Lionel Messi Wears Louis Vuitton’s New Tambour Timepiece To Accept Ballon d’Or

Emma Hodgson   |   01-11-2023

This week, Lionel Messi wore a custom Louis Vuitton new Tambour watch to accept the 2023 Ballon d’Or® which was presented in the Louis Vuitton Official Trophy Trunk. 

In late spring of 2023, Louis Vuitton moved into a new era of contemporary watchmaking with the relaunch of the Maison’s core timepiece collection, the Tambour Certain visual emblems of the Tambour, such as its drum-shaped case with curved sides, the bezel marked with the twelve Louis Vuitton letters, and the bold volume of its vertical profile, were retained as part of the collection’s essential codes.

Other aspects were reworked and reinterpreted, and — most significantly — an integrated bracelet was introduced to recast the Tambour in the modern morphology of sporty-elegant watchmaking.

Adding to the two models in steel are three new Tambour references: one in steel and rose gold with a grey dial, one in rose gold with a brown dial, and one in yellow gold with a white dial

While the steel models demonstrate the exceptional purity of the new Tambour design, the gold models elucidate its refined character and elegance.

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