The Likho is back, and this time he is angry: Konstantin Chaykin takes over the Louis Erard regulator a second time for a darker cyclops.
Louis Erard introduces Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin Dusk to Dawn in two versions, each limited to 178 pieces. One has a 42mm polished steel case, the other a 39mm sand-blasted steel case with black PVD. A diptych box set is limited to 28 pieces, and a quadriptych with the first two versions to 8.
The layout is still Louis Erard’s signature regulator, with central minute, hour at noon and seconds at six o’clock. Around it, the face grows darker. The white hour disc now carries a black pupil and red blood, the toothed seconds disc turns like a mouth, and the hand-shaped minute hand is shiny red.
Chaykin, a member of the AHCI with 94 patents to his name, has been peppering his creations with visions of horror for years. The first Likho was nominated for the 2023 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, Louis Erard says.
Legend has it, the brand warns, that anyone who meets its gaze at midnight sharp turns to stone or a slug.
The Basics
Brand: Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin
Model: Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin Dusk to Dawn
Reference: 85248NN88.BGA090 (39mm); 85237AA89.BGA089 (42mm)
Diameter: 39mm; 42mm
Case material: 39mm: sand-blasted stainless steel with black PVD; 42mm: polished stainless steel; see-through case back
Dial: Anthracite lower plate with sunray wave pattern; matt black hour circle; shiny red seconds flange
Water resistance: 5 bars (50 m/165 ft)
Strap: Black toad leather, red attachment points, red rabbit leather lining; steel pin buckle
Limited edition: 178 pieces per version; diptych box set of 28; quadriptych of 8
The Movement
Calibre: Sellita SW266-1
Functions: Regulator: hour at noon, central minute, seconds at six o’clock
Winding: Automatic
Power reserve: Around 38 hours
Images courtesy of Louis Erard.