Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 96

Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, "Planetarium Copernicus", No. 076, Ref. 801-22. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with functions of the planetary cycle, days, months, zodiac signs and moon phases, with an 18K yellow gold Ulysse Nardin buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped rounded bezel with engraved Roman numerals for the 12 hours, transparent case back, screwed bars, domed sapphire crystal divided into 12 sections that start from the center (the Earth) and radiates outward in a spider design. D. six revolving satined blue rings engraved with the names of five planets, each on a gold cartouche fixed with a central disc representing the Sun, the Earth disc fixed to one of the blue ring attached to the Moon which rotates aroud the Earth, outer gold ring engraved with the 12 signs of the zodiac and the months. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal.UN-80, engraved, 33 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, white gold decorated and skeletonized rotor.Case signed.Diam. 38 mm.