Spin Time technology.
In 2021, Louis Vuitton was among the winning watchmakers at the "Oscars of Watchmaking", where the jury of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awarded two models in one go: the Diver's Watch Prize for the Tambour Street Diver Skyline Blue and the Audacity Prize for the Tambour Carpe Diem.
The time has come to discuss the serious changes at LVMH. And we're not just talking about brands in LVMH's portfolio who specialize in watchmaking, not to mention those who also work on jewelry pieces, like Bulgari and Tiffany. We're talking about the Louis Vuitton brand itself, which has unexpectedly knocked watch pros off their feet.
Bernard Arnault's youngest son Jean stood at the helm as this transformation took place. He set up the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives and invited independent watchmakers who have already made a name for themselves to join LVMH.
Movements are now created at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton in Meyrin (a municipality of the Canton of Geneva) under the supervision of Michel Navas. The brand also has its own Métiers d'Art team directed by Dick Steenman.
LV's watches are now created at the Genevan La Fabrique du Temps, together with Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth models. Their technical foundation couldn't be more solid. In 2023, Jean Arnault unveiled an updated Tambour, which provided a basis for the brand's subsequent growth in watches.
Louis Vuitton began 2025 with a number of premieres, including the Tambour Taiko Spin Time collection, where the Tambour's familiar drum-shaped shape meets a Japanese Taiko drum. The most interesting novelty in the collection is the Louis Vuitton Tambour Taiko Spin Time Air Flying Tourbillon.
This model uses advanced patented Spin Time technology, first introduced in 2009, where rotating cubes indicate the hour (the current hour turns towards the watch owner in a different color).
Only the novelty with a flying tourbillon makes the openworked flying tourbillon the star with the LFT ST05.01 placed in the center. The automatic caliber with a pink-gold micro-rotor has a 45-hour power reserve and runs at a frequency of 28,800 vph. The watch is housed in a white gold case that measures 42.5 mm.