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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 12, 1996

LOT 165

Ulysse Nardin, "Perpetual Ludwig", No 1, 1996. Extremely fine and rare, water resistant to 50 meter, self-winding, platinum gentleman's Chronometer wristwatch with perpetual calendar, with fitted box and certificate.

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C. massive, polished, transparent back, fluted lugs, sapphire-set winding-crown with the initials "U.N." . D. "guilloche" silver with applied platinum indexes + eccentric auxiliary seconds dial at 9 o'clock, apertures for the day of the month, of the week, the month and the year. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. 13"' rhodiumed, "fausses cotes" decoration, 34 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. The rotor in white gold is hand engraved and hand enamelled with Ulysse Nardin's traditional blue anchor symbol. Dial and movement signed. In excellent condition. Diam. 38 mm.


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Perpetual Ludwig Expressly created for the 150th Anniversary of Ulysse Nardin, limited production to 150 pieces in platinum and 150 pieces each in 18IK yellow and pink gold. In the year 2100, when other perpetual calendars will have to be returned to the factories to be opened and reset by qualified experts, the Perpetual "Ludwig" will be simply adjusted with the crown one day backwards to be on time for the next 100 years. All adjustments from the minute hand to the year indicator are synchronised. With a few rotations of the crown, all calendar displays are moved forward some days, a few months or even several years. With 18 gold medals and over 4300 prizes of chronometry excellence under its belt, Ulysse Nardin found it appropriate to have its 150th Anniversary master timepieces subjected to the vigorous text conducted by the Swiss Authority for Chronometer Control and issued with an official chronometer certificate.