{"id":425951,"date":"2026-01-22T13:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425951\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:53:08","slug":"louis-vuitton-is-auctioning-off-a-unique-soccer-ball-shaped-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/425951\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Vuitton Is Auctioning Off a Unique Soccer Ball-Shaped Clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCollectors will soon have the chance to score a one-of-a-kind horological masterpiece handcrafted by the artisans at Louis Vuitton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe French fashion house is auctioning off a unique time object to raise funds for the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF). Inspired by the monogrammed soccer ball that LV designed for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, the one-off clock combines haute horologie and sporting history with a bit of philanthropy.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCrafted with extraordinary precision, the piece features the traditional hexagonal and pentagonal panels of a soccer ball that come together to create a perfect sphere. The panels aren\u2019t leather, though: Each one is entirely transparent, allowing the intricate inner workings to be fully appreciated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe piece is driven by a manual-winding mechanical movement developed in collaboration with historic Swiss clockmaking<\/a> house L\u2019Ep\u00e9e 1839. The skeletonized structure combines two golden rotating cylinders and diamond-studded facets to illuminate time in a truly spectacular fashion. Each component was meticulously hand-assembled, showcasing the exceptional savoir-faire of the two centuries-old maisons.<\/p>\n

\n\tTo add even more grandiosity, the time object is housed in a specially designed trunk. The bespoke piece was inspired by the iconic trophy trunks that LV crafts for notable sporting events, such as the NBA Finals, America\u2019s Cup, the FIFA World Cup, and Formula 1, to name but a few. Handmade by skilled artisans in the Asni\u00e8res atelier near Paris, each trunk can take over 400 hours of painstaking work to complete. (The house actually released a book<\/a> spotlighting the finest creations.) This one combines the classic brown-and-beige monogram canvas with gold hardware.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tLV says the time object will be auctioned \u201csoon,\u201d though it did not give a specific date. All proceeds will be donated to UNICEF to help vulnerable children worldwide. The house has been working with UNICEF since 2016 to support the millions of children affected by war and disaster. In fact, each year for the past decade, LV has released a Silver Lockit<\/a> in partnership with the charity. This year, the duo unveiled a limited-edition pendant<\/a> in yellow-gold to mark 10 years of collaboration. You can always pick up that $3,050 piece if you miss out on the time object; for every one sold, LV will donate $800 to UNICEF.<\/p>\n

\tAuthors<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Rachel<\/p>\n

\t\tRachel Cormack<\/p>\n

Digital Editor<\/p>\n

Rachel Cormack is a digital editor at Robb Report. She cut her teeth writing for HuffPost, Concrete Playground, and several other online publications in Australia, before moving to New York at the\u2026<\/p>\n

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