Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 166

"Tambour" Louis Vuitton, Tambour Chronographe Automatique Chronometer, Ref. Q 1142. 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 6screws, rounded band with signature, flat bezel, centralgeometrical lugs. D. Bi-colored, matte silver chapter ringwith applied white gold indexes and Arabic numerals,subsidiary "guilloché" bronzed dials for the seconds, the12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute graduationwith fifth of a second indexes and Arabic five minute/second numerals, tritium dots, aperture for the datebetween 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-compensatingflat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm.