NOMOS Glashütte *Club Sport neomatik

A New Worldtimer from NOMOS Glashütte
*Refined Color and Craft

written Amanda Mortenson

Understated design and horological finesse define the work of NOMOS Glashütte. With the Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer Volcano, the brand continues its dedication to color and function—all filtered through the lens of quiet elegance.

(c) NOMOS Glashütte

This timepiece is part of a limited series of six new color variants in the Club Sport Worldtimer line. Its dial, rendered in a bold anthracite tone reminiscent of volcanic rock, introduces a refined chromatic depth to the collection. The look is tactile and mineral, without becoming ornamental. It’s a precise composition of shape and substance.

The 40 mm stainless steel case features a domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides. At just 9.9 mm in height, it wears flat and balanced, secured by a durable Club Sport bracelet with quick-change spring bars and a 20 mm lug width. With water resistance up to 10 ATM, the Volcano edition moves seamlessly from day to evening, city to travel.

(c) NOMOS Glashütte

(c) NOMOS Glashütte

(c) NOMOS Glashütte
S1 Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer Volcano

Its engine is the DUW 3202, an in-house automatic caliber designed for technical and visual harmony. The worldtime mechanism, paired with a red 24-hour hand and a day-night display, allows for simultaneous reading of two time zones, ideal for those living across borders. White Superluminova ensures readability in dim light, integrated into the hour markers and hands.

NOMOS assembles each movement in Glashütte using traditional methods and proprietary innovation. The DUW 3202 features the NOMOS swing system, a stop-seconds mechanism, and a bidirectional winding rotor. The balance bridge, blue balance spring, and regulation in six positions reflect a commitment to precision. A sapphire caseback showcases the rhodium-plated surfaces decorated with Glashütte ribbing and perlage, while the ratchet and duplex wheels display a sunburst finish.

On the wrist, the Volcano edition carries weight through detail rather than excess. It communicates clarity and control, with a dark dial that changes with the light, from cool slate to deep charcoal. The restrained color is interrupted only by the quiet accent of the red 24-hour hand, introducing just the right amount of tension within the harmony. This is a limited edition of 175 pieces only. Each watch is engraved accordingly: "Limited Edition – Volcano 1/175." It is a watch that travels, but does not shout. Its presence is refined and expressive of a design language that values materiality and nuance.

NOMOS Glashütte brings mechanical ingenuity into dialogue with restrained aesthetics. The Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer Volcano lives in this space—a watch of precision, made for individuals who move across time and space with intention.

also read NOMOS Glashütte Color Revolution *31 Shades of Time

Louis Vuitton *LV BIKER

LV BIKER
*New Signature in Soft Power

written MONICA DE LUNA

A rebellion in leather. A manifesto in motion. The LV BIKER bag, unveiled in Louis Vuitton’s Spring-Summer 2025 collection, rewrites the language of luxury accessories. Designed by Nicolas Ghesquière, this latest signature piece channels the paradox of soft power—a force both undeniable and fluid, strength disguised in elegance.

The LV BIKER is a study in movement and form. Inspired by the silhouette of a classic biker jacket, its foldable construction reflects Louis Vuitton’s heritage of craftsmanship, shaping a new expression in design. With its supple structure and precise detailing, this bag embodies a distinct presence.

LOUIS VUITTON
Making Of

LOUIS VUITTON
LV BIKER Bag SS25 Collection

Introducing Pixel lambskin leather, an innovation in texture and tone. A meticulous layering process deepens the grain, giving the bag a two-toned effect that shifts under the light—an illusion of depth, a whisper of movement. Available in a spectrum of urban hues, from Pixel Noir to Dark Denim, Pixel Grège to Nano Noir, each variation speaks in its own frequency.

The LV BIKER thrives in transition. A dynamic interplay of straps and handles allows for multiple identities—worn as a clutch, draped over the elbow, slung across the body. A shape-shifting companion that adapts to the rhythms of the wearer, asserting itself in every iteration.

Heritage meets future. Trunk-making savoir-faire collides with contemporary utility. The LV BIKER bag, available in stores from February 22, 2025, challenges convention and refines rebellion. Three sizes. Infinite ways to wear.

LOUIS VUITTON
LV BIKER Bag SS25 Collection

LOUIS VUITTON
Runway

Louis Vuitton *Tambour Alchemize

Louis Vuitton Tambour
*Time Forged in Stone

written AMANDA MORTENSON

Louis Vuitton orchestrates time. The Tambour High End collection—now expanded with two audacious new iterations—embodies the synthesis of engineering and artistry. This is material mastery, savoir-faire expressed through horology.

Two watches. Two philosophies. A 40mm yellow-gold Tambour with a dial sculpted from Brazilian onyx, anchored in a bezel of saffron sapphires. A platinum Tambour, gradient-lit with rubies and sapphires, an explosion of calibrated color that reshapes the idea of the spectrum. Both operate in extreme limitation—only 30 and 50 pieces respectively. Their creation follows a meticulous process that dictates its own rarity.

Louis Vuitton
Tambour High-End Rainbow Session

For the first time, the Tambour embraces hard stone, elevating Brazilian onyx to an object of precision. Twelve individual segments form the dial’s minute ring—each piece drilled, polished, and adjusted under a near-zero margin for error. A slip, a scratch, a miscalculation? Start over. The luminous baguette-cut saffron sapphires carry a coded language, drawn from a 1911 Louis Vuitton trunk in Vuittonite yellow. Timekeeping here manifests as storytelling.

Platinum resists. It refuses to be easily shaped, demanding 30% more machining time than its gold counterpart. The result: a case of extreme density and weight, its brushed and polished surfaces absorbing and refracting light. Encircling it, a spectrum of 59 meticulously sourced corundum gemstones, their color transition seamless—no jarring breaks, no discord. From the high-energy fuchsia rubies of Mozambique to the deep greens and violets of Sri Lanka, this is color as movement, gradient as narrative. Even the caseback whispers exclusivity—a single 1.6mm saffron sapphire, a hidden marker of the watch’s platinum identity.

Within both pieces beats the Calibre LFT023—the first proprietary three-hand movement of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton. Aan exhibition of savoir-faire: Geneva Chronometric Observatory-certified accuracy (-4/+6 seconds per day), a 22K rose gold micro-rotor carved with the Louis Vuitton monogram, a barrel adorned with the maison’s signature flower motif. 50-hour power reserve. 31 colorless sapphires embedded for reduced friction. Precision and poetry, without compromise.

Louis Vuitton
Tambour High-End YG ONYX Front

Louis Vuitton’s Tambour High End collection manifests as an expression of material truth. Time, sculpted in precious stones and metals, takes on permanence. 30 yellow gold. 50 platinum. The countdown has already begun.