Louis Vuitton launches Aerogram
- Polo Lifestyles 2020
- Mar 3, 2021
- 1 min read
Louis Vuitton has released a new men’s leather goods collection CALLED Aerogram.
An aerogram is a lightweight sheet of writing paper that folds to form an envelope with a printed stamp, ready to be sent by airmail.
Louis Vuitton has taken the name and turned it into a symbol for the Art of Travel that brings along with it the heritage of the house’s globally recognized fashion and the beautiful, magical experience of aviation.
This new collection of men’s leather goods draws inspiration from typical luggage designs and conveys a more-contemporary-than-ever vision of travel.
The Aerogram collection is now available to purchase both online and in-store.
The removal of manual labor does not only reduce the time needed to produce a watch, but it also contributes link to improving the reliability of the movement. SISTEM51's 21,600 bph, 90-hour power reserve, and +/- 10 seconds per day specifications – backed by 17 patents – are made possible by link these automations. Contaminants and dusts are actively removed throughout the manufacturing process, link enabling a mass production of movements with longevity and without overhaul.
Starting as early as yesterday, reports started to come in. In Melbourne, the watches apparently sold out in under 10 minutes and the police were called due to heavy crowds. Cops also showed up in Singapore to handle the many eager future MoonSwatchers. London had to link call off link its proceedings due to health and safety concerns. In Toronto, more than a thousand people lined up, stretching three city blocks, in the cold and the rain, just to get their paws on this BioCeramic link chronograph.
Below, you can see the original 2009-era MBII next to the updated 2020 MBII. While much of the format remains unchanged, the main differences are in the handset (which now uses a more conventional sword-style hour hand) and the change to a date display vs. the original's day-date complication. A closer look will also reveal slight link changes to the dial proportions, link fonts, and a link new minutes track design for the rotating internal bezel.
Naturally, Phillips sourced a prime Roger Smith example for the sale to pair alongside the Daniels pocket watch. Coming from the second generation of Smith's "Series 1" line – a more refined variation of Smith's very first link watch – this example is signed "No. 1" on the case link and movement, indicating it was the very first example of the second-gen Series 1 to link leave Smith's Isle of Man workshop, in 2018.
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