Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006
LOT 192
"Chronograph with Guillaume Balance" Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, No. 13843, case No. 9693. Made for the Hispanic market, in 1914. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with oval button chronograph, progressive 30-minute register and Guillaume balance.
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,500 / USD 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 5,664
C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, the covers engraved with bamboo stems and storks in flight, engraved band. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute and fifths of a second chronograph divisions, subsidiary seconds dial at 6, 30-minute register at 12. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 19''', rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, visible chronograph mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 54 mm.
| 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 |