Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Hong-kong, Jun 08, 2002

LOT 180

Trilogy of TimeIn 1985, Ulysse Nardin launched a series of three astronomical wristwatches made up of the "Astrolabium Galileo Galilei", the "Planetarium Copernicus", and the "Tellurium Johannes Kepler". These unique watches include a multitude of complications and information offered by no other watchmaker. The Trilogy's complications embody the relationship between time and the solar system in the form of a wristwatch.Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, "Tellurium Johannes Kepler", No. 24, Ref. 889-99. Pro-duced in the 1990's.Very fine and unusual, astronomic, two time-zone, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 m., platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, signs of the Zodiac, sun and moon eclipses, 24 hours and with the view of the Earth as seen from the North Pole, with an 18K white gold Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp and buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel engraved with blue enameled Arabic numerals for the hours and 4 blue enameled tabs with Roman numerals at the quarter hours, transparent case back, fluted lugs, domed sapphire crystal.D. blue cloisonn? enamel central disc depicting the continents, surrounding gold ring 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 illuminated by the sun from the part in darkness and indicating sunrise and sunset. Outer ring with months and 12 signs of the Zodiac. Rotating moon representing its phases. Dragon head and tail hand indicating months and Zodiac sgns respectively. Two platinum and enamel floating flanges indicate hours and minutes.M. Cal. UN-87, rhodiumed, hand-engraved, 64 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, engraved and skeletonized pink gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm.