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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The world time complication is a feature that displays the time in different time zones, usually through a subsidiary dial surrounding the main dial. These time zones typically cover 24 cities, often chosen for their political or economic significance prior to the introduction of world time.

Complicated world time watches typically have an inner rotating or fixed bezel that bears the names of different cities or time zones. The inner bezel can be adjusted to align with the desired time zone, thus displaying the corresponding time in that area.