43,200 CHF
The Freak Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, "The Freak", No. 073, Ref. 016-88. Sold on October 1, 2002. Very fine and highly unusual, 18K pink gold wristwatch with 60- minute revolving movement, Ludwig Oechslin's dual direct escapement, 7-day power reserve and Ulysse Nardin 18K pink gold deployant buckle. Accompanied by an Ulysse Nardin certificate and booklet . Three-body, solid, polished, stepped curled lugs, ridged bidirectional rotating bezel to set the time, transparent rotating case back with brushed steel panel beneath and aperture for viewing the mainspring, the band with an applied brushed plaque engraved “073”, sapphire crystals. Matte dark blue, sapphire crystal chapter ring with silver radial Arabic numerals. Movement parts with brushed and polished white gold hour and minute pointers as hands. Cal. UN 01, brushed gilt bridges, with blued steel screws, rotating from the center, the lower bridge indicates the hour while the upper bridge, fitted with the linear wheel train and escapement assembly, revolves once every hour indicating the minutes, the center axis pivoted in the sapphire crystal, 28 jewels, dual direct escapement with 2 crystal silicon impulse wheels, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, mainspring underneath the movement spanning the case diameter. Dial and case signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 11 mm Notes This model also exists with a platinum case, see lot 64. The Freak This model is the brainchild of Dr. Ludwig
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-05-11
