Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 157

Platinum Perpetual Calendar GMT Ulysse Nardin, "Perpetual Calendar- GMT Chronometer", No. 016/500, Ref. 329-60. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces in 2000. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, two time zone, platinum chronometer wristwatch with perpetual calendar, 24-hour day and night indication and an 18K white gold Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws, fluted curved lugs, olive-shaped push buttons at 4 and 8 to independently adjust the hour hand forwards or backwards for different time zones. D. Two-tone, satiné silver and white with applied white gold large Arabic quarter-hour numerals, baton indexes and luminous dots, apertures for the date, the days of the week, the months and leap year, sunk guilloche subsidiary seconds dial at 9, outermost 24-hour graduation for the second time zone and day and night indication. Luminous blued steel skeleton lozenge hands, arrow hand for the 24 hours. M. Cal. UN 32, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.