LIP x Marcel Livet Watch

Immediately after the war, the exploration of the Himalayas—which had begun in the 1930s—resumed with renewed vigor, and France set its sights on the peaks over 8,000 meters in elevation, which had never been climbed before.

LIP is the only watchmaker capable of offering timepieces reliable enough to withstand the weather conditions found “on the roof of the world.” Fred LIP’s passion for the mountains led him to sponsor all French expeditions to the Himalayas. 

In 1951, the third French expedition to the Himalayas, organized by Marcel Livet, set out for the Garhwal Massif—accessible via India—and its main peak, Nanda Devi, which rises to an elevation of 7,820 meters.

Following the success of the first collaboration between the watchmaker LIP and the ski manufacturer Marcel LIVET, the two companies decided to create a new edition to highlight the historic character of this timepiece, featuring the LIP logo from the 1950s. The watch features the same openwork rose gold hands—a distinctive feature of this unique timepiece—and showcases an evolved dial design with a sunburst finish in the center and a sandblasted finish on the outer edge.

This new version of the watch worn during the HIMALAYA 3 expedition pays tribute to the two climbers who went missing on the summit of Nanda Devi, at an altitude of nearly 7,800 meters.