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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 176

?Tir Fédéral ? Three Prize Watches? A. Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, No. 84770, case No. 381551. Specially made for the Fribourg "Tir Federal" crossbow archery contest, in 1934. B. Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse,No. 82299, case No. 348408. Specially made for the Tir Federal, Aarau 1924.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 5,500 / USD 5,600 - 7,200

Sold: CHF 8,024

C. Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, No. 83659, case No. 372668 decorated by Huguenin Freres, December 1919. Specially made for the Bellinzona ?Tir Fédéral? shooting contest in 1929. Each: C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished and frosted, the back cover cast with the ?Tir Federal? designs. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track and blue painted Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Black ?Breguet? hands. M. 18???, frosted gilt, bar caliber, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm., 49 mm., 49 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The watch made for the Bellinzona ?Tir Fédéral? is illustrated by Jean L. Martin in Montre de tir suisses, 1976, p. 99.