英國著名首相丘吉爾的摯愛手錶將於倫敦拍賣

Despite its name no longer appearing on watch dials, defunct Swiss manufacturer Lemania is experiencing a resurgence thanks to the inexorable growth in interest in military watches.

雖然名字不會再出現在錶盤上了，但由於人們對軍用手錶的興趣又開始高漲，沉寂已久的瑞士製表商Lemania又有了復甦之勢。

However, its a civilian model that seems primed to break all records for the brand: On April 25, the Lemania watch given to Winston Churchill by the Swiss canton of Vaud is being auctioned Sotheby's in London.

不過，看起來要打破該品牌所有記錄的是一塊款式平平的表：4月25日，由瑞士沃州送給溫斯頓·丘吉爾的Lemania手錶將在倫敦的蘇富比拍賣行拍賣。

The chronograph was presented to Churchill during the summer of 1946 when he stayed in village of Bursinel, Switzerland, in part for a break after the war years, as well as a period for speech-writing.

1946年，丘吉爾正在瑞士小鎮比爾西內勒進行戰後休養，同時準備着他的演講稿，而就在那時，這塊計時碼錶被當作禮物送給了丘吉爾。

The gift symbolized Churchill's "vision of peace and unity in Europe," Joanne Lewis, head of watches at Sotheby's, told the Press Association.

蘇富比拍賣行表類負責人喬安妮·劉易斯向記者協會透露，這件禮物象徵着丘吉爾對“歐洲和平與團結的展望”。

Sotheby's has provided an upper estimate of about $31,000, but considering the usually pessimistic estimates provided by the auction houses, this conservative figure might be exceeded if either a Lemania or chronograph collector enters a bidding war with a Churchill aficionado.

蘇富比拍賣行估計這塊表最高會拍到3.1萬美元，但是考慮到該拍賣行的估計通常比較悲觀，所以如果Lemania或計時碼錶的收藏者們和丘吉爾死忠來一場如火如荼的拍價較量，這一數字就有被超越的可能。

Prior to this wristwatch appearing for sale, the most famous of Churchill's watches was a Breguet pocket watch, which was in daily use. (Lemania was absorbed by Breguet and is now part of the Swatch Group.)

在這塊腕錶拍賣之前，丘吉爾用過的最有名的表是一塊寶璣懷錶，也是他在日常生活中常用的一塊表。（Lemania已被寶璣公司收購，如今是斯沃琪集團的一部分）