"This new Escale Mount Fuji edition pocket watch is the latest from Escales Autour du Monde, LV's collection of highly detailed pocket watches coming out of the Geneva-based La Fabrique du Temps. Honoring Japan, this one-of-a-kind, high-end pocket watch features a dial that wears the peaceful scenery of dawn over Mount Fuji with hand-engraved details on one side and the functional watch with an open-worked design on the other side."
"The artistic side of the Mount Fuji edition is adorned at the top by a vibrant sky comprising 33 distinct colors and 300 hours of painstaking toil with art and traditional techniques. At the 12 o'clock setting, here is a gold compass rose punctuated by Louis Vuitton Monogram flowers. With Mt. Fuji in the background, a wooden fishing boat carrying mythical Ebisu, a beloved figure in Japanese folklore, abode with his emblematic fishing rod and tai sea bream is a dynamic addition."
"The boat rocks right to left, the miniature Louis Vuitton trunks onboard open and close, while the compass rose spins around. The defining element still is the Sakura cherry blossoms which also sways like they would in the wind in a natural setting."
Louis Vuitton's new Escale Mount Fuji edition pocket watch represents a fusion of fine watchmaking and artistic expression. Created by La Fabrique du Temps in Geneva, this 50mm 18k white gold timepiece features a distinctive double-sided design. One side displays a functional open-worked mechanism with Philippe Dufour-level polishing, while the other showcases an intricate artistic composition. The artistic dial incorporates 33 distinct colors and depicts Mount Fuji at dawn with a wooden fishing boat carrying the Japanese folklore figure Ebisu. Animated mechanical elements include a rocking boat, opening and closing miniature Louis Vuitton trunks, a spinning compass rose, and swaying cherry blossoms. The piece required 300 hours of meticulous hand-engraving and traditional techniques.
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