$47,200
"The Freak" Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, "The Freak", No. 249, Ref. 016-88. Made in circa 2002. Very fine and unusual, 18K pink gold gentleman's 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 a fitted box and instruction booklet. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped curled lugs, ridged bidirectional rotating bezel to set the time, transparent rotating case back to wind the watch, the band with an applied brushed plaque engraved "No. 249", sapphire crystals. Black, chapter ring with gold radial Arabic numerals. Movement parts with brushed and polished gold hour and minute pointers as hands. Cal. UN 01, 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, 32 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 9 mm. Notes “The Freak” is the brainchild of Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, as interpreted by Ulysse Nardin's research and production team. "The Freak" is a “tourbillon” of 7-day duration, without hands or winding crown. I
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
