The timing couldn’t have been better. After seven years working in La Chaux-de-Fonds, alongside corporate sibling TAG Heuer, Louis Vuitton was interested in expanding its watchmaking capabilities away from its status as an établisseur, sourcing movements from ETA, Dubois-Dépraz, La Joux-Perret, and Zenith, and then casing them, most frequently, in the Tambour’s recognizable canister-like profile. Production reportedly fluctuated quite frequently in the department’s first seven years, yo-yoing between 10,000 and 20,000 watches per annum. By the time Navas and Barbasini had made contact with LVMH executives, the Louis Vuitton watchmaking division was ready for something new, which the Spin Time granted.
Louis Vuitton Watchmaking Factory Tour
