Louis Vuitton launches the third generation of its connected watch, the Tambour Horizon Light Up.

Jan 7, 2022

Continuing its journey into the world of connected watches, Louis Vuitton introduces the third generation of its connected watch, the Tambour Horizon Light Up. Offering unprecedented levels of customization and personalization, this timepiece redefines the connected watch paradigm.

To deliver a truly unforgettable and magical user experience, the Tambour Horizon Light Up has been redesigned, reimagined, and even its operating system has been specially customized. Seamlessly blending the worlds of art and technology, this watch represents the next generation of luxury and marks a new chapter in the history of high-end connected watches.


Dancing Into the Light

The Tambour Horizon Light Up retains many of the Maison's iconic design codes within a completely reimagined form.

Louis Vuitton has adapted the unique silhouette and drum-shaped case of the original Tambour watch for the Tambour Horizon Light Up connected watch. Like all mechanical timepieces, it is meticulously hand-finished.

The first impression of the watch is made by its beautifully designed and intricately engineered sapphire crystal. The gently curved glass that serves as the watch's screen appears to spill over the edges of the watch, like an infinity pool merging into the distant horizon. This effect also makes the 44mm case appear smaller on the wrist.


Along the smooth edge of the watch, 24 LED lights shine brightly from behind a ring featuring Louis Vuitton's signature Monogram. When the watch is turned on or a notification is received, the lights illuminate in a kaleidoscope of color, creating exquisitely beautiful and captivating glow-in-the-dark animations.

The Tambour Horizon Light Up is available in three versions: polished steel, matte black, and matte brown. The matte brown color references one of the iconic codes from the Maison's history. Both the matte black and matte brown models feature a high-end PVD coating. The matte black contrasts strikingly with the titanium used for the crown and horns.


The World's Most Customizable Connected Watch

Louis Vuitton's creations, crafted to meet each individual client's needs, have been honed and perfected throughout the Maison's long history, founded in Paris in 1854. This philosophy is firmly embedded in the Tambour Horizon Light Up. As the world's most customizable luxury connected watch, it offers unprecedented opportunities for colorful self-expression.

Start with customizing the dial. This third-generation model features an always-on display that can be easily customized to suit your mood, style, or occasion. The Tambour Horizon Light Up comes with eight different watch faces, including one featuring the Maison's adorable mascot, Vivienne, and one featuring animated stripes reminiscent of the Maison's iconic trunks from its early days. Each face reflects Louis Vuitton's timeless design codes and travel spirit, and can be customized with a wide variety of colorful options, including 11 bold gradients. Customers can also choose their favorite colors and fonts and add their own initials. When activated, the watch face sparkles with LED animations to match the customized design, expressing the wearer's unique personality.


Throughout the year, Louis Vuitton continuously develops dial designs themed around various collaborations, seasonal events, fashion shows, holidays, Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day and other important occasions. The personalization story of the Tambour Horizon Light Up is never-ending.


A Unique Operating System

At the heart of this artistic and energetic watch is a new operating system custom-designed by Louis Vuitton. Developed to offer a highly intuitive experience, it seamlessly integrates into the user's world. A simple swipe system reveals the OS's functions on the screen. Swipe right to access "My Day," which displays your agenda, weather information, steps, heart rate, and even airflow index. Swipe down for notifications, and swipe up to access the control panel, where you can control everything from timers and alarms to music and Alipay. Swipe left to access "My Travel," which includes trip planning, boarding passes, and Louis Vuitton's curated city guides for 30 cities. The Tambour Horizon Light Up's operating system is highly sophisticated, and it's the first watch outside the Apple ecosystem to receive MFi (Made for iPhone) certification, ensuring compatibility with iPhones. The watch is also compatible with Android and Harmony OS smartphones.


Technology that Lights Up Your Life

The Tambour Horizon Light Up is notable for its form, personalization options, and colorful animations. But it's also a technologically advanced device, delivering the impressive specifications Louis Vuitton customers have come to expect from a luxury connected watch.

The watch's internal hardware includes the ultra-fast Snapdragon Wear 4100 processor and a new heart rate monitor.

The watch also boasts an average battery life of approximately one day and can be switched between four modes to suit your needs and usage. Blossom, Explorer, Submarine, and Saver modes allow you to adjust the watch's animations via a slider to match your mood and rhythm. The watch is also water resistant to 30 meters.


The Tambour Horizon Light Up is also the first Louis Vuitton connected watch to feature pushers on both sides of the crown, further enhancing the watch's functionality. Scrolling the crown changes the watch face, and pressing the top pusher activates the watch face shuffle mode and settings. The bottom pusher is a shortcut button that can be set to launch an application of the user's choice.

The Maison has developed the Louis Vuitton Connect app exclusively for the same connected items, including the Louis Vuitton Horizon Light Up Speaker, to provide users with a seamless product experience. Through the app, users can customize various functions, including color personalization of the watch face and system, and access the "My Travel" feature, which allows them to schedule and view their travel plans on the watch. Users can also use their smartphones to further customize their Tambour Horizon Light Up. The interchangeable strap system allows users to access the vast and colorful world of Louis Vuitton watch straps, achieving an even deeper level of personalization. A charger and universal adapter pack are also included. Combining limitless personalization with exceptional technology, the Tambour Horizon Light Up is a groundbreaking model in the luxury connected watch category.


"Tambour Horizon Light Up" design specifications


Price: 434,500 yen (tax included) (price varies depending on strap)
Case: Polished stainless steel
Case diameter: 44 mm
Case thickness: 13.2 mm
Horn: Polished stainless steel
● Push buttons: Polished stainless steel
Crown: Polished stainless steel with black lacquered LV logo
Case back: Polished stainless steel and polished black ceramic engraved with the Monogram pattern
● Screen: Sapphire crystal
● 24-hour ring: Black ring with white numerals, LV logo, and yellow indexes
● LED ring: Black ring with 24 Monogram flowers illuminated with LED backlight
● Buckle: Stainless steel Ardillon buckle. Interchangeable strap patented by Louis Vuitton.


"Tambour Horizon Light Up Matte Black" design specifications


Price: 522,500 yen (tax included) (price varies depending on the strap)
Case: Sandblasted stainless steel with black PVD coating
Case diameter: 44 mm
Case thickness: 13.2 mm
Horns: Sandblasted titanium
● Push buttons: Sandblasted stainless steel with black PVD coating
Crown: Sandblasted titanium with black lacquered LV logo
Case back: Sandblasted stainless steel with black PVD coating, polished black ceramic engraved with Monogram pattern
● Screen: Sapphire crystal
● 24-hour ring: Black ring with white numerals, LV logo, and yellow indexes
● LED ring: Black ring with 24 Monogram flowers illuminated by LED backlight
● Buckle: Black PVD Ardilon buckle. Interchangeable strap patented by Louis Vuitton.


"Tambour Horizon Light Up Matte Brown" design specifications


Price: 522,500 yen (tax included) (price varies depending on the strap)
Case: Sandblasted stainless steel with brown PVD coating
Case diameter: 44 mm
Case thickness: 13.2 mm
Horn: Sandblasted stainless steel with brown PVD coating
● Push buttons: Sandblasted stainless steel with brown PVD coating
Crown: Sandblasted stainless steel with brown PVD coating, black lacquered LV logo
Case back: Sandblasted stainless steel with brown PVD coating, polished black ceramic engraved with Monogram pattern
● Screen: Sapphire crystal
● 24-hour ring: Black ring with white numerals, LV logo and yellow indexes
● LED ring: Black ring with 24 Monogram flowers illuminated with LED backlight
● Buckle: Brown PVD Ardillon buckle, Louis Vuitton patented interchangeable strap
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Technical Specifications
Functional rotating crown and buttons
1.2-inch full-round AMOLED touchscreen, resolution 390x390 (327ppi)
Water resistance: 30M water resistance
Average continuous use time: 1 day under normal use (including LED use)
Sensors: Heart rate monitor, microphone, accelerometer, vibration sensor, gyroscope, ambient light sensor
Actuators: Vibration sensor
● Compatibility: Android®¹ 9.0+, iOS®² 14+ and Harmony OS 2.0+
Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.1 B/G/N), Bluetooth® 4.2, NFC
MFi®-certified⁴
Microprocessor: Snapdragon Wear 4100
Memory: 1GB RAM - 8GB Flash
Features and Functions
Exclusive Louis Vuitton watch faces
"MY TRAVEL"
- Trip planning and boarding information (flight/train/hotel)
"LOUIS VUITTON City Guide"
"MY DAY"
- Heart rate, calendar, pedometer, weather, air pollution index
Notifications
- Displays the latest notifications received on the user's smartphone
Management Features
- Four user modes (Blossom, Explorer, Submarine, Saver)
- Connection status (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®)
- Battery status
- "Find my phone" feature to locate your smartphone
- Alarm, timer, and stopwatch
- Remote smartphone camera control
- Alipay (contactless payment from your watch)
- Call management
- Music playback management
- Other watch settings (second time zone, notification settings, security, system updates, etc.)
¹ Android and Google Play Store are trademarks of Google LLC.
² iOS® is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license by Apple.
³ The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
⁴ Made for iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.


About Louis Vuitton
Since its founding in 1854, Louis Vuitton has combined innovation and style in distinctive designs, consistently delivering the finest quality. Today, through its travel luggage, bags, accessories, and other products, the brand remains faithful to the "essence of travel" created by its founder, Louis Vuitton, and is creative, elegant, and practical. The story of Louis Vuitton was shaped by boldness. Respecting tradition, the brand has opened its doors to architects, artists, and designers throughout its history, pioneering fields such as ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, watches, fine jewelry, and fragrances. These meticulously crafted products are a testament to Louis Vuitton's dedication to craftsmanship.

For more information, please visit the Louis Vuitton official website at www.louisvuitton.com.

[Contact Information]
Louis Vuitton Client Service
0120-00-1854

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  • "Tambour Horizon Light Up" 434,500 yen (tax included) (price varies depending on strap)
  • "Tambour Horizon Light Up Matte Black" 522,500 yen (tax included) (Price varies depending on strap)
  • "Tambour Horizon Light Up Matte Brown" 522,500 yen (tax included) (price varies depending on strap)
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