Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003

LOT 126

Ulysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, "Tellurium Johannes Kepler", No. 33, Ref. 889-99. Produced in a limited edition of 99 examples in the 1990's.'s.Extremely rare and unusual, astronomic, two time zone, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 m., platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 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 a platinum Ulysse Nardin buckle. Accompanied by a certificate.

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