# World City Designer Timepieces Louis Vuitton's Escale Worldtime Watch Embodies Famous World Cities By Itai Buenahora | Published 2014-04-05 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designer-timepieces References: [stupiddope](http://stupiddope.com/2014/04/02/louis-vuitton-escale-worldtime-watch-first-look/) & [freshnessmag](http://www.freshnessmag.com/2014/04/01/louis-vuitton-escale-worldtime/) [Louis Vuitton](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lvkv02-gmr-6) brings the world to your wrist with its [world city designer timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nomos-club-sport-neomatik-worldtimer). Known for making stunning, luxurious and eye-catching fashion, the folks over at Louis Vuitton create the visually sleek Escale Worldtime Watch that features 24 of the world's most renowned cities, right on the face of your wrist. The dial is hand painted, using 38 different beautiful colors, sitting on an equally beautiful white gold 41 mm case with lugs that resemble the brackets on the corners of Louis Vuitton trunks. The luxurious timepiece boasts new features that includes losing extra hands and replacing them with [three separate rotating dials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wolbrook-pan4timer). Only 20 of these limited edition timepieces will be available, at a whopping price of $67,500 -- a price that is suggestive of the value of the world cities it encompasses. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/watches) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Luxury Fashion Watches:** High-end fashion and luxury brands are moving into the watch industry, prioritizing creative and visually striking designs. - **Limited Edition Timepieces:** By producing a small number of high-end watches, luxury brands like Louis Vuitton are able to create exclusivity and raise prices accordingly. - **Global City-themed Products:** Incorporating cities and cultural elements from all over the world into product design has become an emerging trend in the fashion and luxury industry. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion and Luxury:** Producing high-end watches complement the fashion and apparel lines of established luxury brands. - **Watchmaking:** The watch industry is expanding with the help of fashion brands, who bring innovative designs and new technology to the traditional watchmaking craft. - **Tourism:** Promoting tourism and culture through the incorporation of iconic world cities into luxury watch designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Intricate Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lvkv02-gmr-6.md) - [Artistic Architectural Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-tambour-moon-flying-tourbillon.md) - [Funk-Inspired Luxury Timepieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tambour-street-diver.md) - [Luxe Horological Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-de-bethune-varius-project.md) - [Luxe Mechanical Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lvdb03-louis-varius-project.md) - [High-Fashion Timepiece Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-tambour-collections.md) - [Reinterpreted Luxury Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-monterey.md) - [Travel-Ready Sleek Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/club-sport-neomatik-worldtimer.md) - [Adventure-Inspired Jewelry Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/high-jewelry-collection1.md)