The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 65

Macho Palladium 950 Ulysse Nardin, ?Certified Chronometer, Macho Palladium 950?, No. 320, Ref. 278-70. Sold on May 28, 2007. Fine, large, oval, self-winding, water-resistant, palladium chronometer wristwatch with power-reserve indication, date and a platinum double deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Ulysse Nardin certificate, booklet and chronometer rating certificate.

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,500 / USD 10,000 - 15,000

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, wide bezel, stepped lugs, screw-down winding crown, transparent back with 8 screws, curved sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone matte and satine silver with applied steel Arabic numerals and triangular indexes, inner blue painted minute track, luminous dot five-minute markers, blue power-reserve indication, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture under cyclops lens. Luminous blued steel epee hands. M. Cal. 2892 ETA base, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, 22K white gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 40.5 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Palladium 950 Identified by William Hyde Wollastone in 1803, this element was named for Pallas, the companion of Athena in Greek mythology. Palladium belongs to the platinum family and until recently it was used mainly in jewelry as an alloy element for white gold.