Description

This collaboration marks the second time the independent watchmaker has worked on a Louis Erard creation. Both iterations of the new Régulateur take cues from Vianney Halter’s and Jeff Barnes’s iconic Antiqua and Classic design, but this edition seems to lean more heavily into its aesthetic DNA.

The case design of the new Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halter Chapter II, across both versions, remains consistent and measures 43mm in diameter and 10.95mm thick, crafted from stainless steel in a three-part construction. The polished and circular satin-brushed case features a display caseback, curved lugs – the lug-to-lug is measured at 49.6mm – and a distinctive stepped bezel adorned with 12 polished red-gilt 5N rivets. The rivets are also featured on Halter’s signature crown, which is located at 2 o’clock. This unconventional placement results from the movement’s tilted position, also enabling the dial’s seemingly deconstructed, asymmetric layout.

Minutes are displayed by a central hand, while hours and running seconds occupy separate subdials. However, this collaborative edition introduces a literal twist infused with Barnes x Halter’s distinctive style. The usual horizontal alignment of the indications is tilted to the left, sending the hour subdial in the same direction and the running seconds tilted in the opposite.