Louis Vuitton x De Bethune Various Project
Developed over five years with De Bethune co-founder Denis Flageollet, the LVDB-03 Louis Vuitton Varius pairs a blued-titanium GMT timepiece with a modern Sympathique clock that automatically winds and synchronizes the watch when docked. The 45mm Tambour Taiko case is thermally blued titanium with platinum lugs, housing De Bethune's manual-winding DB2507LV calibre with a five-day power reserve, second time zone, jumping date, and day-night indication. The star-mapped titanium dial hides LV initials within a hand-set constellation of white-gold pins. It ships with two straps, a blue fabric and a cognac alligator. The accompanying Sympathique clock turns an 18th-century concept into a modern travel system. Limited to two complete sets ($4,730,000) and ten standalone watches ($443,000).

