Louis Erard X Vianney Halter - Le Régulateur HK EDITION
In addition to releasing 178 regular editions, the Louis Erard x Vianney Halter II World Tour also launched limited special editions in different regions around the world. Each country or region features a different color for the small seconds hand. The Hong Kong edition uses a purple small seconds hand, symbolizing "auspicious purple energy coming from the east.”
The Regulator Louis Erard x Vianney Halter II World Tour Hong Kong Edition, limited to only 25 pieces, is available exclusively at The Lavish Attic.
紫氣東來 is an idiom originating from the Han Dynasty's "Biographies of Immortals”. According to legend, when Laozi was about to pass through Hangu Pass, the gatekeeper Yin Xi climbed a tower and saw purple clouds coming from the east. He knew that a sage was passing through the pass, and the auspicious aura was arriving from the east. Later, this idiom came to symbolize an auspicious omen or the arrival of good fortune.
Besides the auspicious purple small seconds hand, on the case back of the Hong Kong edition also features the quote "Live Long and Prosper," but translated into Chinese as "生生不息 繁榮昌盛", engraved in an ancient writing script
Technical Details
Case: Polished & circular satin-brushed stainless steel, 12 red-gilt 5N rivets on bezel
Diameter: 43mm
Lug width: 22 mm tapering to 20 mm
Lug-to-lug: 49.60 mm
Thickness: 10.95 mm
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Movement: Automatic regulator Sellita SW266-1, Ø 25.60 mm, 5.60 mm high, open worked black-lacquered Louis Erard rotor, 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Power Reserve: 38 h
Dial: Rhodium-plated vertical satin base, circular satin chapter & counter rings, black transfers; Louis Erard logo at 2 h, Vianney Halter logo at 8 h
Hands: Vianney Halter signature blued steel, small purple seconds hand
Strap: Dark-blue grained calf, tone-on-tone stitching, black lining, quick-release ergot bars; polished steel pin buckle
Warranty: 2-year international warranty
Limited to: 25pcs
Price: HKD $45,000