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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 15

Tambour Diving Automatic Louis Vuitton, Tambour Diving, Automatic, case No. RR8902, Ref. Q103E. Made circa 2006. Fine,water resistant to 300m, self-winding, 18K pink gold diver?swristwatchwith date, two crowns and an 18K pink gold Louis Vuitton buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and instruction booklet.

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,700 - 6,200 / CHF 7,000 - 9,500

Sold: USD 9,600

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, rounded band with signature, flat bezel, central geometrical lugs, case back with 8 screws, screwed-down crowns with unscrewing safety indicator, sapphire crystal with magnifying lens. D. Bicolor blue and orange with applied luminous pink gold square indexes, outer unidirectional revolving disc for the decompression times, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the date. Luminous pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2893-2, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. The crown at 2 is to turn the revolving inner disc. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 45 mm. Thickness 14 mm


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

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Notes

Louis Vuitton The company was founded by Louis Vuitton (August 4th, 1821-February 27, 1892), who designed and manufactured luggage during the second half of the nineteenth century. Louis Vuitton was born in Jura, France (now part of the commune of Lavanssur- Valouse), but moved to Paris in 1835 and two years later, at the age of 16, became apprenticed to the luggage manufacturer Monsieur Marechal. In 1854, he founded his own company, which soon distinguished itself by its relatively lightweight, flat-topped and airtight trunks. Previously, trunks had rounded tops for water to run off, and thus could not be stacked. Vuitton's very first piece was the gray Trianon canvas flat trunk. Among Vuitton?s patrons was French Empress Eugénie. Today, the company is owned by the French-based holding company LVMH, headed by Bernard Arnault.