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Louis Erard Le Régulateur Label Noir Limited Edition Watch Review

Yet again, Louis Erard reinterprets their popular Regulator watch as part of a new atelier collaboration. This time, the Swiss watch manufacturer partners with Geneva-based customisation experts Label Noir to launch the Louis Erard Le Régulateur Label Noir watch, a limited edition of 178 pieces with electric green accents and a full black Excellence case.

Louis Erard have made “collaboration watches” their bread and butter, meeting in the middle with another master artisan, bringing to life rare and breathtaking techniques and materials and as always, challenging the meaning of accessible luxury. It all began back in 2019 when Louis Erard launched the original Alain Silberstein Excellence Regulateur. It was the first time the Swiss watch brand had ever given complete freedom to an external designer to overhaul their most timeless model. Its success is history and ever since, we have seen a number of different collaborations with industry legends like Eric Giroud, Vianney Halter, Massena LAB and Donzé Cadran as well as two more releases designed by Alain Silberstein.

Now joining the ranks is Label Noir, a bespoke watch customisation atelier based in Geneva. Founded by watchmaker Emmanuel Curti in 2011, Label Noir have already cemented a reputation for luxury personalisation often taking popular Rolex watches and adding additional coating to the cases and bracelets and bold and exciting colours to the dials. For the new Louis Erard Le Régulateur Label Noir Limited Edition watch, the same tropes are applied including a stealthy black PVD coating to the case and bold green accents to the strap and dial.

On paper, the Louis Erard Le Régulateur Label Noir watch is almost exactly like that of previous Excellence models with a 42mm diameter, 12.25mm height, fir tree crown, 50 metres water resistance and domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides. An addition is the black PVD coating which covers the entire case, front and back, the latter exposing a neon green insert of sapphire crystal for a smoked view of the automatic winding movement within. The limited edition is secured to the wrist by a black Cordura woven fabric strap detailed with matching green stitching. The strap closes by a black PVD coated stainless steel pin buckle.

The dial of the Louis Erard Le Régulateur Label Noir Limited Edition is a thing of beauty. It’s pure, clean and easily legible yet still boasts a personality for the bright green small seconds hand. There are varying textures to the dial as well. The core backdrop is vertically brushed in matte black while the off-centred hour hand is placed on a glossy black subsidiary dial outlined by a thread of steel. Each hand for the hours, minutes and seconds are rhodium plated and shaped in the signature fir-tree style and the logos for the Louis Erard X Label Noir collaboration mark the 3 o’clock position.

Powering the Louis Erard Le Régulateur Label Noir watch is the Sellita SW266-1 automatic winding movement. It’s an élaboré grade movement with meticulous decoration including a special openworked oscillating weight with the black lacquered Louis Erard symbol. Were also promised 31 jewels, a 28,800vph frequency and a 38-hour power reserve.

If you’d like to learn more about the new Louis Erard Le Régulateur Label Noir watch and get your hands on one of the 178 limited edition pieces for yourself, head over to the Jura Watches website here. Alternatively, contact our team of luxury watch specialists on 01335 453453 or send us a message at help@jurawatches.co.uk.

Specifications:

  • Case Size: 42mm
  • Case Material: Black PVD stainless steel
  • Bezel: Fixed
  • Glass: Domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment
  • Crown: Non-screw locked
  • Case Back: Exhibition with green tinted glass
  • Movement: Sellita SW266-1 automatic winding
  • Functions: Regulator set-up, hour hand at 12 o’clock, central minute hand, second hand at 6 o’clock
  • Power Reserve: 38 hours
  • Jewels: 31
  • Frequency: 28,800vph
  • Dial: Black vertical brushed with polished black hour counter, green seconds hand
  • Strap: Black Cordura woven fabric strap
  • Buckle: Black PVD steel pin buckle
  • RRP: £3,400
  • Limited Edition: 175 pieces