Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 88

Platinum Perpetual Calendar GMT Ulysse Nardin, "Perpetual Calendar- GMT Chronometer," No. 150/500, Ref. 329-60. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces in 2004. 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 the original fitted box, Chronometer Certificate, Certificate of Limited Edition and instruction manual.

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 forward or backward 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, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Property of an East Coast collector