Louis Erard Unveils the Limited-Edition Gravée Main

Since 2021, Louis Erard has been redefining the boundaries of Métiers d’Art, from Grand Feu enamel and guilloché to wood marquetry, and soon, gold wire inlay. Now, Gravée Main opens a new chapter, paying tribute to one of the oldest crafts in watchmaking hand engraving.
Gravée Main represents a new milestone in Louis Erard’s Métiers d’Art series. This limited edition of 99 unique timepieces places hand engraving at center stage, with every metal element entirely engraved and finished by hand, a meticulous process that requires more than 50 hours of work.

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Large Date

Large Date

It is a complex function of the date display, usually shown through two separate large windows on the main dial, one for the tens place (displaying two digits) and the other for the units place (displaying a single digit), making it easier and faster to read the date.

This date complication can be displayed on two overlapping discs within the main dial (one containing 15 numerals and the other containing 16) for proper fit. This makes the complication more difficult and consequently more expensive to manufacture.