The Louis Vuitton flower motif in the skull’s eye changes to another familiar diamond one, and the skull’s mouth also opens to reveal the words “Carpe Diem”.

The Louis Vuitton Tambour Opera Automata Louis Vuitton The Tambour Opera Automata is a tribute to the Sichuan Opera’s Bian Lian, with a traditional Chinese mask that changes expression on demand.

Louis Vuitton seizes the day with the Carpe Diem version of its Tambour timepiece. From the regular column You’re Not Going Out in That? which appears in our Watch special, out on July 30.