Vianney Halter, the independent watchmaker behind Le Régulateur’s industrial design, returns with Louis Erard for a second regulator, now in a silver monochrome dial.
Louis Erard today introduces the Worldwide edition of the Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter II, limited to 178 pieces. It is the second Régulateur the two have designed together, and it launches as part of a wider World Tour.
The design is rooted in Vianney Halter’s 1998 Antiqua: red-gilt rivets ring the bezel, and a rivet-set crown sits at 2 o’clock. On the new silver dial, the hours sit in a counter at 11 o’clock and the seconds at 5, while a blued hand sweeps the minutes from the centre. Halter designed the dial himself, and the steel case is finished with polished and circular satin-brushed surfaces.
“This is more than a collab. It’s a creative collision between Vianney Halter, master of Steampunk horology and Louis Erard’s signature Regulator,” says Manuel Emch, who leads Louis Erard.
The result keeps the deconstructed spirit of Halter’s 1998 Antiqua, made now to be worn every day.
The Basics
Brand: Louis Erard
Model: Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter II — Worldwide
Reference: 85246AA01.BVA180
Diameter: 43mm (lug to lug: 49.60mm)
Thickness: 10.95mm
Case material: Polished and circular satin-brushed stainless steel; 12 red-gilt 5N rivets around the bezel; Vianney Halter signature crown with 24 red-gilt 5N rivets; transparent caseback
Dial: Rhodium-plated, circular satin-brushed with diamond-polished chamfers; designed by Vianney Halter; Louis Erard logo at 2 o’clock, Vianney Halter logo at 8 o’clock
Water resistance: 5 bar (50m)
Strap: Dark blue grained calf leather, tone-on-tone stitching, black lining; polished stainless steel pin buckle; quick-change ergot bars
Limited edition: 178 pieces (Worldwide edition)
The Movement
Calibre: Sellita SW266-1, automatic regulator, élaboré grade
Functions: Hours (counter at 11 o’clock), minutes (central hand), seconds (counter at 5 o’clock)
Winding: Automatic
Power reserve: Min. 38 hours
Frequency: 28,800 vph (4Hz)
Jewels: 31
Images courtesy of Louis Erard.