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Swiss. An unusual gilt metal open face calendar desk alarm timepiece engraved with the Crown of Brunei and with Vacheron Constantin engraving Movement number 926311, Circa 1980 7 jewel ESA quartz movement, stepped champagne dial with alarm hand, round calendar aperture at 6, brushed and polished case with twelve, three, six and nine engraved to the bezel, signed Asprey to the dial,  Vacheron Constantin to the inside case with an engraving of the factory, case maker's marks HP stamped beside the crown and to the inside case back, the screw on case back engraved to the outer with the initials HB and the Royal Brunei crest, probably for his Royal Highness the Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei, together with a fitted leather strut case with applied HB Brunei emblem to the front 61mm diameter  His Royal Highness the Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei was known to have had a long standing relationship with the luxury goods company Asprey, with whom he used to source high end luxury and bespoke pieces. The company was later purchased by his brother in 1995. It is therefore likely that this watch and case was made as a gift.