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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007
Steel & Gold Split-Seconds Chronograph Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, No. 17125, case No. 381811. Made in the 1930s. Fine and very rare, large, "Staybrite" steel and yellow gold wristwatch with split-seconds oval-shaped and co-axial button chronograph, register, tachometer and timing scale.
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved bezel and band, concave lugs, yellow gold winding crown with co-axial chronograph button, gold split-seconds button at 2. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute and fifths of seconds chronograph divisions, outermost red tachometer graduation to 1000 metres, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, inner blue and red spiral timing scales. Black steel spade hands. M. Cal. 17''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm. From ?The Collection?
Grading System | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |