This Just In: Timeless Ludwig Limited Edition
Dec 23, 2017 16:50:43 GMT -6
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Post by timelessluxwatches on Dec 23, 2017 16:50:43 GMT -6
This Just In: Timeless Ludwig Limited Edition
Timeless Luxury Watches is thrilled to announce that our first Timeless Ludwig LE has arrived!
We’ve designed three limited edition Clubs and two limited edition Orions, but this is our very first Ludwig, and, oddly enough, our first watch with Roman numerals.
The Timeless Ludwig is all about the dial. The glossy white lacquer dial and soft blue accents are intended to evoke classic blue and white pottery, an ancient artform that’s suitably timeless for the project.
I think the aspect of the new watch that best shows off Nomos’ fantastic dial work is the subdial. The smooth, polished surface is done to perfection and reminds me of the Breguet Classique 7147, one of my favorites.
The exact blue markings we designed were apparently quite difficult to produce, with many dials not meeting Nomos’ (and our own) stringent quality standards. During the early production of the watch, Nomos tells us that it took them 60 attempts to produce just 20 viable dials (with more being made now). It took a lot of work, but I’m thrilled with the results. The blue numerals and markers have real depth to them, particularly when viewed from an angle, and the precise shade I imagined was perfectly reproduced. It blends wonderfully with the blued hands.
As usual, we’re utilizing the modified Alpha hand wound movement. We love hand wound movements at TLW, both for their beauty and thinness, the latter of which we value quite highly. While not technically a DUW movement, this Alpha is equipped with Nomos’ swing system, their in-house escapement.
Of all the Nomos limited editions we’ve designed, or even all of the LEs we’ve designed in general, I think I feel the closest to this Ludwig, which is odd because I’m not even normally a fan of Roman numerals. Somehow, the Roman numerals just work in this extremely classic blue-on-glossy-white design. Only 40 of these Timeless Ludwigs will ever be made, with the first allotment in stock now, and each is priced at $2,460. You can learn more or order yours by clicking here.
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