Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone Steel Q5D20
While Louis Vuitton are indeed best-known for their leather goods, ready-to-wear clothing and other luxury items, watchmaking has never been something they were too well-known for. While their first efforts as a watchmaker began in 1988, they didn’t begin to take a serious look at watchmaking until the early 2000s, with the founding of Louis Vuitton High Watchmaking, and the introduction of the Tambour collection. Since then watchmaking has grown as a part of their business, and in 2011 they purchased La Fabrique Du Temps, a high-concept movement manufacture founded by the renowned watchmaking duo of Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini. Then, in 2014, Louis Vuitton built a 4000 square meter facility just for their watchmaking department. All of this is to say that Louis Vuitton has made large efforts in becoming a serious watchmaker, and it shows in their watches as of the last few years. With GPHG awards under their belt, these investments have certainly paid off. Offered here we have one of Louis Vuitton’s most distinctive watches, the very colorful Escale Time Zone ref. Q5D20. Made of stainless steel and measuring 39mm in diameter, this timepiece is a wonderfully balanced watch that wears perfectly for a whole host of wrist sizes. Of course, its colorful world-time dial is what makes this wonderful watch stand out, with each of the cities three-letter abbreviations written in red and a colorful icon place below or above each city that adds a textural component to the grey dial. A wonderfully constructed timepiece that shows exactly where Louis Vuitton’s watchmaking has been going over the last few years, the Escale Time Zone ref. Q5D20 is a unique watch that certainly deserves a lot of praise.
THE DIAL While the Escale Time Zone dial's base color is indeed grey, the use of colorful flags adds a wonderfully unique aesthetic and pop of color that sets this worldtimer's dial apart from its competitors.
THE CONSTRUCTION Measuring in at 39mm in diameter, the Escale Time Zone's polished stainless steel case wears wonderfully on the wrist thanks to its round profile, thin domed bezel and bright colorful dial.
TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.
