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New York, Oct 17, 2008

LOT 245

Louis Vuitton Tambour - LV Cup Automatic Regate Fly-Back Chronograph, Ref. Q 1021. Made circa 2003. Fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with square button fly-back chronograph, register, date, 15-minute regatta timer and a stainless steel Louis Vuitton link bracelet with double deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, rounded band with signature, flat bezel, central geometrical lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Bicolor brown and black with applied radial white gold Arabic numerals, baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30- minute register, apertures for the date at 12 and the 15-minute regatta timer in 3 colors. Luminous white gold baton and yellow chronograph hands.M. Cal. LV 171, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.