Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 98

Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, "Tellurium Johannes Kepler", No. 31, Ref. No. 871-99. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 meters, self-winding, two time zones, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, signs of the Zodiac, sun and moon eclipses, the 24 hours and with the view of the Earth as represented from the North Pole, with an 18K yellow gold Ulysee Nardin buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel engraved with Arabic numerals for the hours and 4 tabs with Roman numerals at the quarter hours, transparent case back, domed sapphire crystal, fluted lugs. D. blue cloisonné enamel, central disc depicting the continents, surrounding ring in gold with engraved Arabic numerals for the 24 hours of a second time zone. Spring overlapping central disc bending according to various times of the year, separating the part of the Earth where the sun shines frothe dark and indicating sunrise and sunset. Outer ring with names of the months and 12 signs of the Zodiac. Rotating moon representing phases of the moon. Dragon head and tail hand indicating months and zodiac signs, respectively. Two yellow gold and enamel floating flanges indicating hours and minutes. M. Cal. UN-87, hand-engraved, 64 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, engraved and skeletonized white gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm.