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Find out all about LAPS, our collaborations and the stories behind each of our editions..
If we tell you about a Parisian summer with your feet in the sand, you'll find it hard to believe us? And yet we have prepared a list of good tips to travel the world without leaving Paris! An article to consume without moderation to fill up with good ideas, and secret addresses to discover this summer!
Colorful character, Chirac's popularity and his deceptively cool air have gone far beyond the political sphere. We will remember him for his mythical puppet in the Guignols, his punchlines worthy of the greatest rappers or his unusual photos like the one of the fraud in the subway which hides many secrets.
The most trendy street food dish really deserved to be the star of one of our watches. The iconic Paristanbul is a true culinary tribute that will seduce lovers of good fats. But what's behind the kitschy neon look? Discover the story of a sandwich that has become an urban way of life.
Discover Egon Schiele, a colorful artist, honored in our latest art edition. Austrian painter, poet and designer, discover the story of his life as sulfurous as his paintings.
Antonin Anzil turns paper into art and LAPS turns it into a dial. From the unprecedented encounter between these two creative worlds, unique models are born. Combining poetry and graphism, each watch is a true work of art that will be displayed on your wrist, revealing the shadows and light behind the reliefs of the paper sculpted with drypoint.
From Barbès to Belleville, passing by Odeon and Palais Royal, metro maps have become ionic at LAPS. But what are the secrets of these underground routes buried a few meters under our feet?
For our very first collaboration with a gallery, we invite you to discover Gallery 51. Welcome to a world where the art of photography reveals all its creativity, sublimating textures, contrasts, the play of shadows and lights thanks to techniques specific to each artist represented.
A tribute to Martin Luther King, this article will take you on the path of a dream for peace and equality. Values that have become the non-violent fight of a man with unwavering convictions.
They lived on love and art, letting their passion infuse their respective works. Discover the story of the idyll that inspired our model GEORGIA.
From Alicia Keys in I keep on fallin' to LAPS' Foulah watches, tributes to traditional African hairstyles are becoming more and more frequent. But what is the history of this thousand-year-old hair art?
All the answers to the questions you have about our colorful straps in vintage style. The perfect accessory to personalize all our models!
Take a one-way ticket with LAPS to Korea, the country of K-Pop and K-Beauty, which has become in a few years a territory of trends and style.
It took years for Hilma af Klint's work to be recognized. LAPS is re-editing her work to keep the creative genius of this woman artist alive in a watch with geometric curves and invites you to rediscover her story.
Discover a new generation of designers representing African fashion in all its diversity. Tongoro, Thebe Magugu, Kente Gentlemen ...
La Samaritaine temple of Parisian shopping reopens its doors with a sophisticated selection, which will allow you to rediscover LAPS watches in an emblematic Art Deco universe.
LAPS X Cité de l'Economie.
For its collaboration with the Citéco, LAPS has produced a very limited series with real fragments of 100 and 500 euro banknotes.
LAPS X À Rebours.
For the opening of the Lafayette Foundation's concept store, LAPS collaborated in the creation of a unique model that reflects the codes of this amazingly designed space.
LAPS X Sentou.
As part of its collaboration with Sentou, LAPS created a new collection of watches made up of artisanal japan lamps.
LAPS X Ne-Net.
In 2019, LAPS inaugurates a collaboration with the Japanese brand Ne-net. This exclusive edition of 250 unique pieces has been made from fabrics.
LAPS X Jean-Louis la Nuit.
On the occasion of its collaboration with the new concept store Jean-Louis La Nuit, LAPS develops two models inspired by the 80s.
True to our DNA, we are constantly looking for original materials for our creations, such as peacock feathers.
Find out more about the origin and interests of the vegetable tanned leather chosen by LAPS in order to offer you the most beautiful finishes on our products.
LAPS is the only watch brand to have been awarded this label by the Paris City Council. Created in 2017, it rewards brands with a Parisian manufacturing process.
In this article, discover the origin of one of the strong symbols of American culture that inspired many artists.
LAPS dedicates a model to the Suffragettes, as a tribute to this movement which enabled women to obtain the right to vote.
Who are the Freaks? Learn more about the origin of this name and the inspiration behind the limited edition "Delina" created by LAPS.
LAPS is inspired by the Lucha Libre for a limited edition. Find out more about this sport that attracts spectators of all ages.
End the debate by reading this article on the origins of watchmaking in France and Switzerland.
Discover or rediscover the history of the famous Parisian department store Le Bon Marché with this article.
Direction Asia with the Wave model in Japanese Washi paper. To make this dial, LAPS uses paper made according to the Japanese handicraft method.
Lean more about the american Hobos and the invention of their own code system that allowed them to communicate with each other.
LAPS is inspired by the most famous criminal couple of the 20th century, Bonnie and Clyde, for an eponymous model and lets you discover their portrait.
The Kitsch rises up behind every pictures taken by the English photographer Martin Parr and in the dials of these two limited editions.
LAPS is inspired by the work of ethnologist Edward S. Curtis with North American tribes and create two special editions.
Symbol of bold women, LAPS shares the courage and fighting spirit of one of the rare Samurai women, Nakano Takeko.
Each LAPS watch is designed like a cabinet of curiosities, discover in this article the many materials that reveal themselves in the dials.