Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 19, 2012

LOT 118

LOUIS VUITTON TAMBOUR PIECE UNIQUE FOR ONLY WATCH 2011 BLACK GOLD Louis Vuitton, Tambour Diving II Chronograph. Made as a unique entry into the Only Watch auction of 2011. Very fine and unique, large, self-winding, water resistant, 18K black gold diver's wristwatch with square button chronograph, counter, date and orange Louis Vuitton rubber strap with an 18K black gold Louis Vuitton buckle. Accompanied by a specially designed Louis Vuitton Damier Graphite canvas presentation trunk with embossed message and CD from Paul Pettavino and additional black and orange alligator straps and certificate.

C. Polished, rounded, unidirectional rotating bezel with diving time indicator and orange rubber raised Louis Vuitton signature, fl at bezel, central geometrical lugs, case back with 8 screws and engraved "Only Watch 2011", screw-down crown, and antirefl ective sapphire crystal. D. Black with large orange Superluminova indexes, outer orange numerals and indexes for the diving time indicator, small seconds dial decorated as a diver's fl ag, 30 minute dial, window for the date. Black skeleton hands with luminous orange tips. M. Cal. LV118, rhodium plated, Côte de Genève decoration, 32 jewels, column-wheel escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating fl at balance spring, shock absorber, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diameter 45.5mm