Louis Erard | Label Noir

The hour is not dark; it’s glossy. The watchmaking brand presents the fruit of a new collaboration, based on its Régulateur model, with the Geneva workshop Label Noir.

Emmanuel Curti, head watchmaker and founder of Label Noir, wanted to redesign the regulator according to his own way of reading the time: first the hours, then the minutes, then the seconds. This order of reading led to graduated finishes, from glossy sheen to a true matt.

The first thing that jumps out at you is the small hours dial: the only glossy black element on the entire watch, highlighted by a thread of mirror-polished steel. The rest of the dial is matt-brushed to accentuate the contrast, while the case is matt black so as not to interfere with the dial. The strap adds a finishing touch: black Cordura woven fabric that stands out from the rest, as if adding to the play of textures and extending the range of black tones.

The result of intensive teamwork, built on a spirit of dialogue and exchanges, this timepiece is available in a limited edition of 178 and once again meets the challenge of accessible exclusivity.