Louis Vuitton just turned its signature Monogram football into a working clock. Unveiled last January 20, 2026, at the Paris Men Fall/Winter fashion show at Jardin d'Acclimatation, this one-of-a-kind piece marks ten years of the LOUIS VUITTON for UNICEF partnership. The entire object, clock and custom trunk, goes to auction in 2026 with all proceeds funding UNICEF programs for vulnerable children.
The football has symbolized Vuitton's solidarity work since 2016. Now it becomes a timepiece, shifting from the temporary thrill of the game to the permanence of mechanical movement. The sphere becomes a metaphor for lasting solidarity.
L'Epée 1839 Builds the Movement
Swiss manufacturer L'Epée 1839, based in Delémont in the Jura, engineered the manual-winding mechanical movement inside. Founded nearly two centuries ago, L'Epée specializes in table clocks and exceptional horological objects, partnering regularly with luxury houses for pieces that break codes.
The skeletonized structure exposes the mechanism completely. Two rotating golden cylinders and diamond-set facets display the time, ditching traditional hands for a reading method that feels sculptural. Every component gets assembled by hand. This is a unique piece, no serial production, no repeats.
The Trunk Speaks Louder Than Words
The historic Asnières ateliers, crafting special order pieces since 1859, built the trunk using rare trunk maker skills that few houses maintain. The trunk and clock function as a single entity, inseparable.
What This Object Actually Reveals
This creation signals Vuitton's horological ambition. The Maison entered watchmaking late with the Tambour in 2002, then gradually built manufacture capabilities through acquisitions like La Fabrique du Temps in 2011. Collaborations with specialists like L'Epée let Vuitton explore territories internal production doesn't cover yet: table clocks, sculptural pieces, objects that reject wrist-worn format.
Since 2016, Vuitton has raised millions of euros through Silver Lockit products and collectible objects sold for UNICEF. This spherical clock continues that mechanism, luxury funding tangible impact.
A football covered in diamonds, housed in a trophy trunk, displaying time through rotating cylinders. The symbols stack high: luxury, sport, childhood, time, solidarity. That accumulation might overwhelm, or it might justify why this piece exists for exactly one collector.
