Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 103

Christofer Columbus Set No. 6 Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, "Christopher Columbus Set", No. 6, set of three 18K pink gold wristwatches. Made in a limited edition of 25 pieces circa 2000. Accompanied by a fitted mahogany box, certificates, COSC certificates and booklet.

A. "Marine Chronometer 1846,Officially Certified Chronometer?, No. 6, Ref. 266-77. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date, power reserve and an 18K pink gold Ulysse Nardin buckle.
C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, reeded bezel, straight lugs, screwed-down winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied blued steel Arabic numerals, luminous dots, oversized subsidiary dial for the seconds, power reserve indication at 12, outer minute track, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous blued steel modern hands. M. Cal. UN 26, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, index regulator, engraved rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
B."Marine Diver Chronometer 1846, Officially Certified Chronometer", No. 6, Ref. 266-55. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date, power-reserve, two 18K pink gold bracelet sections and an 18K pink gold and titaniumUlysse Nardin double deployant clasp.
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 6 screws, uni-directional revolving graduated bezel for the decompression times, straight lugs, screwed-down windingcrown, applied plate engraved with ?Ch. Columbus? with 2 screws on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone silver, inner textured decoration, with applied luminous blued steel baton and triangular indexes, subsidiary oversized dial for the seconds, power reserve indication at 12, aperture for the date at 6, outer minute division. Luminous skeleton blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. UN 26, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, index regulator, engraved rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
C."Annual Calendar Chronograph", No. 6, Ref. 516-22. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, big date and month, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Ulysse Nardin buckle.
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, straight lugs, screwed-down winding-crown and buttons, applied plate engraved with ?Ch. Columbus? with 2 screws on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied matte blue Arabic numerals, luminous baton and dot indexes, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds division, outermost tachometer scale, apertures for the big date at 12 and the months between 4 and 5. Luminous blued steel moderne hands. M. Cal. UN 51, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 43 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, index regulator, engraved rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.