$31,200
Yellow Gold Freak Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, "The Freak," No. 065. Made circa 2002. Very fine and unusual, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with 60-minute revolving movement, Ludwig Oechslin's dual direct escapement, seven-day power reserve and a Ulysse Nardin 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box and papers. To be sold without reserve Three-body, polished, stepped curled lugs, ridged bidirectional rotating bezel to set the time, transparent rotating back for winding, applied brushed plaque engraved No. 065 on the band, sapphire crystals. Matte navy blue with white gold radial Arabic numerals. Brushed and polished white gold hour and minute pointers. Notes The Freak This model is the brainchild of Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, interpreted by Ulysse Nardin's research and production team. It is a seven-day tourbillon without hands or winding crown. In most tourbillons, the balance wheel assembly rotates once per minute in a cage. In The Freak, the whole movement rotates once an hour, the drive wheel meshing with teeth around the dial’s entire circumference, with a similar arrangement driving the hour wheel. The mainspring, underneath the movement, spans the case’s entire diameter. Its extra large size provides the watch with a power reserve of one week. Winding is facilitated by turning the back of the case anti-clockwise.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-10-17
