Hands-On Debut: Louis Erard x Vianney Halter Regulator Limited-Edition Watch
Following up the Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Regulator watch comes the second major “collaboration” watch by Swiss watchmaker Louis Erard. This time, the design collaboration is with cult horology watchmaker Mr. Vianney Halter, and the result is just as well-conceived as the first exercise of this intelligent new watch design marketing formula.It is very much the case that most people who know about Vianney Halter products cannot afford one let alone find the one they want. Ahead of his time (as many creative people in the watch space seem to be), Vianney Halter’s real career began when he created his own eponymous brand. His name went a bit more watch-space mainstream when he was chosen by Max Busser to be the third “Opus” watch collaborator at Harry Winston in the early 2000s. The Harry Winston Opus 3 remains among the most lovely - if difficult to produce - watches out of the Max Busser (who later went on to found MB&F) Opus collection at Harry
New Raidillon Automatic 3 Hands Watch Celebrates The Maya Rally in Mexico
In case the name of this latest Raidillon release left you in any doubt, this watch has three hands. It also has a date. In addition to those basic, but much appreciated, functions (H. Moser I’m looking at you), the Raidillon Automatic 3 Hands watch has an unorthodox patterned dial, the brand’s signature “55” secondary logo at 11 o’clock, the recognizable Mayan numbering system around the rehaut ring, and that oh-so-sweet “designed in Belgium” stamp at 12 o’clock, all in lower-case. Beyond the watch head itself, my favorite element of this watch is the python skin strap. As simple as the overall package is, the colors and the patterns on the dial and strap make for an interesting, incredibly wearable beater.Before I dig into the specifications of this watch, I’ve got to mention the date window. I understand when certain brands, in trying to keep a project on budget, reject springing for a color-matched date wheel when it would requi