ouis Erard loves to create extraordinary models through original collaborations, timepieces defying conventions while respecting brand cultures. Stefan Kudoke is not only one of the best-known indie horologists, but also the first independent German master watchmaker to win the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2019.

How can you know a collaboration is right? When the joint result surpasses individual talent. Collaboration is about unlocking individual potential while preserving identities, capitalising on differences and channeling synergies into infinite creative force. It’s this collective strength that enables us to envision unexpected, surprising, sought-after watch designs. ”

One quote speaks volumes about this collaboration, symbolising how Manuel Emch and Stefan Kudoke are true kindred spirits. Two visionaries redefining traditional watchmaking, creating watches that convey far more than time through aesthetic understatement and meticulous, carefully designed execution. Standout timepieces that make a powerful impression.

In a nod to Stefan Kudoke’s infinity symbol, the collab’s lineup is packed with eight distinctive details of Kudoke’s “Handwork” dials. Four watches in a play on geometry highlighting the Regulator’s “three in-line hands” design through highly recognisable features.

I. Frosted dial or mother-of-pearl dial II. Blued steel hands III. Infinity-symbol shaped hours hand IV. Rhodium-plated railway-track chapter ring & counter rings V. Roman numerals & dots VI. Brushed Kudoke & Louis Erard nameplates VII. Iconic Kudoke colours VIII. Polished chamfered nameplates and rings

Framed by a 42 mm polished stainless steel case, the dial features Kudoke’s distinctive watchface elements. The railway-track chapter ring, two counter rings as well as the “Louis Erard” and “Kudoke” nameplates are satin-finished and rhodium-plated. The “12 o’clock” counter is adorned with a “Clous de Paris” hobnail pattern, a ring bearing Roman numerals counter and the iconic infinity- shaped hours hand, while all hands are in blued steel. The lower part of the dial has a grained finish for a frosted effect and comes in three different colours: purple (limited to 78), forest green (100), light blue (100); while the fourth variation is a collector alert with its white mother-of-pearl dial (78).

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Ref. 85237AA46.BVA173
Limited Edition of 78
Price excl. tax: CHF 4,000

Movement

• Automatic regulator-type Sellita caliber SW266-1A, 11½’’’, Ø25.60 mm, thickness: 5.60 mm, 31 jewels, 28,800 vph (4Hz), meticulously decorated, special openworked oscillating weight with black lacquered Louis Erard symbol, approx. 38 hours of power reserve.

Functions

• HMS: hours counter at 12 o’clock, central minutes hand, seconds counter at 6 o’clock.

Case

• Polished stainless steel, Ø42 mm, lug width: 22 mm, lug to lug: 49.60 mm, thickness: 12.25 mm, three parts, domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides, movement visible through the transparent caseback, water-resistant to 5-bar pressure (50 m/165 ft), signature fir tree crown, caseback engraved with the inscription “Louis Erard x Kudoke Limited Edition 1 of 78”.

Dial

• Rhodium-plated chapter ring, counter rings, and logo plates with satin finish and polished chamfered edges. Purple grained-finish lower plate. Matte rhodium-plated center counter plate with “Clous de Paris,” black transfers, Louis Erard logo at 3 o’clock, and Kudoke logo at 9 o’clock. Dial designed by Kudoke in keeping with its artistic identity.

Hands

• Kudoke signature hands in blued steel.

Strap

• Gray grained calf leather strap with tone-on-tone stitching, black grained calf leather lining, polished stainless steel pin buckle, functional catch spring bars enabling quick strap changes. Dimensions: 22/20 mm width, 80/115 mm length.

Collaborations

• Watch developed in collaboration with Kudoke in a 78-piece limited edition.