In December 2021, Manuel Emch brought Louis Erard together with Patrik Sjögren’s Swedish workshop GoS, pairing Swiss regulator design with the art of Damascus steel.
Louis Erard today introduces the Régulateur Louis Erard x GoS, limited to 178 pieces. Each dial is forged from Damascus steel, a first for the brand, and no two are alike.
Blacksmith Conny Persson forges the steel, and Patrik Sjögren hand-finishes each dial with a bath treatment that deepens its blacks and brightens its greys. Three blue hands sit in the regulator layout, with a triskelion-inspired small seconds counter at 6 o’clock. The case is polished steel, 39mm across.
“We had to let the Damascus steel speak—its raw intensity and uniqueness commanding attention—while shaping it in a way that seamlessly integrates our signature design codes,” says Manuel Emch, the architect of Louis Erard’s revival. The watch comes on a strap of salmon leather, a first for Louis Erard and an echo of GoS’s Nordic roots.
Its pattern comes from the forge, not the drawing board, so no two watches ever quite match.
The Basics
Brand: Louis Erard
Model: Régulateur Louis Erard x GoS
Reference: 85248AA03.BSA02
Diameter: 39mm
Thickness: 12.82mm
Case material: Polished stainless steel; domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective on both sides; movement visible through the black crystal caseback
Dial: Damascus steel lower plate, forged by Conny Persson and hand-finished by Patrik Sjögren, bath-treated to deepen its contrasts; rhodium-plated chapter ring and hour counter ring; blue GoS hands; triskelion-inspired small seconds at 6 o’clock; every dial one of a kind
Water resistance: 5 bars (50m)
Strap: Black salmon leather with black calf lining; additional black grained calf strap included; quick-release spring bars
Limited edition: 178 pieces
The Movement
Calibre: Sellita SW266-1, élaboré grade
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds — regulator display, hour counter at 12 o’clock, seconds counter at 6 o’clock
Winding: Automatic; openworked rotor with black lacquered Louis Erard symbol
Power reserve: Approx. 38 hours
Frequency: 4Hz (28,800 vph)
Jewels: 31
Images courtesy of Louis Erard.