Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 76

Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, "Tellurium Johannes Kepler", No. 83, Ref. 871-99. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and unusual, astronomic, two-time zone, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 m., 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, signs of the Zodiac, sun and moon eclipses, 24 hours, the view of the Earth as seen from the North Pole and a yellow gold Ulysse Nardin 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 cloisonné 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 Earh illuminated by the sun from the part in darkness and indicating sunrise and sunset. Outer ring with the months and 12 signs of the Zodiac. Rotating moon representing its phases. Dragon head and tail hand indicating months and Zodiac signs respectively. Two yellow gold and enamel floating flanges indicate hours and minutes, moon and dragon pointers. M. Cal. UN-87, rhodium-plated, hand-engraved, 64 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flt balance spring, yellow gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 43 mm.