35,000 CHF
ULYSSE NARDIN “ASTROLABIUM GALILEO GALILEI” Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, “Astrolabium Galileo Galilei”, No. 258, Ref. 951-22. Made circa 1988. Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with astrolabe, days and months, and an 18K yellow gold Ulysse Nardin deployant buckle. Accompanied by the original Ulysse Nardin wooden deck-type box, winding carrousel and Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded band, case back with four screws, rounded bezel graduated with engraved alternating Roman and Arabic numerals for the 24 hours, fluted lugs, recessed crown. Gray and silver, off-center gold disk with division for the 12 signs of the Zodiac, overlapping rings representing the following: equinoctial time, local time, the months, signs of the zodiac, the elevation and azimuth of the sun and the moon on the planisphere, the diurnal and nocturnal hours, the moon phases, the aspect of the sun and the moon in relation to each other. Blued steel baton hands. Cal. UN90, gilt with oeil de paris decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, index regulator. Case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm Notes ASTROLABIUM GALILEO GALILEI This wristwatch was the first of the Trilogy series, which was introduced in 1985. Named after Galileo Galilei, it is a tribute to his astronomical discoveries. This timepiece was the firs
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-03-17
