Louis Vuitton is giving its signature Tambour Spin Time complication a new chapter with five watches joining the permanent collection, bringing together bold colors, advanced in house watchmaking and the Maison’s long standing Art of Travel philosophy.
Louis Vuitton expands its iconic Tambour Spin Time collection with five new watches that bring bold color, innovative complications and in house craftsmanship together. From deep green and Australian opal to a 24 time zone display and flying tourbillon, the new models take the Maison’s Art of Travel into a new chapter.
The Tambour Spin Time has become one of Louis Vuitton’s most recognizable watch designs since its debut in 2009. Its distinctive display uses 12 rotating cubes positioned around the dial, with the current hour indicated by the cube that turns into place at the top of each hour. The concept originated in 2007, when Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini of La Fabrique du Temps developed a jumping hour mechanism inspired by departure boards found in airports and railway stations.
La Fabrique du Temps became part of Louis Vuitton in 2011, bringing movement, case and dial production together within the Maison’s Geneva watchmaking operations. The Spin Time concept evolved further in 2019 with the Spin Time Air, which opened the dial architecture to reveal the cubes in a suspended arrangement. In 2025, Louis Vuitton introduced a new generation featuring a redesigned case and a new family of manufacture movements, with every element conceived and produced in house at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton.
The new permanent collection builds on that development with five distinct interpretations. Each one uses the familiar Tambour silhouette while introducing a different approach to color, materials and complications.
The Tambour Spin Time Green is the most direct expression of the collection’s connection to nature and exploration. Its 39.5 mm white gold case surrounds a deep green dial combining sunray and sandblasted finishes. Twelve numbered cubes rotate around the dial, with the lighter cube identifying the current hour. A matching green rubber strap carries the same V motif found on the rose gold oscillating weight visible through the open case back.
Inside is the self winding LFT ST13.01 calibre, featuring 246 components, 35 jewels, a 45 hour power reserve and a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour. The movement is visible through the sapphire crystal case back, revealing micro sandblasted bridges, hand polished anglage, a free sprung balance wheel and an 18 carat rose gold winding mass.
The Tambour Spin Time Australia’s Opal takes a more expressive approach. It introduces an 18 carat rose gold case to the collection for the first time, paired with a blue Australian opal dial whose natural colors shift between indigo, teal and cerulean depending on the light. The opal is used not only at the center of the dial but also between the 12 Spin Time cubes.
The watch is further distinguished by baguette cut diamonds on the hour markers and blue sapphires around the bezel and lugs. In total, the gem setting involves 82 baguette cut blue sapphires and 12 baguette cut diamonds, totaling approximately 4.71 carats. The 39.5 mm watch is completed by a blue rubber strap.
For collectors drawn to the architectural side of Spin Time, the Tambour Spin Time Air Blue presents the complication in a more open format. Its suspended LFT ST13.01 calibre allows the rotating cubes to appear almost weightless at the center of the 42.5 mm white gold case. The 12 cubes also spell out the letters of Louis Vuitton, adding another visual reference to the Maison.
The watch features a deep blue dial, a matching calfskin strap and a 50 metre water resistance rating. Its alternating satin and polished surfaces give the cubes additional depth, while small polished studs on their tops echo the rivets used on Louis Vuitton’s historic trunks.
The Tambour Spin Time Air Antipode introduces a more technically complex interpretation of the display. Instead of showing one city or hour on each cube, the watch displays 24 major time zones simultaneously by pairing cities that are 12 hours apart on opposite sides of the same cube. Los Angeles and Dubai share one cube, while New York and Bangkok share another.
The day and night status of each paired city is represented through contrasting backgrounds, while the cubes rotate as the cities move through their day and night transitions. A miniature painted yellow pointer indicates local time, referencing the stitching used on Louis Vuitton leather goods. The complication is powered by the LFT ST12.01 calibre, which contains 271 components and provides a 45 hour power reserve.
Completing the five watch lineup is the Tambour Spin Time Air Flying Tourbillon in platinum with a salmon colored dial. The color was developed with La Fabrique des Cadrans, with several shades assessed before Louis Vuitton selected the final tone to complement the cool appearance of platinum. A tan calfskin strap completes the restrained color palette.
At its center sits a flying tourbillon surrounded by the signature Spin Time display. The LFT ST05.01 calibre requires around 50 hours to assemble, making it the most time intensive movement in the new collection. Its tourbillon cage is shaped as a Monogram flower, bringing one of Louis Vuitton’s most recognizable visual codes directly into the movement.
The platinum case also demands additional craftsmanship, taking approximately twice as long to complete as the 18 carat white and rose gold cases used elsewhere in the collection. The movement contains 283 components, 40 jewels and a 45 hour power reserve.
Across all five references, Louis Vuitton continues to connect its watchmaking identity with the Art of Travel that has defined the Maison since 1854. The Spin Time complication translates that philosophy into a mechanical display inspired by movement, departure and the experience of crossing different destinations.
With the new watches, the Spin Time moves beyond its limited edition chapter and becomes a permanent part of the Louis Vuitton collection. The result is a lineup that ranges from understated green and blue models to Australian opal, world time functionality and a platinum flying tourbillon, while maintaining the distinctive three dimensional architecture that has made Spin Time a defining Louis Vuitton complication.
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