Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 314

"Tambour" Louis Vuitton, Tambour Chronographe Automatique Chronometer, No. 255/277, Ref. Q 1140. Made in 2003. Very fine, thick, self-winding, water-resistant to 100 m., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date and stainless steel LV deployant clasp. Accompanied by LV box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, rounded band with signature, flat bezel, central geometrical lugs. D. Sunburst gray with applied white gold indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute graduation with fifth of a second indexes and Arabic five minute/second numerals, tritium dots, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. Tritium-coated white gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. LV 277, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm.