$164,500
ULYSSE NARDIN TRILOGY OF TIME SET OF THREE EXTRAORDINARY PLATINUM ASTRONOMICAL WATCHES Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle. A limited edition set of three very rare and very fine platinum wristwatches. Made in a limited edition of 100 sets circa 2004. Accompanied by the original fitted winding box, setting and adjustment tools, a presentation book, CD, certificates and instructions for each model. Gray and silver, off-center silver 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, aperture for day of the week indication. White gold and black baton hands, stylized yellow gold sun, white gold moon and blued steel serpent indicators. Cal. UN-97, hand engraved, rhodium-plated, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. B - C. Three-body, solid, polished, fl uted lugs, stepped rounded bezel with engraved radial Roman numerals for the 12 hours, transparent case back, domed sapphire crystal divided into 12 sections that start from the center (the Earth) and radiate outward in a spider design. D. Six rings with the names of 5 planets revolving around a central gold disc representing the Sun; the Ear Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-06-12
