{"id":20020,"date":"2026-03-04T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/?p=20020"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:29:58","slug":"escale-collection-louis-vuitton-makes-a-stopover-in-mount-fuji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/escale-collection-louis-vuitton-makes-a-stopover-in-mount-fuji\/","title":{"rendered":"Escale collection: Louis Vuitton makes a stopover in Mount Fuji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This Escale au Mont Fuji pocket watch is a tribute to Japan, where the sun rises behind famous Mount Fuji.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An animated dawn<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some watches show the time. Others express a moment frozen in time. That\u2019s the case of this Escale au Mont Fuji model that offers an instant out of time \u2013 when the sun rises behind the perfect silhouette of the sacred volcano. On the dial, a Japanese landscape unfolds, smeared with pastel hues: powder pink, celestial blue, diaphanous yellow. You could almost hear the light breathe. At 12 o\u2019clock, a wind rose slowly rotates on a gradated sky sprinkled with Monogram Flowers. A fishermen\u2019s boat glides on the river from right to left. Miniature trunks open and close on the deck, revealing whittled flowers. At the helm, Ebisu \u2013 a popular Japanese figure symbolizing prosperity who protects fishermen \u2013 holds a fishing rod and a tai sea bream like ritual attributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sprinkled on the light blue and pink sky, sakura flowers echo the shape of the Monogram Flower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nine sakura flowers carved out of yellow gold and made of pink enamel rustle as the automata module rolls. This miniature theatre composed of four different animations is powered by a Jacquemart mechanism remarkably precise. Not a single stiff nor purely decorative item in sight: the whole piece vibrates with life. The white gold bezel set with 60 baguette-cut sapphires stretches the sky\u2019s gradation. The case, with a height of 19 mm and a diameter of 50 mm, is engraved on the case band with a seigaiha pattern strewn with Monogram Flowers that seem to melt into the waves. The domed sapphire crystal treated with an anti-glare coating protects this animated landscape, water-resistant up to 30 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ebisu is a popular Japanese divinity that symbolizes the fortune protecting fishermen and merchants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A secret mechanical architecture<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the back, poetic views are replaced by architecture. The manual winding manufacture calibre incorporates a minute repeater, a tourbillon and an automata module. It chimes the hours, quarters and minutes on demand, while the hands set at the back free the dial from any functional constraint. The movement is composed of 561 parts and 68 jewels. Vibrating at a 3Hz frequency (21,600 vibrations per hour), it also offers a power reserve of 8 days. Five hundred hours were required to assemble and hand-finish it entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The case band engraved with a seighaia pattern shows Monogram Flowers that blend into the waves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Seven hundred hand-bevelled inner angles, a ratchet wheel that required three weeks of carving, mirror-polished monobloc gongs and a tourbillon cage thoroughly worked. Bridges adorned with C\u00f4tes de Gen\u00e8ve waves, a snailed barrel and flame-blued hands: every surface captures the light. Yet, all these details aren\u2019t just here for the sake of complexity \u2013 they serve the pristine atmosphere of the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The manual winding LFT AU14.03 manufacture caliber is made of 561 components.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art cast light to Mount Fuji<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This dial is a concentrate of M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art excellence. Each detail – Ebisu\u2019s moustache, the folds on his clothes, the fish\u2019s scales, the fishnets \u2013 were chiseled with self-made tools by a master enameller. The mobile elements of the piece were weighted with precision to result in a perfectly balanced automata module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The miniature 3D elements on the dial are coated with enamel in order to add depth to the engraver\u2019s work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The sky is made of enamel layers coated on top of each other. Forty successive firings were needed to obtain this wide range of enamel techniques: miniature, champlev\u00e9, paillonn\u00e9, Grand Feu enamel\u2026 They display a gradation of 33 different pastel hues, in which slightly protruding white flowers seem to merge. The glistening river presents unique liquid-like depths thanks to a leaf of silver inserted between two layers of enamel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A scene highlighted by a Jacquemart mechanism, a minute repeater and a tourbillon \u2013 magnified by the skills of M\u00e9tiers d\u2019Art Louis Vuitton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Miniature-painted Mount Fuji seems to dissolve in a subtle mist. The trees were drawn with an extremely thin brush, thus modulating clear and blurry lines to create a perspective. The only enamelling process required three hundred hours of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Escale au Mont Fuji: a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This unique piece required more than 1,000 hours of work in total. Hanging from a white gold chain, it is delivered with a trunk made in Asni\u00e8res as well as a doctor\u2019s-style bag inspired by a 1906 Motor\u2019s bag \u2013 both are dressed with light blue leather. More than a simple pocket watch, it\u2019s a mechanical and ringing landscape. A chiming sunrise. A mountain still, yet full of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bezel set with 60 baguette-cut diamonds presents a subtle gradation. Each stone was selected to blend in with the dial\u2019s color palette.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unique piece \u2013 Price upon request<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the technical specifications sheet of the Escale au Mont Fuji Pocket Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis Vuitton website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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