Introducing – The Louis Erard Excellence Émail Grand Feu Small Seconds

Louis Erard, the independent Swiss brand with a tradition of accessible luxury, has gained considerable traction in the past couple of years. One of the brand’s strategies to gain visibility for its Excellence collection was to invite designers Alain Silberstein and Eric Giroud, and even watchmaker Vianney Halter, to reinterpret the traditional regulator in a […]

4 years ago

Hands-on – The Louis Erard Excellence Triptych Collection

It’s not uncommon for brands to introduce multiple models at once for a new collection, usually with consistent aesthetics and often differentiated by features. For example, Eugen Wegner recently launched three watches that shared a common design language and included time-only, time and date, and chronograph models. Louis Erard introduced a trio of its own […]

4 years ago

Introducing – Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter (Live Pics & Price)

For the first time in his celebrated career, master watchmaker Vianney Halter designs a watch for the general public; Louis Erard’s successful Régulateur watch is the conduit. The result is a fascinating creation blending Vianney Halter’s unique style in a round, 42mm steel case with an outsourced movement that will retail for CHF 3,500. Let’s […]

4 years ago

Introducing – Louis Erard Excellence Triptych, with Regulator, Small Seconds and Chrono Monopusher

The regulator dial used in original 18th-century master clocks has long been a style preference for many a watch collector, particularly those who lean more towards traditional-looking wristwatches over contemporary designs. Louis Erard’s new trio of watches – the Excellence Triptych – introduces this timekeeping concept to its modern audiences by adding another regulator watch […]

4 years ago

Hands-on – Louis Erard Excellence Regulator

Louis Erard has really gone to town with the regulator layout, converting it into a staple model in the Excellence collection. A somewhat archaic layout originally used for master clocks, the regulator display has been given a new lease of life at Louis Erard in the hands of contemporary designers like Alain Silberstein and Eric […]

5 years ago

Hands-on – Louis Erard La Sportive Limited Edition Chronographs are Bang on Trend

If someone from the future were to ask you what was the fashion in watches in the decade leading up to 2020, you’d probably mention the following trends: a bonanza of the luxury sports watch; materials like ceramic, titanium and bronze; colourful gradient dials (lots of blue); and a generous dash of vintage, vintage and […]

5 years ago

Hands-on – Louis Erard Excellence Regulator Gradient Dials

Louis Erard’s Excellence collection is populated with regulators, a historic display that had fallen into disuse but that is becoming more and more prevalent in watchmaking today. Usually reinterpreted in classic design codes, Louis Erard is determined to show the regulator in a new light and has invited external designers to jazz things up. We’ve […]

5 years ago

Hands-on – Louis Erard Excellence Regulator x Eric Giroud

Somewhere in between the bold Bauhaus interpretation of the Regulator with Alain Silberstein and the more classic regulator configuration in the brand’s Excellence collection lies this collaboration with Eric Giroud. First presented at Baselworld 2019 – and the first collaboration piece with an external designer – Eric Giroud’s redesigned Excellence Regulator marks a new direction […]

5 years ago