12/20/2025
👹🏯 Louis Vuitton Tambour Bushido Automata
We told you fashion watches were legit now.
If you've been ruling out names like Louis Vuitton from your watchmaking consideration because you thought it wasn't up to s***f, there's a whole world you've been missing.
Per LV:
Having already produced several bespoke watches with automata, Louis Vuitton embarked on multi-year developments of one-of-a-kind models that would bring the automata jacquemart concept to a new dimension. Originally created to strike the hours on church bell towers, jacquemarts then became decorative elements when miniaturized on timepieces. The Maison chose to return the jacquemart’s original automaton function of telling time but using its own way. Continuing Louis Vuitton’s High Watchmaking journey, the exceptional Tambour Bushido Automata timepiece pays homage to Japanese art, culture, and history, referencing Bushido, the samurai’s code of conduct. Showcasing the exceptional savoir-faire of the House’s Métiers d’Art, the mask is brought to life with the push of a button – revealing the hours on the helmet while the katana sword indicates the minutes.
Masterful, just as one would expect from that maison which produces some of the world's most sought-after goods. If their watchmaking division hasn't caught your eye yet, perhaps you need to take a look at what's on offer currently. There's a lot to explore with very intricate details to discover every time you look at your wrist.
📸 from Louis Vuitton
