Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 12, 1996

LOT 56

Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, ClIr nwu titre, No. 14776, case No. 613791, January 1910. Very fine and important 18K gold, moon phase astronomical, "triple complication", keyless, minute repeating, pocket chronometer with perpetual calendar, split-seconds chronograph and instantaneous 30 minute recorder.

CHF 35,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 41,400

C. Four body, massive, "bassine", polished. 1-Iinged gold cuvette. D. Saline gold with Breguet numerals, outer Arabic minute and second's ring, sunk subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the month with inner leap-year cycle and outer minute register, dates and subsidiary seconds with inner moon phase aperture. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19"', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Split-seconds chronograph with visible work, button on the winding crown and push piece in the band. Signed on the dial and case. In very good condition. Dian. 55 mm.


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Pocket chronometers with complications such as minute repeating train or split-seconds chronograph are fairly rare, even more so with triple complication.