Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 280

Ulysse Nardin White Gold Sonata Cathedral Dual Time Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, Suisse, "Sonata Cathedral Dual Time," No. 010, Ref. 670-88. Made circa 2004. Production of this reference started in 2003, sold on January 26th, 2004. Very fine, rare and unusual, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, two time zone, 18K white gold wristwatch with 24-hour alarm function, alarm countdown, large date and an 18K white gold Ulysse Nardin double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, International warranty and after-sales booklet and instruction manual.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, fluted lugs, protected blue enamel crown, transparent case back with 6 screws, pushbutton at 4 to adjust the hour hand backward and at 8 to adjust it forward. D. Bicolor silver and blue, partial vertical fausses cotes decoration and partial plain sector, outermost applied faceted white gold dart indexes, subsidiary dials for the 24-hour alarm countdown, the alarm setting, the 24-hour second time zone, apertures for the large 2-digit date and the alarm?s centrifugal governor under a blued steel bridge. Blued steel fancy hands with luminous tips, red hand to switch the alarm function on or off. M. Cal. UN-66, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 109 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, alarm repeating on gong, automatic adjustment of alarm function and alarm countdown when a time zone is changed, special patented mechanism to adjust the hour hand backward and forward. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm.