【4月7日】看軍聞學英語

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原文：

Bonhams will host its London Watches live sale , featuring 143 carefully curated lots spanning vintage and modern wristwatches.

The sale includes highly collectible models from luxury brands such as Breguet, Patek Philippe, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, Cartier, and Tiffany & Co.

Leading the sale is a Rolex Military Submariner, reference 5513/5517, circa 1975. This rare military-issued stainless steel automatic with a black dial was produced for the British Military via the Ministry of Defence, making it the first Submariner model customized for military use. Other notable Rolex highlights include a Jean-Claude Killy Dato Compax, reference 6036, circa 1953 – an 18K gold manual-wind triple calendar chronograph that’s one of only a few hundred produced.

The sale also features a other military-rooted timepieces, including a limited-edition, one-of-123, Rolex GMT-Master II 'Sea King', reference 116710LN, circa 2014, estimated at £20,000-£25,000, which celebrates the eponymous amphibious helicopter.

中譯：

邦瀚斯拍賣行將在倫敦舉行「倫敦名錶」現場拍賣會，呈現143件精心策劃的拍品，涵蓋復古與現代腕錶。

本次拍賣匯集多個奢華品牌的高收藏價值作品，包括寶璣、百達翡麗、萬國錶、積家、江詩丹頓、伯爵、卡地亞與蒂芙尼等品牌的錶款。

領銜拍品為一只約製於1975年的勞力士軍用潛水錶（型號5513/5517）。這款罕見的不鏽鋼自動腕錶配備黑色錶盤，係透過英國國防部訂製供軍方使用，為首批專為軍事用途客製化的潛水錶型號。其他重要的勞力士拍品還包括一只約1953年製的「尚克勞德基利Dato Compax」（型號6036），為18K金手動三重曆計時碼錶，產量僅數百只。

拍賣亦包含多款具軍事背景的手錶，例如限量123只的勞力士GMT-Master II「海王」（型號116710LN，約2014年製），估價為20000至25000英鎊，用以慶祝這款同名的水陸兩用直升機。

─關鍵軍語─

※vintage：復古

※military-rooted：軍事背景