Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2012
LOT 428
ULYSSE NARDIN $20 COIN WATCH Ulysse Nardin, LeLocle, movement no.1201305, case no.729139. Made in the 1960s. Fine and rare, thin, 18k yellow gold wristwatch fitted into a US 20 dollar coin dated 1904, with an 18k yellow gold Ulysse Nardin buckle.
HKD 28,000 - 42,000
USD 3,500 - 5,500 / EUR 2,800 - 4,200
Sold: HKD 56,250
C. Four-body, solid, hinged cover and inner, coin-edge band, straight lugs; on one side, the American Eagle, the shield and the mottos ?E Pluribus Unum? and ?In God We Trust?, and on the other side, the effi gy of Liberty, the coin opening through a push button in the band. D. Silvered with black Breguet numerals. Black baton hands. M. Cal. N 9A, gold plated, fausse cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |