$30,475
"The Freak" Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, "The Freak", No. 060, Made circa 2002. Very fine and unusual, 18K white gold wristwatch with 60-minute revolving movement, Ludwig Oechslin's dual direct escapement, seven-day power reserve and Ulysse Nardin 18K white gold deployant buckle. Accompanied by a laquered fitted box and certificate. Three-body, polished, stepped curled lugs, ridged duo-directional rotating bezel for setting the time, transparentrotating back for winding, the band with an applied brushed plaque engraved "No. 060", sapphire crystals. Matte, dark blue, crystal chapter ring with gold radial Arabic numerals. Brushed and polished pink gold hourand minute pointers. Notes The Freak is the brainchild of Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, interpreted by Ulysse Nardin's research and production team. “The Freak” is a tourbillon of sevenday duration, 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 per hour, the drive wheel meshing with teeth around the whole circumference of the dial, a similar arrangement mounted below driving the hour wheel. The mainspring is located underneath the movement and spans the entire diameter of the case. The extra large size of the mainspring provides the watch with a power reserve of one week. Winding is facilitated by turning the back of the case anti-clockwise. The Dual Direct Escapement Invented by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, astronome
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-06-15
