Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 330

Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, No. 200 712, made in July 1912.Fine 18K gold hunting-cased, keyless "Cronógrafo Medical" watch with instantaneous 30-minute register and pulsometer scale, accompanied by Extract from the Archives.

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,700

Sold: CHF 4,600

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, engraved initials in the front, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute and chronograph scales, outermost calibration for 30 pulsations, subsidiary sunk seconds at 9 o'clock, sunk minute register at 3 o'clock. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 43 mm. (19'''), rhodium-plated, 3/4-plate, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compen-sation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swa-neck" micrometric regulator.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 56 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

The watch employs Ulysse Nardin's patented instantaneous minute register (Swiss patent No. 54714 registered on January 21, 1911).