Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 240

Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, "San Marco GMT", No. 064, Ref. 206.22. Produced circa 1995.Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant down to 100 meters, two time zone, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K gold Ulysse Nardin buckle.

USD 4,600 - 5,200

C. three-body, polished, fluted lugs, protected screwed-down blue enamel crown, serrated case back with 6 screws and Lion of San Marco in relief, rectangular push-button at 2 o'clock to set the hour hand for second time zone back, at 8 o'clock to set it forward. D. silvered, "guilloché" with applied gold Roman numerals and indexes, apertures for the date at 3 o'clock and 11 o'clock, for the jumping main time zone in 24 hours, white for the diurnal hours and black for the nocturnal hours. "Lozeng" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 2892, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

The special device of the 24 jump-hours was conceived by Engineer Oechslin, creator of the highly complicated astronomic watches of Ulysse Nardin, which are based on a very sophisticated system of epicycloidal gears.