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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 128

Yellow Gold ?GMT Perpetual? Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, Suisse, Chronometer, No. 283, Ref. 322-88. Produced in a limited edition of 500 examples. Production of this reference started in 2000. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, two time zone and an 18K yellow gold Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, stepped and concave lugs, transparent case back secured by 6 screws, the pushbuttons at 4 and 8 are for quick adjustment of the hour hand, domed sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, painted Arabic numerals for the 24 hours on an inclined outer plain reserve, outer minute divisions, auxiliary guilloché seconds dial, apertures for the date, days of the week, the months and the years. Luminous blued steel "feuille" hands, white hand with luminous triangle for the 24 hours. M. Cal. UN 32, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Patent No. 680 630-2 on the rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.